Abstract
The World Conference on Education for All (WCEFA) has been described as a turning point in the struggle to create a literate world, the first step in a quiet revolution aimed at meeting the basic learning needs of all. It was agreed that progress towards the goals of EFA would be regularly monitored, and that at the middle and end of the decade, there would be a comprehensive review of what has, and what has not, been achieved.
The only real failure is the failure to try.
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The WCEFA documents set out 14 areas that need to be considered, for example, assessing needs and planning; developing a supportive policy environment; languages of instruction; mobilizing communities, information and communication channels; required resources; statistical services and systems.
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In 1996, the five heads of agency were Federico Mayor (UNESCO), Carol Bellamy (UNICEF), Jim Wolfensohn (World Bank), James Speth (UNDP) and Nafis Sadik (UNFPA).
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Such as the impact of the East Asian Financial Crisis on EFA, Funding Agency Contributions, Inclusion of Disabled Learners, Community Partnerships, Early Childhood Care and Development, Literacy and Adult Education, School health and nutrition.
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The statistics given are in this section are from the UNDP Millennium Development Goals Report, 2013.
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As reported by John Beynon in private correspondence, October, 2013.
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Economic policies formulated by the IMF and White House economic advisors, and described by Stiglitz as “a curious mix of ideology and bad economics.”
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Power, C. (2015). Education for All – Milestones and Millstones. In: The Power of Education. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 27. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-221-0_5
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