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IBE Alert Services To view all IBE alert services and archived alerts, please visit: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/services/online-materials/digests-and-alert-services.html Curriculum AFRICA Angola Le ministère de l'Education va créer 21 nouveaux cours en 2015 AngolaPress.20 mars Liberia Suggestive Measure - Liberians Discuss First Peace Curriculum FrontPageAfrica, 23 March ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Australia Catholic education body warns on 'overcrowded' primary school curriculum The Age, 20 March Pakistan Stakeholders at a loss because of Class VIII curricula imbroglio Dawn, 20 March "... universities and community colleges…” EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA Rwanda Canada Refugees to Be Integrated Into Comprehensive School Curricula New Times, 20 March Zambia Teaching Materials For New Curriculum Coming Soon-Ngoma Lusaka Times, 20 March E-learning in School Education in the Coming 10 Years for Developing 21st Century Skills: Critical Research Issues and Policy Implications Siu Cheung Kong et al. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, V.17(1), 2014 (ProQuest) ARAB STATES Ontario Education Minister wants the basics: ‘Learn your multiplication tables’ The Globe and Mail, 25 March Algeria Spain Qui va remplacer l'école dans l'éducation culturelle des enfants ? La Tribune, 26 mars El currículo de Primaria propuesto por Educación no convence El Periódico Extremadura, 25 de marzo Morocco UK La langue amazighe dans l'enseignement Libération, 19 mars Many primary school teachers 'ill-equipped' to teach languages BBC News, 25 March United Arab Emirates Ministry adds 10 more days to next school year The National, 24 March IBE ONLINE ALERT – N° 307 – 1 April 2014 USA Adding Coding to the Curriculum New York Times, 23 March 1 2 Education Reform Reports AFRICA Brazil Sénégal Les maîtres coraniques veulent une part du budget éducatif Radio France Internationale, 20 mars ARAB STATES Tunisia Réforme du système éducatif - « Le pacte de Tunis pour l'éducation » est né LaPresse, 21 mars ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Myanmar Myanmar's education reform process getting views from many stakeholders The Nation, 24 march Thailand Talks continue on education reform The Nation, 31 March EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA France Accord sur la redéfinition du métier d’enseignant Le Monde, 27 mars LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN World Bank zeroes in on teachers, Chile and Peru prepare key reforms Emerging Markets, 28 March Chile Actores sociales señalan principales objetivos de Reforma Educacional DiarioUchile, 29 de marzo Inclusive Education AFRICA Madagascar seconde chance du BIT aux enfants déscolarisés d’Amoron’i Mania Hebdomadaire d'actualités, 29 mars IBE ONLINE ALERT – N° 307 – 1 April 2014 La Educación infantil en los países del Mercosur: un análisis comparativo de la legislación Ministry of Education, 2013 Europe Mapping and analysing prospective technologies for learning. Results from a consultation with European stakeholders and roadmaps for policy action S. Aceto et al. JRC Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, 2014 France Utilisation des programmes de calcul pour introduire l'algèbre au collège École normale supérieure de Lyon, 2014 Jordan Mid-term assessment of Education For All: the national report of Jordan Ministry of Education, 2008 Mali Evaluation de l'impact de la crise sur le secteur de l'éducation, mission conjointe UNESCO & Ministères de l'éducation à Tombouctou, Gao et Kidal du 18 au 23 octobre 2013; rapport UNESCO Office Bamako; Mali. Ministère de l'éducation nationale et de l'enseignement supérieur, 2013 UK Language Trends survey 2013/14: The state of language learning in primary and secondary schoold in England K. Board; T. Tinsley, CfBT, British Cuncul, March 2014 UNESCO Rethinking Education in a Changing World UNESCO, 2013 French Spanish Meeting of the Senior Experts' Group, Feb 2013 Gasto público en la educación de América Latina ¿Puede servir a los propósitos de la Declaración de París sobre los Recursos Educativos Abiertos? UNESCO Office Montevideo, 2014 La Igualdad de género importa: el empoderamiento de la mujer a través de programas de alfabetización UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2014 2 2 UNESCO IBE The Role of curriculum in fostering national cohesion and integration: Opportunities and challenges D. Njeng'ere, IBE working papers on curriculum issues 11, 2014 Publications Guidebook for history textbooks authors: on a common path; new approaches to writing history textbooks in Europe and the Arab and Islamic Worlds ISESCO et al. 2012 Regulating private tutoring for public good: policy options for supplementary education in Asia M. Bray, O. Kwo. 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