Research Hotspots in the Development of Global Education: UNESCO Reports from the 1990s (Revised Edition)

Author: Zhao Zhongjian
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: In the 1990s at the turn of the century, the international community faced numerous global issues. To address these problems, a series of conferences and proposals were held, such as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992), the International Conference on Population and Development (1994), the World Summit for Social Development (1995), the Fourth World Conference on Women (1996), and the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (1996), among others, which are typical examples. Similarly, the 1990s were also a significant decade for the development and reform of world education. Like environmental degradation, population growth, social exclusion, and increased poverty, which have global implications, issues of education development and reform, such as universal education, environmental education, international understanding education, as well as illiteracy and repetition, also exhibit clear globalization. UNESCO and its affiliated departments and institutions, in response to education issues of common concern worldwide, held conferences, published reports, or released research findings in the 1990s. These globally oriented discussions provide a global perspective for understanding China's education reform and development. For China, which is striving to bring an education system with modern educational concepts, a reasonable scale and structure, higher educational quality, operational standards, and efficiency, and full vitality into the 21st century, these references and lessons are of great value. It is precisely these reports, research findings, and other publications that constitute the main content of this book.