United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO

Reaching the marginalized.

education for all.

Oxford [u.a.]

2010

9780199584987

Synopsis

Countries across the world have achieved remarkable progress in education, yet millions of children, youth and adults are denied opportunities to realize their potential. Chronic poverty, gender and the disadvantages faced by ethnic, linguistic and racial minorities are at the heart of the problem. What are the consequences of marginalization in education? And what can be done to break the barriers preventing every child, youth and adult from realizing their potential and enjoying the right to education?

Reaching the marginalized is the eighth edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report. It paints a startling picture of the scale of deprivation. Identifying the root of disadvantage in education and beyond, the report assesses the effectiveness of national policies in combating marginalization. Set against the backdrop of the global economic crisis, it also examines current trends and prospects in education finance, including international aid.

Prepared by an independent team based at UNESCO, the analysis is based on case studies and commissioned research. The report includes comprehensive data analysis relating to the six education goals that over 160 governments have pledged to reach by 2015. These cover early childhood care and education, primary and secondary education, gender, life skills, adult literacy and education quality.

Contents

Forword
Acknowledgements
List of figures, tables and text boxes
Highlights of the Report
Overview

Chapter 1
Education at risk: the impact of the financial crisis

Introduction
Double jeopardy: food prices and financial crisis
Expanding 'fiscal space': an Education for All priority
The international response: missing a human dimension

Chapter 2
Progress towards the EFA goals

Introduction
Early childhood care and education
Universal primary education
Youth and adults skills - expanding opportunities in the new global economy
Youth and adult literacy
The quality of education
Estimating the cost of achieving Education for All

Chapter 3
Reaching thee marginalized

Introduction
Measuring marginalization in education
Getting left behind
Levelling the playing field

Chapter 4
The aid compact: falling short of commitments

Introduction
Aid for education
Reforming the Fast Track Initiarive

Chapter 5
Rising to the EFA challenge

Overcoming education marginalization

Annex

The education for All Development Index
Selected international human rights treaties relevant to the EFA goals
Educational effect of selected social protection programmes
Statistical tables
Aid tables
Glossary
References
Abbreviations
Index

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