Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments (2017-8 youth version)

SDG 4, right to education, global education monitoring report, sustainable development goals

This youth report, based on findings and conclusions from the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring report, asks how young people are involved in the process of accountability in education. As students, what are we responsible for in our education and how are we held accountable? How can we make sure other actors–like schools, universities and governments–are held accountable for their responsibilities?

Accountability from a human rights perspective: The incorporation and enforcement of the right to education in the domestic legal order

GEM report, UNESCO, education, right to education

RTE's background paper for the Global Education Monitoring Report 2017/8: Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments.

The purpose of the paper is to show how a human rights-based approach offers insights and practical solutions to address the accountability deficits found in both education policy decision-making and implementation, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Initial reflections on ‘Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments’

The new Global Education Monitoring Report is ground-breaking in placing accountability at the centre of its attention. As the report notes, the concept of accountability was shockingly absent from the framing of the Sustainable Development Goals–making it relatively easy for heads of state to sign up to them, as they could be confident that there were few consequences if they failed to deliver.

Date: 
24 Octobre 2017

Rapport de la rapporteuse spéciale sur le droit à l’éducation sur l'importance des principes d'équité et d'inclusion

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Guide: Unpacking Sustainable Development Goal 4 Education 2030

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Lifelong learning from a social justice perspective

Over the past two decades, a set of globally converging discourses on lifelong learning (LLL) has emerged around the world. Driven mostly by inter-governmental organisations, these discourses have been largely embraced by national and local education systems seeking to reflect local traditions and priorities. This paper argues that these discourses tend to look remarkably alike, converging into a homogeneous rationale in which the economic dimension of education predominates over other dimensions of learning, and in which adaptation takes pre-eminence

Realising rights through the sustainable development goals: The role of national human rights institutions

This briefing paper focuses on the distinct contributions that NHRIs can make to the sustainable development agenda. It outlines the importance of the SDGs for human rights and highlights a number of specific opportunities for NHRIs to effectively fulfil their role in the context of the new global development agenda, sharing examples of development-related work from a number of institutions in all regions.

Rapport du Secrétaire général : Question de la réalisation, dans tous les pays, des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels

Dans le présent rapport, le Secrétaire général met en relief le caractère convergent des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels et du cadre dans lequel s’inscrivent les objectifs de développement durable, et souligne combien il est important de respecter les principes de l’égalité, de la non-discrimination et de la responsabilité et d’appliquer une approche des données qui soit fondée sur les droits de l’homme afin de pouvoir mettre en œuvre le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 conformément aux obligations des États en vertu du droit international.

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