UNESCO: A view inside primary schools
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 2 Jun, 2008The UN Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) Institute of Statistics (http://www.uis.unesco.org/) has issued a new report, entitled A view inside primary schools, on the effect of social inequality on primary education systemsand the challenge to provide all children with equal learning opportunities
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According to the Executive Summary (pdf, 676 KB) eleven countries of the World Education Indicators (WEI) programme participated in the Survey of Primary Schools. The survey was carried out to address gaps in comparable data about the actual functioning of primary schools; with more detailed information about the context, conditions and conduct of primary schools, participating countries can use the data to explore questions and inform decisions about school inputs, policies and processes.