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Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century

UNESCO MGIEP officially launched 'Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century: The State of Education, Peace and Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship' in 2017 at the UNESCO General Conference. This study analyses how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian countries and establishes benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It also argues forcefully that we must redefine the purposes of schooling, addressing the fundamental challenges to efforts to promote peace, sustainability and global citizenship through education.

UNESCO MGIEP officially launched 'Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century: The State of Education, Peace and Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship' in 2017 at the UNESCO General Conference. This study analyses how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian countries and establishes benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It also argues forcefully that we must redefine the purposes of schooling, addressing the fundamental challenges to efforts to promote peace, sustainability and global citizenship through education.

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APPENDIX I<br />

Methodology of<br />

Content Analysis<br />

of Policy and<br />

Curriculum<br />

1. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE<br />

Objectives<br />

The first component of <strong>the</strong> current review was designed to analyse <strong>the</strong> extent to<br />

which concepts embedded in SDG 4.7 are present in (a) key national education<br />

legislation, policies, and (b) national school curricula in 22 countries in Asia<br />

(see Figure 0.2 in <strong>the</strong> Introduction), with a particular focus on core subjects, i.e.<br />

ma<strong>the</strong>matics, science, languages and social studies. Civic/citizenship education<br />

curricula (or <strong>the</strong> equivalent in <strong>the</strong> national context) have also been examined,<br />

where <strong>the</strong>y were separate from social studies. Where possible, textbooks were<br />

also examined.<br />

Scope<br />

Geographical Scope<br />

As this review was launched by UNESCO-MGIEP in partnership with UNESCO<br />

Regional Bureau <strong>for</strong> Asia and <strong>the</strong> Pacific (UNESCO Bangkok) and UNESCO<br />

Field Offices in <strong>the</strong> region, <strong>the</strong> first 15 countries were identified on <strong>the</strong> basis<br />

of UNESCO’s geographical presence 1 . The selection of <strong>the</strong> additional countries<br />

1 The Yangon UNESCO Project Office (under UNESCO Bangkok) and UNESCO Apia were not<br />

able to participate in <strong>the</strong> project due to competing priorities. The absence of <strong>the</strong> latter meant<br />

that <strong>the</strong> study was limited to only Asia, and <strong>the</strong> Pacific was not included.<br />

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Appendices

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