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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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on education and related social issues as a basis <strong>for</strong> public deliberation and<br />

decision-making deserves greater recognition in official policymaking circles.<br />

Similarly, <strong>the</strong> role of both <strong>the</strong> conventional press and new media in popularising<br />

and shaping educational debate has grown with <strong>the</strong> expansion of literacy. This<br />

report <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e seeks also to address media professionals and <strong>the</strong>ir readers who<br />

share an interest in education and a concern <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> promotion of peace and<br />

sustainable development.<br />

REVIEW DESIGN AND STRUCTURE<br />

Review Design<br />

The plan <strong>for</strong> this review consisted of four stages. The first stage involved content<br />

analysis of education policy and curricular documents from 22 countries based on<br />

a common coding scheme, and identification of major regional trends regarding<br />

<strong>the</strong> level of integration of SDG 4.7-related concepts (see Part I and Appendix I<br />

<strong>for</strong> details).<br />

Figure 0.2 Countries covered by this study<br />

Region<br />

East Asia<br />

Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia<br />

South Asia<br />

Central Asia<br />

Countries<br />

China; Japan; Republic of Korea<br />

Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao PDR; Malaysia; Philippines;<br />

Thailand; Viet Nam<br />

Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Islamic Republic<br />

of Iran; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka<br />

Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Mongolia; Uzbekistan<br />

The development of <strong>the</strong> coding scheme built on a systematic review of<br />

existing UNESCO guidance materials; norm-setting, monitoring and evaluation<br />

documents; and ‘good practice’ reports on SDG 4.7-related initiatives. This<br />

6<br />

Introduction

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