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The Development of UNESCO's Programmes for Preventing Violent Extremism: Educational Norms, Institutional Politics and Declining Legitimacy
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Eleni Christodoulou – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2024
Since 2015, UNESCO has developed a variety of programmes for preventing violent extremism through education (PVE-E), under the framework of Global Citizenship Education and Target 4.7 of Agenda 2030. There have been formal board decisions to promote PVE-E, regional and international conferences and three key publications: a Teacher's Guide (2016),…
Descriptors: Prevention, International Organizations, Violence, Antisocial Behavior
How to Involve a Diverse Group of Young People in Local Government Decision Making: A Case Study of Danish Youth Councils
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Harada, Akiko – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
Following ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989, councils involving young people have become widespread, both in developed and developing countries. However, these councils are said to reflect the hierarchical nature of parliamentary and representative democracy, leading to tokenistic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Program Development, Foreign Countries
Practising What You Preach, Preaching What You Practice: World Bank Support for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bennell, Paul – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
This is the second of two articles on World Bank support for technical and vocational education and training in sub-Saharan Africa. The first article reviewed the World Bank's latest policy document on TVET in SSA. This article takes a broader historical perspective by examining the evolution of World Bank policy and practice in this key area of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Policy