ERIC Number: ED494209
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 1223
Abstractor: Author
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Resource Pack: Improving Learning Opportunities for Street Children
Online Submission
The "EFA (Education For All) Global Monitoring Report 2006" estimates that about 100 million children of primary school age, 55 percent of them girls, are not enrolled in primary school. UNESCO Bangkok, the Consortium for Street Children and Childhope Asia initiated the "Promotion of Improved Learning Opportunities for Street Children Project" to facilitate knowledge sharing between organizations and capacity-building of practitioners working with street children. Activities took place during 2004 and 2005 in four countries including Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines. The resource pack was developed to assist workers working with and for street children. It has four sections. Section I consists of country case studies on Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines and a synthesized regional study. Section II contains policy forum reports for advocacy, review of policies and programs, and identifies policy recommendations and commitments. Section III provides a case study on setting up and running a national network for educating street children. Section IV offers training materials, a report from a regional training workshop, and a training need analysis chart. With the extensive coverage of case studies, policy papers, and training modules, the resource pack encourages knowledge sharing on education for street children. It also proactively promotes quality basic education for street children within the region and provides resources to strengthen the expertise of practitioners. The resource pack consists of a booklet and a CD-ROM. Appended are: (1) A brief overview of the Capacity-building and Information Exchange project; (2) Summary of the World Conferences on Education for All; (3) Summary of the Regional Planning Meeting for the Promotion of Improved Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Children; (4) The Manual on Rights-Based Education; and (5) Toolkit for Creating Inclusive, Learning-Friendly Environments. [This document was published by the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. Accompanying CD-ROM is not available from ERIC.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modules, Case Studies, Homeless People, Adolescents, Educational Needs, Children, Access to Education, Enrollment Trends, Public Policy, Advocacy, Educational Planning, Workshops, Professional Training, Needs Assessment, Literacy Education, Teacher Improvement, Educational Development, Developing Nations, Educational Opportunities, Civil Rights, Inclusive Schools, Educational Environment, Global Approach, Educational Policy
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand).
Identifiers - Location: Indonesia; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand (Bangkok)
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