Education is highly prized around the world as a key to improving
individual life chances and to advancing national development. Learn
about issues in primary and secondary education as well as developments
in higher education in which many international agencies are involved.
Also find a directory of universities abroad.
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United Nations Education,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - UNESCO is not only the main
United Nations agency for education, but also has a mandate to collect data on
education from its member nations. The US is not a member but continues to
collaborate with UNESCO in specific ways. UNESCO's World Education Report,
2000, is presented on this site, along with other world education indicators as
well as much additional information on basic education and higher education.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -
UNICEF cooperates with national governments, non-governmental organizations and
other United Nations agencies in 161 countries and territories. The 37 National
Committees for UNICEF, mostly in the industrialized world, are non-governmental
organizations that support UNICEF in advocacy for children and fund-raising.
From the UNICEF home page, go to "Information/Resources," then
"Education" to obtain the text of UNICEF reports related to education.
The World Bank Group - The World
Bank's activities in education aim to improve access to relevant learning
opportunities, to use education resources wisely and fairly, and to build
stronger institutional capacity. It is the world's largest multilateral funding
agency for efforts to improve education. Its current lending in education
totals more than $2 billion per year.
On the home page, click on "Topics/Sectors," then click on
"Education and Training."
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) - The OECD groups 29 industrialized
countries in an organization that provides governments a setting in which to
discuss and develop economic and social policy. Its Center for Educational
Research and Innovation (CERI) works on issues related to education and publishes
the well-known compendium of education indicators known as "Education at a
Glance."
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
- AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical
social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major areas of focus
include education, youth development, health and the environment.
From the home page, click on "Education."
International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA) represents the most extensive investigation of mathematics and science
education ever conducted. Almost 60 countries have participated in at least one
data collection of this comparative survey of education focusing upon nine-year
old students, thirteen-year old students, and students in their last year of
secondary schools. TIMSS went well beyond traditional comparative assessments by
including a comprehensive analysis of textbooks and curriculum guides,
investigations of instructional practices, students' classroom perceptions,
interest, and motivation, and various influences on curricular organization and
student learning.
Comparative and International
Education Society (CIES) - CIES is a professional association for scholars of
comparative and international education. It fosters cross-cultural understanding,
scholarship, academic achievement and societal development through the
international study of educational ideas, systems, and practices.
International
Studies at the College of Education, Michigan State University -
Established in 1984 and influenced by national and university-level efforts to
internationalize higher education, the Office of International Studies
promotes an international dimension in all aspects of
College research, teaching, and public service. This is a Michigan State University resource.
Education -
Hotlinks to websites with information about international education:
international institutions, statistics, research centers, documentation
services, discussion lists, and other topics. Part of Eldis: The
Gateway to Development Information. Compiled by Peter Ferguson,
British Library for Development Studies, Institute of Development
Studies, with funding by DANIDA and Sida.
See also . . .
Constituency Group - K-12 Teachers
For curriculum materials, teaching ideas, international exchange
and communication activities, and resources for K-12 teachers from
university world area and thematic Resource Centers
Constituency Group - Colleges &
Universities
For resources on internationalizing education; international and
foreign language courses, programs, and exchange opportunities; world
area, thematic and language centers; study abroad opportunities
international programs and linkages; and outreach services for college
faculty
