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| Fall
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Welcome to the IEF eNews for Fall 2003. We are re-introducing
this newsletter to share developments and theory in education
for educational leaders around the world. Our revised website
will contain new articles and valuable information. We
will continue to publish information on international initiatives,
including United Nations programs, which are consistent with
our promotion of the 'Three Life Goals' framework for universal
education. We look forward to serving you!
~IEF
Information Center Staff
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Looking toward the 10th Anniversary
of the International Year of the Family
In
2004, the United Nations will commemorate the 10th Anniversary
of the International Year of the Family. Learn
more from the United Nations. Read
the 10th Anniversary Proclamation.
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| Family, The Basic Point of Social Security
In
this article, Chen Yiyun of The Institute of Sociology,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reviews the challenges
posed to the family system since the 1960's, most notably
in some developed western countries. ...
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Children's Rights?
In
1959, the United Nations established the Declaration of
the Rights of the Child which promoted special
protections to help children develop physically, mentally,
morally, socially and spiritually. Read
the original Declaration of the Rights of the Child here.
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A
New Kind of Education?
In
this article from One Country, a case for moral
education is made most starkly by asking: Would this century's
notorious death camps and campaigns of ethnic or racial
purging have occurred if the world's population had achieved
a higher level of moral development? ...
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Does
the Family Matter?
Families
have a central role in all cultures. Children absorb their
society's values and standards of behavior through their
home. What can we do to make sure that children
learn values that will enable them to live in a peaceful
world? ...
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