Commonwealth Secretariat Staff
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 342
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The first group of papers in this publication focuses on the global efforts to respond to the needs for basic education and the Education for All (EFA) movement. It includes papers about the role of UNESCO and the G8. The second section looks at the health challenges to education, in particular the impact of HIV/AIDS. Against a background of waxing and waning enthusiasm for higher education, the third section looks at the current challenges facing tertiary education and its potential for solving a wide range of problems. Part four covers the contribution that environmental education can make to sustainable development. The fifth section looks at educational co-operation in the Commonwealth, with profiles of educational associations and non-governmental organisations, followed by a directory of research bodies each of the Commonwealth countries.