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It’s not ok if prisoners can’t read

Posted on 7 September 2017 by GEM Report

Tomorrow is International Literacy Day. A group, which has higher rates of illiteracy than other sections of the population but is rarely discussed, is those in the correctional justice system. In the 2016 GEM Report, we noted that more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Literacy, Marginalization, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, adult literacy, literacy | 3 Comments

The GEM Report at UKFIET 2017

Posted on 4 September 2017 by GEM Report

The 14th International Conference on Education and Development organized by UKFIET will be held this week in Oxford, England. The packed schedule includes many events with GEM Report focus as shown in the calendar below. The theme of this year’s … Continue reading →

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‘Cracking the code’ to end gender disparities in STEM

Posted on 1 September 2017 by GEM Report

By Justine Sass, UNESCO Girls and women are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide, a divide rooted in girls’ earliest days of socialization and schooling and one that a groundbreaking UNESCO report aims to address. … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, ICT, STEM, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, technology | 1 Comment

Samoa votes against reintroducing corporal punishment in schools

Posted on 24 August 2017 by GEM Report

Corporal punishment was only banned in Samoan schools in 2013. Four years later, however, the issue was once again up for debate. Thankfully, a matter of days ago, Cabinet decided to uphold the ban. Amongst those who have questioned whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in SRGBV, Uncategorized | Tagged corporal punishment, punishment, Samoa, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a | 2 Comments

Promoting literacy in a multilingual society

Posted on 11 August 2017 by GEM Report

By Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA Reflecting on the results of providing instruction in a language other than the one spoken at home Did you know that apparently 66% of children in the world are raised to … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, pedagogy, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged language, learning, target 4.6, teaching | 3 Comments

Good news: Chile is going to cover climate change in its curriculum

Posted on 2 August 2017 by GEM Report

At the end of last month, the Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, said that climate change would become an obligatory subject for students to learn in the third and fourth grades of secondary school in history and science classes. The President … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, curriculum, Environment, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged Chile, climate change, curriculum, Environment, sustainable development | 3 Comments

Poor quality learning assessments are crumbling under the weight of the decisions they inform

Posted on 25 July 2017 by GEM Report

By Rachel Outhred, Education Consultant, Oxford Policy Management Much of the recent international discussion regarding the measurement of learning outcomes globally has been driven by the need to monitor Sustainable Development Goal 4 – ‘to ensure inclusive and equitable quality … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Learning, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, assessment, funding, learning, SDG4 | 6 Comments

Liberia’s children deserve the best education

Posted on 24 July 2017 by GEM Report

By: Dr. Saaim W. Naame, Dean of Education at the University of Liberia. Over the last twenty years, the people of Africa’s first modern republic, Liberia, have been through two civil wars and a major virus epidemic. The wars caused … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Africa, Equality, Equity, Primary school, private schools, private sector, privatisation, Uncategorized | Tagged Bridge Academy, liberia, primary education, private schools, privatisation, PSLs, quality education, SDG4, SDGs | 2 Comments

DigComp: A framework helping young people to use their digital skills to find work

Posted on 19 July 2017 by GEM Report

Today, in an everyday digital world surrounded by videogames, smartphones, digital social networks and online chats, still 45% of the European Union population and 37% of its labour force have insufficient digital skills. Having digital skills is nowadays also relevant … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Developed countries, digital literacy, Employment, europe, ICT, Skills, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged digital literacy skills, digital skills, education, europe, european commission, ICT, ICT skills, Target 4.4, youth employment, youth skills | Leave a comment

Partnerships with non-state providers need to be approached with caution

Posted on 17 July 2017 by GEM Report

By Alina Lipcan and Ian MacAuslan Low levels of learning globally make for one of the most sobering statistics in education. In 12 out of 13 countries in South-Eastern Africa, fewer than 40% of students had mastered basic numeracy and basic … Continue reading →