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  1. Title

    Achieving universal primary education by 2015: a chance for every child

    Description
    This study assesses whether universal primary education can be achieved by 2015 by analyzing education policies and financing patterns in the largest low-income countries that are furthest from achieving universal primary education. It identifies a new policy and financing framework that could accelerate global progress in primary education. This study was published by WorldBank in 2003.
    Author
    Barbara Bruns; Alain Mingat; Ramahatra Rakotomalala
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15121
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    Alternative estimate of school-based management impacts on students' achievements: evidence from the Philippines

    Description
    This paper aims to estimate the impact of school-based management on students' test scores in the Philippines. This paper was published by WorldBank in 2014.
    Author
    Futoshi Yamauchi
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16831
  3. Title

    Asia-Pacific education system review, No. 5. Student learning assessment

    Description
    This report examines the current systems of educational learning assessments across countries in the Asia-Pacific region as a method of improving the quality of education. It presents an overview of assessment practices in the region and examines national/sub-national assessments, public examinations, school-based assessment and international assessments with a summary of the major findings and implications for the future. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Esther Sui-chu HO
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002178/217816E.pdf
  4. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 1. Early childhood care and education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the first goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of education and care in early childhood, and identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217145e.pdf
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    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 2. Universal primary education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the second goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all children to have access to and to complete free, compulsory, good quality primary education. It also identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002212/221200E.pdf
  6. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 3. Life skills and lifelong learning

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the third goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all young people and adults having the opportunity to gain the knowledge and develop the skills to develop their capacity to work, participate in society and continue learning. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/efa/Publications/EDN_G3_Web_FINAL.pdf
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    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 4. Youth and adult literacy

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fourth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002184/218428E.pdf
  8. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 5. Gender equality

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fifth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education and achieving gender equality in education. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219185E.pdf
  9. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 6. Quality education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the sixth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of improving the quality of education so that all achieve recognized and measurable learning outcomes. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219186E.pdf
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    Asia-Pacific secondary education system review, No. 1. Examination systems

    Description
    This report reviews the current features of examinations and the current practices in public examinations taking place in countries in the Asia-Pacific region with recommendations for future improvement. Its recommendations focus on assuring integrity of assessments, reducing examination pressures, catering for an expanding and more diverse student candidature, assessing a wider range of curricular objectives and assuring quality and gaining public confidence. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Peter Hill
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001878/187826E.pdf
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    Assessing national achievement levels in education

    Description
    This document describes the main features of national and international assessments used to determine the quality of education, including the purpose of these assessments; decisions in a national assessment; and issues in the design, implementation, analysis, reporting and use. Several country case studies are referred to including India and Vietnam. This document was published by WorldBank in 2008.
    Author
    Vincent Greaney; Thomas Kellaghan
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6904
  12. Title

    Astrolabe: a guide to education for sustainable development coordination in Asia and the Pacific

    Description
    This document defines sustainable development and education for sustainable development (ESD), assesses the current state of ESD in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines a set of exercises which can be used to coordinate discussion between key stakeholders to assess national ESD-related activities, identify gaps in implementation and formulate a plan to move ESD forward. This document was published by UNESCO in 2011.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001930/193013e.pdf
  13. Title

    Average and marginal returns to upper secondary schooling in Indonesia

    Description
    This report analyses data on returns to upper secondary schooling in Indonesia. It seeks to identify how life opportunities and future earning potential can be improved by attending upper secondary school education and what the reasons for this may be. It draws a number of conclusions about how successful Indonesia secondary schools are at improving these opportunities. This report was published by the World Bank in 2011.
    Author
    Pedro Carneiro; Michael Lokshin; Cristobal Ridao-Cano; Nithin Umapathi
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3646
  14. Title

    Benchmarking public policy: methodological insights from measurement of school based management

    Description
    This paper introduces the concept of school based management (SBM), using empirical data from the Philippines as part of a benchmarking analysis. It defines what school based management is and how this kind of reform can be implemented in order to improve school performance. This paper was published by the World Bank in 2014.
    Author
    Suhas D. Parandekar
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18823
  15. Title

    Case studies on integrating ICT into teacher education curriculum in Asia

    Description
    This document presents a selection of case studies on a teacher-education course in information and communications technology (ICT) for pre-service teachers as well as retraining teachers. The countries studied include China, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002235/223520E.pdf
  16. Title

    China early child development: early childhood education in Yunnan

    Description
    This report reviews existing early child development (ECD) policies and institutions in Yunnan, the financing of preschool education, a household survey of a sample of 3-6 year olds in rural Yunnan, a survey of preschool quality in Kunming using a recognised rating scale and a study of preschool teachers including qualifications, career development, salaries and supply and demand. This report was published by WorldBank in 2013.
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17004
  17. Title

    Decentralized decision-making in schools: the theory and evidence on school-based management

    Description
    This report describes a number of school-based management cases that the World Bank is supporting in various countries. It attempts to provide a definition of school-based management and the positive impacts that it can have on schools, the quality of teaching and student performance. It goes on to provide general guidance for implementing this kind of policy reform. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
    Author
    Felipe Barrera-Osorio; Tazeen Fasih; Harry Anthony Patrinos; Lucrecia Santibánez
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2632
  18. Title

    Decision to invest in child quality over quantity: household size and household investment in education in Vietnam

    Description
    This report investigates the potential correlation between the falling fertility rate and rising educational attainment in Vietnam. It analyses evidence that suggests that Vietnamese parents are now focusing on quality over quantity, choosing to have fewer children and invest more in their education through private tutoring in order to give them a better chance of educational success. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
    Author
    Hai-Anh Dang; F. Halsey Rogers
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15846
  19. Title

    Developing skills for economic transformation and social harmony in China: a study of Yunnan Province

    Description
    This report examines the sources of the mismatch of supply and demand for skilled labor in Yunnan Province, China; outlines the challenges facing Yunnan as it seeks to strength its Technical and Vocational Training and Education (TVET) system, improve access to education and the quality of educational outputs, encourage more robust work-based and rural training and invest additional resources in general education; and recommends specific policies that cross both sectors and address the sector-specific issues. This report was published by WorldBank in 2014.
    Author
    Xiaoyan Liang; Shuang Chen
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16197
  20. Title

    Diversification of post-secondary education

    Description
    This report provides an overview of the diversification of post-secondary education discussing the role of higher education in development, a definition of post-secondary education and diversification, diversification in institutions, study programmes and clientele, funding and management of post-secondary education and employment of post-secondary education graduates. It also includes several country case studies including Malaysia. This report was published by UNESCO in 2014.
    Author
    N. V. Varghese (editor)
    Publisher
    International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002269/226981e.pdf
  21. Title

    Dynamics of school and work in rural Bangladesh

    Description
    This report investigates the effect of work on the school progress of children in rural Bangladesh. They find that work has a negative effect on the progress that children make at school and propose that new policies are introduced in order to combat these problems. The report compares three suggested policies which involve: compulsory primary schooling, compulsory school entry at age six, and universal access to secondary school. This report was published by The World Bank Group in 2004.
    Author
    Cristóbal Ridao-Cano; José Canals-Cerdá
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/14068
  22. Title

    Early childhood development and education in China: breaking the cycle of poverty and improving future competitiveness

    Description
    This document highlights the importance of investment in early childhood development and education (ECDE) in China and discusses the challenges to ECDE in China, policy and access to ECDE service, financing of ECDE, determinants of child outcomes and policy implications and the way forward for ECDE. This report was published by WorldBank in 2011.
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18375
  23. Title

    Early childhood education and development in poor villages of Indonesia: strong foundations, later success

    Description
    This book introduces Indonesia's policies and programs for improving early childhood education and development in poor villages. It describes the need for these services and goes on to evaluate the impact they have had, as well as the challenges that these projects have faced. It concludes by highlighting a number of key lessons that have been learnt from these projects and describes how these lessons can be used to inform future policy and practices. This book was published by the World Bank in 2013.
    Author
    Amer Hasan; Marilou Hyson; Mae Chu Chang
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15799
  24. Title

    Education policy research series discussion document, No. 1. Use of student assessment for policy and learning improvement

    Description
    This document analyzes the responses to a survey of Asia-Pacific countries which attempted to determine how assessment results are used beyond their basic function of measuring student learning to provide the evidence to improve educational policies and practices. The countries surveyed include Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. It examines international large-scale assessments, examinations and other national/sub-national assessments. This document was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/epr/PDF/AssesmentSurveyReport131111.pdf
  25. Title

    Education policy research series discussion document, No. 2. Culture and learning: reconstructing research on learning

    Description
    This report examines how culture influences learning within the context of the Asia-Pacific region and how this relates to the unequal distribution of learning success and opportunities across the region. It discusses learning in Chinese societies, cultural neuroscience and dyslexia in students learning non-alphabetic languages, the disparity between learning in East Asia and South-East Asia with recommendations of issues that need to addressed to meet the future needs of the region. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Kerry J. Kennedy
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002251/225171E.pdf

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