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The Challenges Facing The Education System In South Africa

Elizabeth Skinner

By: Elizabeth Skinner.

The Grade 9 Exit Proposal sparked a heated debate within the South African educational sector. A good education system is not expected to give students an exit opportunity when they are not doing well. It’s supposed to inspire them to work harder and achieve the level needed for a certificate.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga explained that 50% of students were leaving school before getting any kind of certificate. This change would give them at least some form of certification before they leave school.

Is this the right way to deal with the crisis in the Africa education system?

The certificate is supposed to allow students to choose a vocational route in schools of specialization, and gain qualifications that would prepare them for various jobs.

This substantial reform may save a failing education system. Let’s discuss the current struggles of the system, so we’ll understand why it needs to change.

The Main Characteristics of the System and Africa Education Problems

The Main Three Components

The educational system in South Africa follows a basic pattern of three components:

  • GET (General Education and Training) – This is the level that culminates with grade 9.
  • FET (Further Education and Training) – This level is counterpart to High School in most other countries. It encompases grades 10 through 12. The students can attend private colleges or community colleges to receive vocational or general academic education.
  • HET (Higher Education and Training) – This is the level that corresponds to college and university education in other countries.

The Academic Year Is Long

South African students go to school throughout the entire year. Their school year stretches out to 200 days, and it’s divided into four blocks. The longest break that students get is from mid-June to mid-July, between the second and the third block.

Just for comparison, the number of school days throughout the academic year in the USA is 180. The summer break lasts 10-11 weeks. South Africa developed a system similar to UK education. In the UK, students attend school for 195 days of the year. The overwhelming challenges that they face force them to rely on an essay writing service in the UK at least once throughout the year. South African students also struggle with writing. It’s only a matter of time before we see professional writing services appearing on this market, with prices that would be suitable for the country’s economic standard.

Equal Access, But Unequal Opportunities

Each of the nine provinces in South Africa has reasonable autonomy in the way it implements the national educational policy. Each province has an executive council and a premier. The Central Government holds major responsibility for the educational system, making sure the provinces implement the general standards. The Ministry of Basic Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Training oversee all processes.

Under the Constitution of South Africa, every citizen has the right to basic education, secondary education, and adult education. The laws ensure equal access. Virtually all children at an age for primary education are in school. The rates between genders are equal.

However, the equal access doesn’t necessarily lead to equal opportunities. According to a report prepared for UNESCO (The Quality of Primary Education in South Africa), the performance of learners is lower in departments where poverty-related factors dominate. Although the students from poor schooling communities have equal rights to education as all other children across the country, the legitimacy and efficacy of their schools is questionable.

Many schools that serve low-income communities have failed to improve the quality of education they provide. This should be a matter of focus for the Government. South Africa news must emphasize that problem, and our communities must push towards more equal opportunities. Will the latest reform solve that problem? It may be a step towards providing better vocational training options. However, it does not fix the problem.

Students from poor communities experience problems with high fees, lack of books, deteriorated facilities, lack of teachers, and lack of high-quality instructions. Those are the real problems that the system needs to address.

Are We Close to a Solution?

According to the World Bank estimates, South Africa has the highest GINI coefficient in the world. This is a statistical measure that’s commonly used to represent inequality in income distribution. The socio-economic status of a learner is a major factor in their performance. We have children living in poor housing conditions, receiving poor nutrition and bad health affected by those conditions. Parents who lack literacy also affect the student’s performance.

It will be difficult for South Africa to improve the quality of its educational system. Poverty, the elephant in the room, has to be affected first. Awarding certificates for completing Grade 9 will not improve the quality of teaching and the learner’s performance. We have to invest in better facilities, better teachers, and equal standards despite the community’s socio-economic status.

There’s a lot of work to be done. We’re constantly moving forward, but the steps are small.

Source of the article: https://www.iafrica.com/opinion-the-challenges-facing-the-education-system-in-south-africa/

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China took their parents: The Uighur refugee children of Turkey

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Asia/ China/ 31.12.2019/Fuente: www.channelnewsasia.com.

 

The school on the outskirts of Istanbul is a rare place where Uighur child refugees from China can study their language and culture.

But for several, it has also become an impromptu orphanage.

Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims in northwest China, some of their parents thought it was still safe to return occasionally for business and to visit family, only to disappear into a shadowy network of re-education camps from which no communication is permitted.

Out of just over a hundred pupils at the school, 26 have lost one parent to the camps, seven have lost both, says its head Habibullah Kuseni.

Nine-year-old Fatima has only vague memories of her homeland – and now, of her father, too.

She remembers watching television with him: She wanted cartoons, but he liked watching the news especially about Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of the only leaders in the Muslim world willing to stand up for the Uighurs and risk China’s wrath.

Her father flew back to China from time to time for business before anyone knew about the camps in the Xinjiang region.

«And then he was gone,» she says, tears streaming down her face.

«I thought he would come back, but he never did.»

No one has heard from him in three years.

Exiled Uighur activists in November released evidence of nearly 500 camps and prisons being used against their ethnic group in China, saying the overall number of inmates could be «far greater» than the one million usually cited.

When news of the camps first emerged in 2017, Beijing initially denied their existence.

Many of the Uighur child refugees at the school have lost one or both parents to the network of
Many of the Uighur child refugees at the school have lost one or both parents to the network of re-education camps in China AFP/Ozan KOSE

Later, it claimed they were «voluntary» vocational centres aimed at combating extremism by teaching people Mandarin and job skills.

But leaked internal documents have shown they are run like prisons, while critics say they are aimed at eradicating local culture and religion of Uighurs and other, mostly Muslim, minorities.

«DON’T WORRY ABOUT US»

With some 50,000 Uighur refugees in Turkey, there are many more children like Fatima or even worse off.

Tursunay, 15, hasn’t seen or spoken to either of her parents since July 2017.

«Don’t worry about us,» they said, in their last phone call on a trip back to China.

They said it was strange their passports had been confiscated but were sure it would be resolved soon.

Then, silence.

Tursunay remembers her life in China.

She recalls asking: «Why are they watching us, papa?» when cameras were installed at the entrance to their apartment.

It’s because we are Muslims, her father said.

He burned their collection of religious CDs.

Tursunay has just her little sister now and an older friend they met on the refugee trail who looks after them.

All forms of communication with every family member in China have been cut.

She longs for her parents so much – even just a brief message – that she says she must fight the urge to be angry with them for disappearing.

«I try to stay optimistic and remember that it’s not my parents who have done this to me,» she says.

Many children inside Xinjiang are also reportedly without parents.

Human Rights Watch said in September that Chinese authorities have housed «countless» children whose parents are detained or in exile in state-run child welfare institutions and boarding schools without parental consent or access.

«CRIES OF OUR BROTHERS»

Many Turks feel historic bonds with the Uighurs, either as fellow Muslims or as part of the same Turkic-speaking ethnic group.

Back-to-back rallies were held in December in Istanbul, one by Islamists and another by ultra-nationalists.

«Haven’t the cries of our brothers from East Turkestan reached you?» said Musa Bayoglu during one outside the Chinese consulate, using Uighur activists’ preferred name for their region which is strictly outlawed by China.

«Haven’t the screams of our sisters passed through the walls of your palaces?»

Rallies in support of Uighurs were held in Istanbul recently -- many Turks feel historic bonds with
Rallies in support of Uighurs were held in Istanbul recently — many Turks feel historic bonds with the Uighurs, either as fellow Muslims or as part of the same Turkic-speaking ethnic group AFP/Ozan KOSE

Earlier this year, Turkey’s foreign ministry called China’s crackdown on Uighurs «a great embarrassment for humanity» but since then has been largely silent on the issue.

When Erdogan spoke at the UN General Assembly in September, he reeled off a list of Muslim groups facing persecution, from Palestinians to Myanmar’s Rohingyas. Uighurs were notably absent.

Many fear he is bending to Chinese economic pressure, though Uighurs in Turkey remain hugely grateful for the asylum the country has offered.

«They are providing 50,000 Uighurs a peaceful place to live,» said one Uighur activist in Istanbul.

«No other Muslim country did that, no Western country did that.»

«WE WILL TAKE IT BACK»

The leaked internal documents detailed how Beijing runs the camps.

They included instructions that inmates should be cut off from the outside world and monitored at all times – including toilet breaks – to prevent escapes.

They also indicated that people should be held for at least a year, and released only after being assessed for «ideological transformation, study and training, and compliance with discipline».

At the Uighur school in Istanbul, such stories take a toll.

«I still want to listen to the news, but when I hear about it, I feel bad, uneasy; my stomach aches,» says Rufine, 12, who wants to be a teacher or a doctor when she’s older.

Her mother disappeared two years ago when she went back to look after Rufine’s sick grandmother.

Kuseni, the headteacher, laughs when asked what items in the school would be illegal in China.

«Just coming on holiday to a Muslim country like Turkey would be enough to send you to a camp,» he says.

«As for this stuff …,» he points at the East Turkestan flag and the Uighur Arabic script on the wall, and makes a cutting motion across his throat.

«The Uighurs are facing extinction,» adds 39-year-old teacher Mahmut Utfi. «Our culture, our language. I see my job as a duty.»

Teacher Mahmut Utfi says he sees his job as a duty as the Uighurs are "facing extinction"
Teacher Mahmut Utfi says he sees his job as a duty as the Uighurs are «facing extinction» AFP/Ozan KOSE

For Fatima, the repression has only made her more defiant.

Tears still streaming, her voice cracking, she has a fierce message for the Chinese government: «I would tell them: Just wait a bit. You think we’re weak, but you’ll see. Our nation, our motherland will survive, you won’t be able to stop it.

«Because they took it from us, we will have to take it back,» she says.

Source of the notice: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-xinjiang-muslim-uighur-refugee-children-turkey-12221948

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United Kingdom: The gender gap is on course to close…. in 99 years

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Europe/United Kingdom/25-12-2019/Author and Source: www.bbc.com

The gap between men and women, measured in terms of political influence, economic gain and health and education, has narrowed over the last year, but will take another century to disappear, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said.

In the WEF’s latest report the UK has slipped from 15th to 21st place.

The Swiss-based organisation tracks global progress in gender equality.

It said that while more women were entering government in many places, the economic gap has widened.

The WEF predicted it would take 99.5 years for women to be on an equal footing with men, despite women taking high-profile leadership roles at the European Central Bank and the World Bank, and at the head of several countries including Finland, Germany and New Zealand.

Progress in the political sphere remained slow, the WEF said, with women still holding only 21% of ministerial positions worldwide. But it hoped the «role model effect» would encourage faster change.

The organisation said the economic gender gap had grown compared to last year, partly because women are under-represented in almost all of the fastest-growing job sectors, such as cloud computing and AI. Women are more likely to be displaced by automation, it added.

UK slips

Britain’s new ranking leaves it behind a few developing countries and most rich ones, although it is ahead of the United States.

The WEF said the fall in 2019 in the UK’s position partly reflected a decline in the number of women in ministerial positions.

But the UK also has a persistent economic gender gap, putting the country at 58th in the rankings, due to big differences between men and women’s earned income. In the UK men dominate sectors such as AI, engineering and computing and many more women than men work part-time.

There are several specific areas where Britain is in joint first place, including literacy, enrolment in tertiary education and the proportion of professional and technical workers who are women, WEF found.

Finland's new government with new prime minister Sanna Marin centreImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionFinland’s new government, led by prime minister Sanna Marin (centre), could provide role models

Iceland came in top place in the world ranking in 2019 as it did last year. Bottom of the list were Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen.

Top ten countries for gender equality

  1. Iceland
  2. Norway
  3. Finland
  4. Sweden
  5. Nicaragua
  6. New Zealand
  7. Ireland
  8. Spain
  9. Rwanda
  10. Germany

Last year the WEF’s report suggested it would take 108 years to close the inequality gap.

Klaus Schwab, founder of WEF, said the report highlighted the growing urgency for action.

«At the present rate of change, it will take nearly a century to achieve parity, a timeline we simply cannot accept in today’s globalised world, especially among younger generations who hold increasingly progressive views of gender equality,» he said.

Source and Image: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50814765

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18,000 needy students to benefit from government scholarship

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Africa/Kenya/15-12-2019/Author(a): Christine Muchira/Source: www.kbc.co.ke

By: Christine Muchira

Education Cabinet Secretary, Prof George Magoha, says 9,000 Form One Students to benefit from Elimu Scholarship Programme in 2020.

The Ministry of Education has opened applications for the inaugural 2020 Elimu Scholarship Programme targeting 9,000 beneficiaries.

Eligible 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) Examination candidates have until December 16, 2019 to apply for the scholarships that are funded by the Ministry of Education with support from the World Bank. They will be implemented through the Equity Group Foundation.

The Elimu Scholarship Programme, funded through the Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQIP), will benefit candidates from 110 targeted Sub-Counties and fifteen urban centres with informal settlements.

Announcing the start of the Elimu Scholarship, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said the programme will boost the Government’s 100 per cent transition policy that was introduced last year.

“We are determined to utilize the Sh3 billion scholarship programme to further ensure that all the needy and vulnerable 2019 KCPE candidates are supported to gain admission to schools of their choice,” Prof Magoha said.

Equity Group Foundation Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi said the Foundation will ensure the selection is thorough and based on merit.

“Equity will deploy its massive infrastructure and its technical capacity to successfully implement the Elimu scholarship programme on behalf of the Ministry of Education in the selection of 18,000 needy beneficiaries of the Elimu Scholarship Programme over the next two years,” he said.

This year, Dr.  Mwangi said 9,000 Elimu Scholarship Programme beneficiaries will be selected while 1,125 beneficiaries will be picked under the Wings to Fly Programme, bringing the total number of scholarships to 10,125 this year.

“We welcome the Elimu Scholarship Programme as it widens the opportunities for more children to access secondary school education and increase their opportunities of a better future for themselves, their families and communities. We have seen the tremendous transformational opportunities that the Wings to Fly program has had on the beneficiaries with majority transitioning to universities locally and across the world including Ivy League schools.”

Under the programme, poor and vulnerable children from financially constrained backgrounds and who attained 280 marks and above in 2019 KCPE, will be considered. For affirmative action, candidates who are Orphans and/or from Vulnerable Communities and those with special needs and disabilities who attained below 280 marks may be considered.

Only candidates who sat for KCPE examinations in 2019 from public primary schools in the targeted areas will be eligible to apply for the inaugural cohort of 9,000 scholarships tenable in 2020.

The 110 targeted Sub-Counties are as per the National Government Administrative areas that existed in the year 2015. The list of the targeted Sub-counties and the fifteen urban centres with informal settlements can be accessed through the Ministry of Education and Equity Group Foundation websites; www.education.go.ke and https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/register_elimu

Applicants of the Elimu Scholarship Programme must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Candidates with special needs and disabilities (Physical, Hearing and Visual Impairments, Autism, Albinism, Learning Disabilities and Others); or

Orphans and vulnerable children; or

Candidates from vulnerable communities in the target Sub-Counties; or

Candidates from urban centres with informal settlements; or

Candidates:

  1. whose parents/guardians are living with disabilities that have compromised their ability to meet the financial obligations of their children
  2. whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses with debilitating effects that could render parents and guardians destitute and unable to fend for their families
  3. whose families are affected by extreme poverty rendering them unable to educate their children
  4. Who have suffered from neglect, abuse and have no support to continue with their education.

Interested applicants are advised to collect the scholarship application forms from the nearest Equity Bank Branch or Equity Bank Agent. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Ministry of Education and Equity Group Foundation websites; www.education.go.ke and https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/register_elimu

Duly completed application forms and supporting documents should be submitted to the nearest Equity Bank Branch by 16th December 2019. Shortlisted candidates accompanied by parents/guardians will be invited for interviews which will be conducted by the Community Scholarship Advisory Committees.

The scholarship caters for School fees, transport to and from school, learning materials and School kit for the beneficiaries for the four-year education period. Please note that ONLY the candidates who meet the requirements will be considered for the scholarship. Members of the public are urged to share this information widely.

Any grievances regarding the scholarship programme are to be addressed to: elimu@equitygroupfoundation.com  or elimu@education.go.ke

While the Wings to Fly programme is targeting students who scored at least 350 marks in the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), the Elimu Scholarship Programme cut off mark is 280 marks except in regions with vulnerable and marginalised communities and for children with disabilities where the cut off can be lowered.

The applications will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews by the respective scholarship selection boards. The number of boards has been increased to 207 from 119 to adequately cater for the increased numbers.

The boards comprise of at least 13 local community stakeholders including local administrative leaders, education officials, Equity Agent representatives, Vulnerable and marginalized communities representatives, religious and community leaders in the County.

Each board is chaired by the Deputy County Commissioner or the Sub-County Education Officer and coordinated by the respective Equity Bank Branch Managers.

Speaking on the application process, Dr. Mwangi urged administrative leaders and community leaders to use their offices to create awareness on the scholarships to ensure all eligible needy children take advantage of the opportunity. “I appeal to religious leaders to use church and mosque services to make announcements on the ongoing application process. Let all Kenyans of goodwill show their care by reaching out to potential candidates who can benefit from these scholarships,” he added.

The Wings to Fly programme which is now in its 11thyear supports bright but economically challenged pupils, who would otherwise not be able to join secondary school due to financial constraints. This is through funding from Equity Group, MasterCard Foundation and German Government through KfW.

The scholarship caters for tuition and boarding fees, books, uniform, and transport to and from school as well as pocket money for the four years of secondary school. To date, 16,168 scholars have benefitted from this programme.

Last year, the Equity Group Foundation received more than 26,000 applications from needy students who sat for their 2018 KCPE examinations and were unable to finance their secondary school educatio.

Source: https://www.kbc.co.ke/18000-needy-students-government-scholarship/

Image:  Rolf Dobberstein en Pixabay 

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Vídeo: Hair Love Short

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By: Shalwah Evans.

 

Sony Pictures Animation has officially released the short film Hair Love on Instagram and YouTube on Thursday. Written by former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry, the six-minute animated film tells the story about a father learning to do his daughter’s Afro textured hair for the first time in the absence of her mother. It’s an inspirational little flick that will literally bring you to tears.

We’ve discussed the in the past how the ritual of doing a child’s hair is also an expression of love in the Black community. And we know it typically to be one passed down from mother to daughter. But more and more fathers are learning to style their little girls’ curls—they take pride in executing intricate and creative styles. This film wonderfully captures how that expression of love and the bond that can be created surpasses the fear of stepping into the unknown world of curls, clips, hair pins, and detangling combs.

“I have a lot of friends who are young fathers,” Cherry, who is not a father himself, said in an interview. “Black fathers get one of the worst raps in terms of stereotypes—we’re deadbeats, we’re not around. The people I know are extremely involved in their kids’ lives.”

Originally released as an opener for Angry Birds 2 this past summer, the short was funded through a Kickstarter campaign which attracted filmmakers Everett Downing Jr. and Bruce Smith. The film also has a children’s picture book companion that was illustrated by New York Times bestselling author Vashti Harrison, published through Penguin Kids in May.

Cherry told the New York Times this summer that while he hopes to continue the story of Zuri and her father Steven, he’s currently just enjoying the response to it. And the response has been nothing but love, appreciation, and positivity. Celebrity hairstylist Vernon Francois posted the short to his Instagram page. And fans sounded off on Sony’s page asking for a longer version of the film, saying that it’s “an image we need for our daughters.”

Jordan Peele also responded, saying, “Matthew leads the ranks of new creatives who are telling unique stories of the Black experience. We need this.”

“I think Hair Love is an important book for right now because of representation,” said Cherry in a YouTube interview with Penguin Kids. “I think anytime a young child can see themselves represented in any form of art, be that in literature, movies, film, television, I think that it does a great job of normalizing that look.”

Perhaps we can look forward to a Hair Love book series in 2020? We’ll be waiting and watching to see when we can get another dose of Zuri, Steven, and their inspirational experiences.

 

Source of review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28

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Report: The intersections between education, migration and displacement are not gender-neutral

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Código del documento: ED/GEM/MRT/2019/WP1
Recopilación: 8 pages
Idioma: inglés
Año de publicación: 2019
Tipo de documento: documento de programa o de reunión
Reseña: Estar en movimiento, ya sea como migrante o como desplazado forzado , tiene implicaciones específicas de género tanto para las respuestas educativas como para los resultados educativos. En algunos casos, el movimiento crea oportunidades para liberarse de los moldes sociales, pero en otros, exacerba la vulnerabilidad basada en el género. Mientras tanto, la educación y las habilidades que las mujeres tienen o obtienen pueden afectar su capacidad de ejercer agencia o mitigar la vulnerabilidad en contextos de migración y desplazamiento. Esto requiere una lente de género para ser utilizada en los análisis de la educación.
Fuente: https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/node/2866
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El aumento del número de ataques a la libertad académica en todo el mundo es documentado por el informe de Scholars at Risk

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Por: Internacional d ela Educación 

En respuesta a la publicación del informe anual de Scholars at Risk (Académicos en riesgo), que documenta y analiza los ataques contra las comunidades de educación superior de todo el mundo, la Internacional de la Educación denuncia firmemente los ataques a la libertad académica y reitera la necesidad de contrarrestar la falta de financiación, las precarias condiciones de empleo y la privatización y comercialización de la educación superior.

El informe Free to Think (Libre de pensar) de este año, publicado por Scholars at Risk, analiza 324 ataques contra las comunidades de educación superior en 56 países, frente a los 294 ataques del año pasado en 47 países. Los ataques tuvieron lugar entre el 1 de septiembre de 2018 y el 31 de agosto de 2019 e incluyeron ataques violentos dirigidos contra universidades; encarcelamientos y persecuciones de académicos y estudiantes, especialmente en China y Turquía; y un aumento de las tensiones en India, Sudán, Brasil y otros países. Estos ataques afectan a miles de personas y socavan la libertad académica y de expresión en comunidades enteras, lo que perjudica el desarrollo social, político, cultural y económico. 

“Los ataques contra las comunidades de educación superior –independientemente de su ubicación, escala o alcance– tienen consecuencias para las sociedades de todo el mundo”, declara Robert Quinn, Director Ejecutivo de Scholars at Risk. “En nuestro mundo cada vez más interconectado, estos ataques erosionan un espacio esencial y global en el que los académicos, los estudiantes y los ciudadanos en general pueden reunirse para comprender y resolver los problemas complejos que nos afectan a todos”. 

Scholars at Risk hace un llamamiento a los estados, a los líderes de la educación superior y a los ciudadanos para que reaccionen ante estos ataques, rechacen la violencia y la coacción destinadas a restringir la investigación y la expresión; protejan a los académicos, los estudiantes y las universidades; y reafirmen públicamente su compromiso con la libertad académica y los principios de que el discurso crítico no es deslealtad y que las ideas no son crímenes. 

El informe también proporciona medidas que pueden tomar las diversas partes interesadas –estados, instituciones de educación superior, asociaciones y sociedades, cuerpo docente, personal y estudiantes, medios de comunicación y el público en general– para promover y proteger la libertad académica. Entre ellas se incluyen los llamamiento para que un mayor número de estados respalde la Declaración de Escuelas Seguras; que las instituciones de educación superior ofrezcan plazas temporales de refugio académico para los académicos que se encuentran en situación de riesgo; y que el personal docente y los estudiantes participen en las clínicas jurídicas sobre la libertad académica (Academic Freedom Legal Clinics) y en los seminarios de cabildeo para estudiantes (Student Advocacy Seminars) de Scholars at Risk. 

Preocupaciones compartidas en el Caucus sobre Educación Superior durante el 8º Congreso Mundial de la IE 

Los altibajos de la educación superior también se analizaron en el 8º Congreso Mundial de la Internacional de la Educación (IE), celebrado en Bangkok (Tailandia) en julio de 2019. El Caucus sobre Educación Superior, que tuvo lugar el 20 de julio, reunió al personal de la educación superior y postsecundaria. 

“Aunque la función de las universidades en calidad de instituciones públicas sea servir al bien común, tienen que luchar por obtener fondos públicos y enfrentarse a la presión cada vez mayor que ejercen las fuerzas del mercado, lo cual tiene unas tremendas repercusiones en la libertad académica y las condiciones de empleo”, subrayó el Secretario General de la IE, David Edwards. 

También condenó el hecho de que “se desperdicie gran parte del potencial de nuestros estudiantes” e insistió en que “los estudiantes no son solo trabajadores, sino que son ciudadanos” y que “la educación, la investigación y la profesión docente son pilares de la democracia”, que actualmente se encuentran gravemente amenazados a nivel mundial. 

La Internacional de la Educación también hace un llamamiento a los gobiernos, a las organizaciones miembro y a los ciudadanos comprometidos a tomar medidas enérgicas para proteger la libertad académica en todo el mundo. La recomendación de la UNESCO de 1997 relativa a la Condición del Personal Docente de la Enseñanza Superior debe aplicarse plenamente. 

*Fuente: https://ei-ie.org/spa/detail/16564/el-aumento-del-n%c3%bamero-de-ataques-a-la-libertad-acad%c3%a9mica-en-todo-el-mundo-es-documentado-por-el-informe-de-scholars-at-risk

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