Limited attention has been given to helping educators to deal with the new challenges posed by the epidemic. Even less attention has been given to protecting educators from HIV infection and to providing care, treatment and support for educators infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS. There are also very few programmes addressing the needs of other education sector personnel, such as planners, managers and support staff. This booklet looks at educator development and support; educator conduct; and prevention, care, treatment and support of infected and affected eduators
This report provides an overview of the impact of HIV on teachers and the specific issues HIV-positive teachers face. It also summarises support mechanisms for teachers with HIV and presents key conclusions and recommendations from the consultation regarding how the education sector can support HIV-positive teachers. The report is the result of a consultation involving a range of different stakeholders including representatives of Ministries of Education, teachers' unions and HIV-positive teachers' networks from six countries in East and Southern Africa
This report brings together experience from a wide range of countries. It identifies underlying principles, which inform practice across a wide range of contexts, and provides brief illustrations from a number of countries. It aims to help education administrators and decision-makers to move beyond the making of policy commitments towards the implementation of inclusive education
This booklet summarises the more comprensive report by the same title, which brings together experience from a wide range of countries and attempts to summarise knowledge and experience in relation to the development of inclusive education systems
This report explains current technical and vocational education and training policy strategies in the 21st Century. The first part gives details about the 'Revised Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education (2001)' by UNESCO, and the second part highlights 'Conclusions concerning human resources training and development' made by ILO in 2000. This document is useful for people interested in international policies for technical and vocational education and training
This guide provides basic information on the identification of deafness, importance of sign language and the need of education for deaf children. The guide accompanies the video 'Deafness'. This material is most appropriate for the African context
A practical guide for those interested in establishing and managing a library in a developing country, particularly of interest to those developing community libraries. Available in English, French and Spanish