The UNESCO
website maintains an entire webpage/section dedicated to education as mentioned
in previous posts. Each time I explore
the website and look a little deeper I find more information relevant to the
topics I have become more aware of in pursuit of a Higher Education. Currently, studies have brought to light the
inequities of and within the early childhood field. Included in these inequities, are barriers
many families face that make early childhood education less than attainable for
their children. This week I looked
further into the Education For All’s internationally accepted six goals that
aim to meet the educational needs for all children at www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-all/efa-goals/
There is an
entire framework set around these goals with the idea that education for all is
viable and available for all groups and ages by 2015. Upon reading the framework, I found that the
world is working on many of the same issues concerning early childhood in order
to achieve equity in education. I think
it is easy to believe sometimes that our own issues are unique, when in fact
many concerns and challenges facing the early childhood field are common across
the board, for example equal access for all children to quality programs and
qualified teachers working in programs.
This site has so
much information, however the one link I really enjoyed was the multimedia link
for UNESCO at http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/resources/multimedia/
The link for the
photo library is incredible. I think
photos are so important. Each one tells
a story. The search engine for this link
allows searches by several categories.
The shear volume of photos available to view is endless. Each photo has a description of what is
happening. Though this link may not
directly address the issue of barriers, there were many photos providing
glimpses of what kinds of educational experiences children have and are exposed
to all over the world.
I will have an update on my Twitter situation next week!
A picture is truly worth an endless amount of words and we all have a different view although we may be looking at the same picture. I was one who often thought our education issues were unique to America only. I assumed education in Japan and China was so much better and far more advanced.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the photo gallery with photos telling stories about early childhood education around the world. Photos are definitely so powerful and usually do not need an additional explanation. A great resource!
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