Unfortunately, I did not receive a response from my international contacts.
So I thoroughly examined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) website to learn more about international early childhood educational practices.
The first new insight I gained is that education is a privilege not a right in many countries. Only the children of wealthy people are able to go to school, while the poorest children must work to help their family. It is a horrific cycle that seems to have no end.
The second insight I gained is that developing governments have difficulties dealing with early childhood in a holistic manner. Instead, early childhood education is placed within many different sectors of the government such as health and services. It is also difficult for growing governments to coordinate early childhood schools in the private and public sectors, so there is no constancy between the two.
The final insight I gained from the website is in the area of literacy. The UNESCO website states that one in five adults are illiterate, with 2/3 of those ratio women. Also 67.4 million children are not in school. With numbers that staggering, it makes me wonder what can be done to change this abysmal trend.
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http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/access/
Source -
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/access/
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you informed us about the large number of illiterate women throughout the world. It is unfortunate that women in many other countries do not share the same rights as men. One of the rights that is not shared is the right to education. One of UNESCO's main goals is to raise awareness of gender inequities. I think this statistic shows us why it is one of their main goals.