Category Archives: Inclusion

Christophe: A COVID-19 learning hero for blind learners in Burkina Faso

Posted on 12 March 2021 by GEM Report

Christophe Oulé became blind when he was 43. “It did not happen immediately,” he said. “It took six months. At first, I felt useless. When I first knew, I told myself, a person who is blind has no access to … Continue reading →

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Sign language in education is oft forgotten

Posted on 11 March 2021 by GEM Report

About 34 million children worldwide have disabling hearing loss. Nearly 95% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, for whom sign language knowledge is crucial. Sign language introduces deaf children to basic expression and communication skills. Since most deaf … Continue reading →

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Countries are still falling short of developing textbooks free of gender stereotypes

Posted on 10 March 2021 by GEM Report

By Nicole Bella, GEM Report and Matthias Eck, UNESCO Textbooks are powerful factors in the construction of gender identities. They transmit knowledge and present social and gender norms, shaping the world vision of children and young people. In some contexts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Inclusion, textbooks | Tagged 2020 gender report, Gender, textbooks | 4 Comments

New gender gaps are developing as a result of school closures

Posted on 8 March 2021 by GEM Report

It is an entire year since lives have been disrupted worldwide due to COVID-19. School closures continue to impact more than 990 million students. UNESCO estimated that by the end of January, on average, schools had been closed or partially … Continue reading →

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Son preference and girls’ education in India and Bangladesh

Posted on 8 March 2021 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, Nazia Mansoor, lecturer, University of Paris, Dauphine (London), Teresa Randazzo, lecturer University of Venice Cà Foscari and Zaki Wahhaj, Reader in Economics, University of Kent, UK. … Continue reading →

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#AllmeansALL a call to action from 40 million European youth to mark Zero Discrimination Day

Posted on 2 March 2021 by GEM Report

To mark Zero Discrimination Day 2021, the GEM Report team, the European Students’ Union, the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions and the Global Students Forum came together yesterday, March 1, to host an interactive webinar on the findings … Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusion, Youth | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, Inclusion, youth, Zero Discrimination Day | 1 Comment

Latin America: Countries should prioritise training teachers in the language of the community in which they teach

Posted on 1 March 2021 by GEM Report

By: Silvina Corbetta, Argentinian researcher, coordinator and co-author of the case study “Los otros étnicos y la dinámica de inclusión-exclusión educativa en América Latina”, prepared for the 2020 GEM Report Latin America and the Caribbean- Inclusion and education: All means … Continue reading →

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Mother-tongue instruction and inclusion – a critical but complex relationship

Posted on 19 February 2021 by GEM Report

The road to inclusion in education is not easy. Rather, it can often be full of dilemmas and tensions. The case of linguistic minorities showcases some of these challenges. Well-intended efforts to include can slide into pressure to conform, wear … Continue reading →

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Providing education for nomadic people requires a flexible approach

Posted on 15 February 2021 by GEM Report

An inclusive curriculum should be flexible. That means having a curriculum that is adaptable and accessible to various needs and abilities so as to increase student participation and engagement. There are degrees of flexibility, along a continuum from fully flexible … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Inclusion, migrant, migration, pedagogy, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, curriculum, Inclusion, inclusive education, migration | 1 Comment

Inclusion in education in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Posted on 12 February 2021 by GEM Report

A new regional Report launched today in an event by the GEM Report, in partnership with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education and the Network of Education Policy Centers covers inclusion and education – the theme of … Continue reading →