The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Skills
Sep07

The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Skills

“This study demonstrates that meaningful measures of quality can be determined for many countries and that these would provide clear goals for educational development.” — Eric Hanushek Quality is more important than quantity, according to a recent OECD report published by the World Bank on Universal Basic Skills. The report shows how meeting basic PISA learning goals begets economic growth. 76 countries were studied....

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The Global Search for Education: New Study – Social and Emotional Learning
Sep04

The Global Search for Education: New Study – Social and Emotional Learning

“The Second Step Program in the United States introduces age-appropriate weekly lessons for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. They include activities designed to foster empathy, emotional coping and problem solving as well as to prevent bullying and substance abuse.” — Koji Miyamoto The best educational institutions in the world recognize that development of the whole child instead of focus mainly on the...

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