25.09.2020 Views

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.

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

APPENDIX III<br />

Instructional<br />

hours<br />

TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS PER WEEK<br />

ACROSS GRADES 1-9<br />

350<br />

East Asia Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia South Asia Central Asia<br />

300<br />

250<br />

120<br />

114<br />

200<br />

150<br />

102<br />

72.5<br />

111.38<br />

120<br />

74.67<br />

87<br />

87<br />

121.76<br />

81<br />

97.55<br />

79.3<br />

100<br />

50<br />

148.82<br />

121.5<br />

115.53<br />

180<br />

204<br />

128<br />

165.78<br />

138.33<br />

162<br />

126.43<br />

121.5<br />

108<br />

159.8<br />

180<br />

135<br />

120.67<br />

114.5<br />

129<br />

117<br />

119.72<br />

128<br />

90<br />

120<br />

110.67<br />

106.67<br />

135<br />

121<br />

134<br />

134<br />

0<br />

China<br />

Japan<br />

Korea,<br />

Republic of<br />

Cambodia<br />

Indonesia<br />

Lao PDR<br />

*Note: Data <strong>for</strong> India are unavailable, as <strong>the</strong> National Curriculum Framework does not provide an annual<br />

school calendar. This decision was taken to decentralize <strong>the</strong> process of deciding <strong>the</strong> school annual<br />

calendar, giving more decision-making power at <strong>the</strong> state, district, and school-levels (NCF, India, 2004).<br />

Malaysia<br />

Philippines<br />

Thailand<br />

Viet Nam<br />

Afghanistan<br />

Bangladesh<br />

Bhutan<br />

Iran,<br />

Islamic Republic of<br />

Nepal<br />

Pakistan<br />

Sri Lanka<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

Primary<br />

Kyrgyzstan<br />

Mongolia<br />

Uzbekistan<br />

Secondary<br />

Note: Official time tables have been collected <strong>for</strong> all countries (except India,<br />

where <strong>the</strong> time table is not provided at <strong>the</strong> national level) by country<br />

research teams. In <strong>the</strong> ‘Subject’ column are <strong>the</strong> original names used<br />

in <strong>the</strong> source document or <strong>the</strong> English translation of <strong>the</strong>m. ‘Subject<br />

category’ has been adopted from Benavot’s (2004, p. 11) re-classification<br />

of curricular subjects.<br />

254<br />

Appendices

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!