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• Skills-Based Health Education: Content and Quality in Primary Schools by H.W.R. Hawes. This study, using examples from India, Uganda and Zambia, examines the key role of health education in promoting quality in primary education. It describes the context in which health education programmes are planned, and assesses implementation. It is published by the FRESH (Focusing Resources on School Health) initiative. E-mail: sdi@unesco.org • Partnerships for Relevant Science and Technology Education. Prepared by Andrew Clegg, this document reports on a sub-regional workshop on private sector partnerships in science and technology education in southern Africa, held in Windhoek, Namibia, July 28-30, 2003. E-mail: sdi@unesco.org • Education and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean by Michael J. Kelly and Brendan Bain. This book describes the impact of HIV/AIDS on education in both global and Caribbean contexts and highlights the role and response of education in prevention. It includes illustrations on the socioeconomic, health and gender aspects of the disease. Published by Ian Randle Publishers, UNESCO Office for the Caribbean and IIEP. Price: 19,82€. E-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org • Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, No. 131. Open File: Instructional Time. This issue focuses on instructional time, a key issue in quality education. It includes articles on instructional time in African primary schools and the German and Swedish school systems. Published by UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education. E-mail: doc-center@ibe.unesco.org • Transparency in Education. Report Card in Bangladesh. Quality Schools Programme in Mexico by Shahnaz Karim, Claudia A. Santizo Rodall and Enrique Cabrero Mendoza. Concerned with ethics and corruption in education, the book comprises two studies on successful experiences in improving transparency and accountability in the use of educational resources. Published by the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). Price: 10€ E-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org • Reforming Higher Education in the Nordic Countries. Studies of Change in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Edited by Ingemar Fägerlind and Görel Strömqvist. This book is concerned with how higher education systems have changed in Nordic countries over the past two decades in response to such demands as expansion, diversification, accountability, quality control and globalization. It studies, among other issues, the role of the market and the state in the five countries. Published by IIEP. Price: 10€. E-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org • The UNESCO Higher Education Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Knowledge Base. This brochure describes the cross-regional project, targeting Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Commonwealth of Independant States and the Baltic states. It aims to support decision makers and practitioners with access to information and tools to assist them in policy planning, development and management of ODL in higher education programmes. E-mail: sdi@unesco.org • Universal Primary Completion in Latin America: Are We Really so Near the Goal? Regional Report on Education-Related Millennium Development Goals. In spite of progress, universal completion of primary education is not yet a reality in Latin America. This report identifies existing gaps in eighteen countries and discusses how to limit social disparities in primary school completion. Published by UNESCO Santiago. E-mail: santiago@unesco.org • Studies in Comparative Education. Developing Key Competencies in Education: Some Lessons from International and National Experience by D.S. Rychen and A.Tiana. In the face of modern challenges such as globalization, technological change, conflicts and ecological dangers, what competencies contribute to sustainable development, social welfare, cohesion and justice? This booklet presents a series of working papers on the topic. Published by UNESCO International Bureau of Education. E-mail: doc-center@ibe.unesco.org • Fundamentals of Educational Planning (78). Social Inequality at School and Educational Policies by Marie Duru-Bellat. This study looks at the links between school and social inequalities, both the way in which school may cultivate such inequalities and the policies that can help limit them. It provides one of the few summaries of the plentiful literature devoted to the subject. Published by IIEP. Price: 12,20€. E-mail: information@iiep.unesco.org • ICT and Education in Asia-Pacific Schools. Two new UNESCO studies, published by the UNESCO Bangkok, explore the modernization of education systems in Asia and the Pacific through the use of ICT. “School Networking: Lessons Learned” (Volume 2) presents case studies of five Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand). “Infoshare: Sources and Resources Bulletin” (Volume 6) focuses on ICT capacity-building for teachers and other education professionals. E-mail: schoolnet@unescobkk.org