| Knowledge - Education |
| Growing up in the Real World Contributes to Enhance the Quality of Education for Rural People |
| The Thai Education Foundation, a Thai non-governmental organization that works primarily with UNESCO and Thailand’s Ministry of Education, recently launched an international movement called “REAL” initiated by a Thailand’s teacher, Manas Burapa, nearly ten years ago.
REAL stands for “Rural Ecology and Agriculture Livelihoods”. It is an integrated learning process in which children explore what i... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041101_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041101_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041101_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041101_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Magnitude of Social Disparities in Primary Education in Africa : Gender, geographical location, and family income in the context of Education for All (EFA) |
| The paper by Alain Mingat (Department of Human Development Africa Region, The World Bank) explores the issues of disparity focusing on gender, geographical location (urban/rural) and family income) and on the characteristics of the populations that will need to be included . The study, based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, indicates that disparities in primary schooling between urban and... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041001_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041001_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041001_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041001_ar.htm |
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| Sustainable Development - General |
| Workshop: Addressing Learning Needs of Rural People through National Agriculture, Rural Development and Education for All Plans |
| This workshop, held in May 2004 in Bangkok, is the Education for Rural People Flagship’s most recent effort in Asia to promote action towards meeting the educational needs of rural people. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041002_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041002_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041002_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_041002_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| A Strategy for Education for Rural People in Kosovo (2004-2009) |
| On June 17, in Pristina, a medium-term Strategy for Education for Rural People, prepared during 2003 – 2004 by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development with the technical support of FAO was officially launched and presented to the donors’ community. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040701_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| New publication: Education for rural development: Towards new policy responses |
| This joint FAO/UNESCO publication notes that rural development faces a key challenge to achieve both poverty reduction and Education for All.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN12033_es.htm |
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| People - Population |
| New publication: Addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on Ministries of Agriculture: Focus on eastern and southern Africa |
| This joint FAO/UNAIDS study is the first to examine the full range of implications of HIV/AIDS for Ministries of Agriculture in eastern and southern Africa.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/PE07063_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/PE07063_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/PE07063_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Report of the Education for rural people: Aid agencies workshop |
| This report summarizes the event held in December 2002 at FAO Headquarters. The workshop was one of the first activities of the Education for All flagship initiative.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0604_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0604_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0604_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| FAO/UNESCO seminar: Education for rural development in Asia: Experiences and policy lessons |
| This FAO/UNESCO seminar was held 5-7 November 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand. This report is based on a multisectorial policy seminar organized by FAO and UNESCO in Bangkok to discuss issues relating to education for rural development in Asia. It reviews current educational policies in rural Asia and offer policy suggestions for future action.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0507_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0507_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0507_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Revisiting Garden Based Learning in Basic Education |
| Garden based learning programs (GBL) have gained popularity within current international educational debate. This document provides a comprehensive summary of history, theories, literature, experiences and lessons learned about GBL, specifically for basic education.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0504_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0504_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0504_es.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| Practical subjects in basic education. Relevance at last or second rate education?: Forty years of experience |
| This paper is an important contribution to the FAO and UNESCO led Education for Rural People initiative. It also builds upon the reflection on school gardens published in SD-Dimensions. This paper presents an analysis of the different approaches, lesson learned and propositions to improve the relevance of practical education activities in developing countries.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/KN0402_es.htm |
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