G LO B A L E D U C AT I O N M O N I TO R I N G R E P O R T 2 0 1 6
SUMMARY
1890–1913. Just above 10% of textbooks in
Northern Africa and Western Asia mentioned
women’s rights in the last decade. Such
analysis shows it is possible to develop valid
and reliable measures using textbooks. A
regular monitoring mechanism should be
established to provide globally comparable
data on textbook contents.
F I G U RE 1 3 :
Human rights is the most prevalent concept in national curricula
Percentage of countries including each of the key terms in their national
curriculum frameworks, 2005–2015
Human rights
Rights
Democracy
Freedom
Social justice
TEACHER EDUCATION
Human rights education
Teachers should be prepared to teach in areas
related to sustainable development and global
citizenship. Only 8% of 66 countries surveyed
integrated sustainable development in teacher
education in 2013, up from 2% in 2005. Teacher
training programme content is seldom readily
available, but some information, mostly
regional, has been collected. Stronger efforts
are urgently needed to assess concepts in
target 4.7 for teacher preparation and training.
Applying a standard coding protocol to the
curricula of teacher training institutions would
make it possible to analyse the effectiveness
of professional development in preparing
teachers to respond to various communities
of students.
Sustainable development
Sustainable development
Ecology
Environmental education
Environmental sustainability
Climate change
Renewable energy sources
Waste management
Economic sustainability
Social sustainability
Peace and
non-violence
Education for sustainable development
Peace
Abuse/harassment/violence
Peace education
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE
CLASSROOM
Globalization
Global citizenship
Multiculturalism/interculturalism
Global citizen(ship)
Migration/immigration
Global competition
Global–local thinking
Global inequality
Gender equality
Gender equality
Gender equity
Gender sensitivity
Gender parity
Empowerment
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Note: The analysis is based on a sample of 78 countries.
Source: IBE (2016).
50
60
70
80
90
100
Students are introduced to sustainability and
global citizenship issues not only in school
but also through academic clubs, student
associations, sport, debate clubs, theatre
productions, music groups, volunteer work and
other activities. An analysis for the GEM Report
found that well-designed, inclusive activities
accessible to all improved conflict resolution
and social cohesion, increased awareness of
legal frameworks and concepts related to
human rights, and promoted a sense of global
citizenship. Existing data collection tools
pay insufficient attention to the quality of
experiences and development processes in
such activities. The absence of shared reporting
standards limits the chance of obtaining
globally comparable and reliable data.