| 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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| 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 |
| A proposal presented to the Steering committee of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) |
| Promoting access to education for rural people in Africa is crucial to achieving the Millennium developing goals. It is in Africa where the knowledge gap among urban and rural areas is most evident. Illiteracy is a great constraint to food security, poverty reduction and rural development policies. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040501_ar.htm |
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| Knowledge - Education |
| The challenges of farmer training: The example of French-speaking West Africa |
| This article is a contribution to the Education for Rural People FAO led partnership initiative knowledge-sharing process. After long remaining pertinent, the traditional farming systems in French-speaking West Africa now display increasingly marked signs of obsolescence with the rapid increase in population densities resulting from an overall increase in population (from 28 million in 1960 to 58... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040401_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040401_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040401_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn2/kn2_040401_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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| 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 |
| 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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| Knowledge - Education |
| Aid Agencies Workshop: “Education for rural people: Targeting the poor” |
| To boost Education for rural people as a crucial element of sustainable development, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies met in Rome, Italy, at FAO headquarters, on 12-13 December 2002. The workshop was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the technical cooperation of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the f... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/KN1202_es.htm |
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