free for All

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Apr 23, 2001

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced that it will post most of the ingredients of its courses on the World Wide Web. Lecture notes, assignments, video lectures, course outlines, test questions and reading lists will all be there for anyone to use free of charge. It will apparently cost them 100 million dollars over the next 10 years.

PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST

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Apr 23, 2001

IASC Training Modules on Internally Displaced Persons

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Apr 23, 2001

Provided by the Norwegian Refugee Council/Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

'Human capital' takes centre-stage in OECD education debate

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Apr 23, 2001

As pervasive technological change and growing interdependence among countries contribute to restructuring economic activity and shaping everyday life, lifelong learning's value grows. How far have countries progressed toward lifelong learning for all? Who is being left behind, and in what ways? How might schools evolve to address remaining gaps? In this special edition of Education Policy Analysis prepared as background for the 2001 meeting of OECD education ministers, these questions and oth...read more

PA/Researcher

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Apr 23, 2001

Salary / Benefits : £16750-£19750
Type of work : Full Time
Location : Central London, United Kingdom
Languages Needed : English
Closing Date : 15 May 2001

Monitoring and Evaluation Program Assistant, NIS Region

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Apr 23, 2001

Salary / Benefits : $25,500+, commensurate w/experience
Location : Washington, DC, United States
Languages Needed : English, Russian
Closing Date : 1 Jun 2001

IASC Training Modules on Internally Displaced Persons

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Apr 23, 2001

Communicating Human Rights
Dates: 18-23 November 2001
Level: professional
Focus: Using a highly participatory format and global case studies, this seminar is about sharing creative and effective approaches to
communicating human rights.
Location: Kenilworth (United Kingdom)
Organisation: The British Council
Language(s):English.
Keywords: modules, training of trainers, internally displaced persons, international humanitarian law, refugees, refuge...read more

Basic education at a distance

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Apr 23, 2001

At the beginning of the 21st century, about one-fifth of the world’s population is functionally illiterate, unable to participate fully in their societies, or protect their basic rights. Could open and distance learning (ODL) help reduce the growing numbers of undereducated?

Learning to compete

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Apr 23, 2001

At the beginning of the 21st century much of Africa still faces massive challenges to successful economic and social development. Research coordinated by the Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh examined what challenges globalisation poses for education, training and enterprise development in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

RESEARCHER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DIVISION

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Apr 23, 2001

DESCRIPTION: The researcher will investigate human rights developments in a number of Middle East and North Africa countries and work to publicize and curtail human rights abuses through writing and advocacy. The researcher will be based in New York, Washington, London or Brussels and should be prepared to spend periods of time traveling to the region. APPLY BY MAY 14, 2001.

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