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Society and Culture
Ushio MiuraProgramme Specialist,
Education Policy and Reform Unit, UNESCO Bangkok
Bangkok OfficeAsia and Pacific RegionalBureau for Education
United NationsEducational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
Drivers of Change and Shifting Trends in Education in Southeast Asia
SEAMEO Consultation and Workshop on Post-2015 Education Scenariosand Post-EFA Education Agenda in Southeast Asia28-30 January 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Asia-Pacific Consultation on Education
Asia-Pacific Expert
Meeting Beyond 2015
Rethinking Learning in a
Changing World
MarchFebruary 2013November
2012
Global Consultation on Education
Asia-Pacific Expert Meeting
Towards EFA 2015 and Beyond
Shaping a New Vision for Education
The World We Want global consultations
October
Asia-Pacific Expert
Meeting Beyond 2015 Transforming Teaching and
Learning
May 2012High-Level Panel
Report
UN Secretary- General’s
Report
May July
UNESCO General
Conference
November
SDSN Report
June
Some Milestones So Far
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
• Diversity
• Change
Language Diversity
Source : SIL International(2003), Available at http://www.ethnologue.com/world-region/south-eastern-asia
Country Number of Languages
Brunei Darussalam 15
Cambodia 24
Indonesia 719
Lao PDR 86
Malaysia 140
Myanmar 117
Philippines 185
Singapore 24
Thailand 76
Timor-Leste 20
Vietnam 110
Source: IOM (2012) ‘Global estimates and trends’, Facts and figures. Available at: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/about-migration/facts-and-figures/lang/en; UNDP (2009) Human Development Report 2009 – Overcoming barriers: Human Mobility and development.
<Origin and destination of international migrants, circa 2000>
Mobility & Migration
Demographic ChangesPopulation Projections (absolute numbers),
1950-2100
Source: UN-DESA Population Division (2011)
Source: UN ESCAP (2011), Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific Available at www.unescap.org/stat/datat/syb2012.
Demographic Changes (0-14)
1990 1995 2000 2005 20110
10
20
30
40
50
60
Brunei DarussalamCambodiaIndonesiaLao PDRMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandTimor-LesteViet Nam
(Year)(%)
Emerging trends The need for• Rapid, dynamic economic growth• More middle and high-income
countries• Regional integration (e.g. ASEAN
Economic Community)• Technological advances• Changing economic and labour
structures• Shifting geo-politics• Changing population dynamics• Pressures on natural resources• Environmental degradation and
disasters• Conflicts
• Education systems to adapt• ‘Transversal’ and 21st century skills• Lifelong learning to support
learners to continue to explore and master new skills throughout life
• Training also for non-existing jobs• Preparing students for migration• Learning beyond the classroom
e.g. via ICTs• Various pathways to learning• Leveraging cultures, value
systems, languages and traditions
Implications for Education
Shifts in approaches to teaching and learning in Asia-Pacific
• From teacher-centred approaches to learner-centred approaches.
• From examination oriented teaching and learning to whole person development.
• From textbook dominated classrooms to multi-media/source/method learning environment.
• From subject-based knowledge only to the inclusion of skills for life and lifelong learning.
• From national relevance only to local and global relevance also.
Regional High-Level Expert Meeting Beyond 2015: Transforming Teaching and Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region Outcome Statement, http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/epr/ERF/Conference_docs/Expert_Meeting_Oct_2013/Outcome_statement_of_Part_A_of_the_Meeting.pdf
From uniformity to diversity.
Asia and the PacificRegional Consultation on Education in the Post-
2015 Development Agenda
• Lifelong learning should be considered a key, guiding principle.
• Equitable and inclusive access to quality learning should be ensured for all at all levels.
• Education systems should enable all children, young people and adults to participate actively and responsibly in their communities and in the interconnected and globalizing world.
Key Messages
UNESCO General Conference on Education Post-2015
• Access• Equity• Quality• Lifelong Learning
Key Concepts
Global Citizenship Education“Global citizenship education aims to empower learners to engage and assume active roles both locally and globally to face and resolve global challenges and ultimately to become proactive contributors to a more just, peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable world.”
Global Citizenship Education: An Emerging Perspective http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002241/224115E.pdf
• UNESCO International Forum on Global Citizenship Education: Preparing learners for the challenges of the 21st Century, Bangkok, 2-4 Dec. 2013
• Cross-country study analyzing how countries in the Asia-Pacific region are promoting the concepts of peace and diversity through their education systems, 2014
Education forSustainable Development
UNertia campaignhttp://joinunertia.org/
World Conference on Education for Sustainable DevelopmentAichi-Nagoya, Japan, 10-12 November 2014
Stakeholder MeetingsOkayama, Japan, 4-8 November 2014
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco-world-conference-on-esd-2014/
Transversal Competencies/21st Century Skills
• Research into integrating transversal competencies in education policy and practice(http://www.unescobkk.org/education/epr/epr-partnerships/eri-net/eri-net-seminar-2013-oct/)
• Regional/comparative research study on assessment of transversal competencies
• Policy workshop on good practices in assessment of transferable skills in TVET with SEAMEO VOCTECH, March 2014 (tentatively)
Inclusive Education
http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/promoting-inclusive-teacher-education/
http://www.unescobkk.org/education/inclusive-education/resources/ilfe-toolkit/
Multilingual Education
International Conference on Language and Education: Multilingual Education for All in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 6-8 Nov 2013http://www.lc.mahidol.ac.th/mleconf2013/program.htm
Why Language Mattershttp://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/why-language-matters-for-the-millennium-development-goals-1/
International Mother Language Day21 February 2014
Flexible Learning Strategies
http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/flexible-learning-strategies-for-out-of-school-children-and-youth-brochure
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002233/223325E.pdf