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Page 1: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

CIEP 12-14 juin 2014

Lrsquoeacuteducation en Asie en 2014

quels enjeux mondiaux

Education in Asia in 2014

What Global Issues

Preacutesentation agrave lrsquooccasion du colloque international de la

Revue internationale drsquoeacuteducation de Segravevres

Asian Education in a Changing World

Emerging Trends and Policy Responses

Education in Asia 2014 What Global Issues 12-14 June 2014 Centre international drsquoeacutetudes peacutedagogiques (CIEP)

Gwang-Jo Kim Director UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Economicsocial progress and implications

2 Demographic dynamics and challenges

3 Technological Shifts

4 Conflicts and Natural disasters

I Emerging trends in the region

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-1 Economicsocial progress and

its implications

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 2: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Asian Education in a Changing World

Emerging Trends and Policy Responses

Education in Asia 2014 What Global Issues 12-14 June 2014 Centre international drsquoeacutetudes peacutedagogiques (CIEP)

Gwang-Jo Kim Director UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Economicsocial progress and implications

2 Demographic dynamics and challenges

3 Technological Shifts

4 Conflicts and Natural disasters

I Emerging trends in the region

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-1 Economicsocial progress and

its implications

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 3: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Economicsocial progress and implications

2 Demographic dynamics and challenges

3 Technological Shifts

4 Conflicts and Natural disasters

I Emerging trends in the region

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-1 Economicsocial progress and

its implications

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

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Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 4: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

1 Economicsocial progress and implications

2 Demographic dynamics and challenges

3 Technological Shifts

4 Conflicts and Natural disasters

I Emerging trends in the region

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-1 Economicsocial progress and

its implications

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 5: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I-1 Economicsocial progress and

its implications

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 6: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Economic achievements

in the past decades 6

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 7: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

(Constant 2005 USD)

North America

Increased Share in World GDP

Source World

Bank Databank

(httpdataba

nkworldbanko

rgdataviews

variableselecti

onselectvaria

blesaspxsourc

e=world-

development-

indicators)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

6

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 8: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Real GDP Growth and Countriesrsquo Economic Performance 2009-2010

Source

International

Monetary Fund

(2014) IMF Working

Paper WP1438

Why Was Asia

Resilient Lessons

from the Past and

for the Future

(httpwwwimfor

gexternalpubsft

wp2014wp1438p

df)

8

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

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Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 9: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Asian Resilience in Recent Economic Crises

Source International Monetary Fund (2014) IMF Working Paper WP1438 Why Was Asia Resilient Lessons from the Past and for the Future

(httpwwwimforgexternalpubsftwp2014wp1438pdf)

Real GDP 2012H1 (Percentage points relative to pre-crisis peak)

9

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 10: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Economic growth and structural changes

Source United Nations (2011) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2011ESCAP-SYB2011pdf)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

East amp North-East

Asia

South-East Asia

South amp South-West

Asia

North amp Central Asia

Pacific Asia amp the Pacific

World

Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Industry 2009 Services 1990 Services 2009

Value-added by sector ( of total value added) ndash

1990 and 2009

Source United Nations (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia

and the Pacific

(httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

9

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 11: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source ILO (2011) Global Employment Trends

(httpwwwiloorgwcmsp5groupspublicdgreportsdcommpubldocumentspublicationwcms_150440pdf)

Share of Employment by Sector ( (2009) change past decade (1999-2009))

Structural shifts in the economy across Asia

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

10

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 12: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

The middle class in the Asia-Pacific is projected to continue to grow

Source Brookings Institution

(2012)

Rising Middle Class Population

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

11

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 13: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Increase Efforts towards Regional Cooperation

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on information from the

websites of the respective organisations

13

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 14: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Income inequality and

unemployment issues 14

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 15: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source

Brookings

Institution

(2012)

Countries in Asia Pacific have seen

widening income disparities

Income inequality is a problem that

many developed countries face as

well

Education could help

ldquoEducation policies that promote

equity and support disadvantaged

students in achieving better

academic outcomes may help

reduce income inequality in the

futurerdquo

- OECD (2012)

Large shifts in the GINI coefficient

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

14

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 16: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source ADB (2012) Asian Development Outlook 2012 (httpwwwadborgsitesdefaultfilespub2012ado2012pdf)

Urban and rural inequality in China India and Indonesia

Income inequality by educational attainment of household head

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

116

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 17: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Ensuing Gains in

Human Development

hellip uneven performance within Asia

17

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 18: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Asia leads in MDG performance (poverty and chronic hunger)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwuno

rgmillenniumgoa

lspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-

2013-englishpdf)

18

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

17

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 19: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

East Asia has performed outstandingly

Most rapid progress (reducing under-5 mortality)

Highest reductions (maternal mortality ratio)

Asia leads in MDG performance

(under-5 mortality rates maternal mortality ratio)

Source UN

(2013) The

Millennium

Development

Goals Report

2013

(httpwwwun

orgmillennium

goalspdfrepo

rt-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

19

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

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ub

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Ru

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n F

ed

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mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 20: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Asia leads in MDG performance (improved sanitation coverage)

Source UN (2013)

The Millennium

Development Goals

Report 2013

(httpwwwunorg

millenniumgoalspdf

report-2013mdg-

report-2013-

englishpdf)

20

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 21: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Buthellip development is uneven within Asia

South Asia lags behind severely for many indicators despite overall progress

Proportion of under-nourished people

Underweight children under 5

Gender parity in non-agricultural wage employment

Maternal mortality ratio

Source UN (2013) The Millennium Development

Goals Report 2013

(httpwwwunorgmillenniumgoalspdfreport-

2013mdg-report-2013-englishpdf)

21

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 22: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I-2 Demographic

dynamics challenges

and migration

22

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 23: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source UN population division (2013)

Population Facts

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapop

ulationpublicationspdfpopfactspopfacts_20

13-8pdf)

Life

exp

ec

tan

cy a

t a

ge

65

(ye

ars

)

20

15

10

5

An Increase in Life Expectancy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

22

Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Source Populationpyramidnet Data source United Nations Population Division (2010)

India and the Philippines have a ldquoyouth bulgerdquo and will face challenges educating

and providing jobs

Asia has a large youth population collectively Regional demographic differences provide space for South-South learning and mobility of human resources

China Japan Korea and Singapore

(respectively) have population ldquopillarsrdquo and are likely to have aging populations

Diverse Demographic Patterns Within Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

23

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

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Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 25: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-syb2013pdf)

Population Pyramid Across Time Aging Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

24

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 26: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Mobility and migration of international migrants

Source

IOM (2012) Global

estimates and trends Facts

and figures

(httpwwwiomintjahiaJa

hiaabout-migrationfacts-

and-figureslangen)

UNDP (2009) Human

Development Report 2009 ndash

Overcoming barriers Human

Mobility and development

Origin and destination of international migrants

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

25

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 27: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source UN Population (2013) International Migration Reports

(httpwwwunorgendevelopmentdesapopulationpublicationspdfmigrationmigrationreport2013Full_Document_finalpdf)

Average annual change in the number of international migrants (millions)

Mobility around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

26

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 28: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I-3 Technological Shifts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 29: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Learning Shift 29

Source Prensky 2001

UNESCO Institute for

Information Technologies in

Education (UNESCO IITE

2011) Policy Brief ldquoDigital

natives How do they learn

How to teach themrdquo

New generations of learners

bull Have an empirical approach to

learning

bull Access knowledge in a random

process and through lsquohypertextrsquo

approaches

bull Generally cannot concentrate for a

long time

bull Are ldquomultitaskersrdquo

bull Prefer learning through graphics

rather than reading text

bull Are used to learning via interactivity

and games

bull Have to be permanently connected

bull Are used to a huge amount of

information

bull Function best if networked

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

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The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 30: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Digital Divide Households with Internet Usage

Source ITU (2013) The world in 2013 ICT facts and figures

CIS refers to Commonwealth of Independent States (eg Russia and Armenia)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

29

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 31: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

ldquoInfollutionrdquo 31

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 32: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I-4 Conflicts and Natural Disasters

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 33: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Results of the Global Peace Index (2010)

Conflicts around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

32

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 34: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source UNESCAP (2013) Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (httpwwwunescaporgstatdatasyb2013ESCAP-

syb2013pdf)

Natural disasters around the globe how is Asia-Pacific doing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

33

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 35: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Emerging Trends The need for

bull Economic growth

bull Growing youth unemployment

bull Changing labour structures

bull Increasing inequality

bull Rising middle class

bull Changing population dynamics

bull Increasing mobility and migration

bull Technological advances

bull Natural disasters and conflicts

bull Regional cooperation and

integration

In sumhellip

Changes are unceasing and

non-linear

bull Education systems to adapt

bull ldquoTransversalrdquo and 21st century skills

bull Lifelong learning to support learners to

continue to explore and master new skills

throughout life

bull Training also for non-existing jobs

bull Preparing students for migration

bull Learning beyond the classroom eg via

ICTs

bull Various pathways to learning

bull Leveraging cultures value systems

languages and traditions

In sumhellip

There needs to be transformative changes in

education

hellip Implications for Education in the 21st Century

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

34

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 36: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 37: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

1 Education and Development

2 Progress on EFA

3 Key Indicators Beyond EFA

4 International Assessments

II The State of Education in Asia-Pacific

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

36

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

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Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

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Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 38: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

II-1 Education and Development

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 39: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

ldquoPush and Pullrdquo

Between Education and Development

Source GJ Kim

Training Workshop

on Education

Policy Formulation

amp Monitoring

UNESCO

Education as Key for Development 39

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

VALUES AND ATTITUDES SKILLS amp COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

PRODUCTIVITY amp SOCIAL CAPITAL

DEVELOPMENT

(ECONOMIC amp SOCIAL)

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 40: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Education as a Source of Development Percentage of population by

educational attainment age 15+

total completed secondary

GDP per Capita (constant 2000 USD)

Source World Bank Database

40

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 41: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

II-2 Progress on EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 42: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

bull Launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand by UNESCO UNDP UNFPA UNICEF and the World Bank

bull A Declaration on EFA endorsed by delegates from 155 countries representatives from 150 governmental and non-governmental organizations

bull World Declaration on EFA (1990 Jomtien)

Universal access to learning

Focus on equity

Emphasis on learning outcomes

Broadening the means and scope of basic education

Enhancing the environment for learning

Strengthening partnerships by 2000

Education for All (EFA) 42

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 43: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

43

The international community met again in Dakar Senegal (2000) and

affirmed their commitment to achieving EFA by 2015

Goal 1 Expand early childhood care and education

Goal 2 Provide free and compulsory primary education for all

Goal 3 Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults

Goal 4 Increase adult literacy

Goal 5 Achieve gender parity and equality

Goal 6 Improve the quality of education

The Dakar Framework and its 6 goals

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 44: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Progress on EFA Unfinished Business Asia and the Pacific World

Source UIS (2014) UNESCO Institute for Statistics database Note Goal 1 is represented by the GER in pre-primary Goal 2 by the ANER in primary Goal 3 by the GER in secondary Goal 4 by the adult literacy rates Goal 5 by the GPI of the ANER in primary and Goal 6 by the gross intake rate in the last grade of primary as a proxy of completion rate

bull From 1999 to 2011 all 6 EFA goals have improved in the Asia-Pacific region and globally

bull For all 6 goals the achievement done was more important in Asia-Pacific than globally

Eg the GER in pre-primary in A-P improved by 25 percentage points between 1999 and

2011 compared to 17 percentage points globally Goal 1 saw the biggest improvement

A-P World A-P WorldG1 25 gt 17 544 gt 502G2 8 = 8 949 gt 912G3 16 gt 11 693 lt 707G4 3 gt 2 825 lt 841G5 7 gt 5 099 gt 098G6 11 gt 10 935 gt 906

Percentage points

change between 1999-

2011

Comparison between

the values for 2011

44

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 45: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Adult ldquoIlliteracyrdquo

Source

UNESCO

2014

Education for

All Global

Monitoring

Report

201314

(httpunesd

ocunescoor

gimages00

2200225622

5660epdf)

10 countries account for 72 of the global population of illiterate adults Number of illiterate adults 10 countries with highest populations of illiterate adults 1985-1994 and 2005-2011

In

dia

C

hin

a

Pa

kis

tan

B

an

gla

de

sh

Nig

eria

Eth

iop

ia

Eg

yp

t B

razi

l

Ind

on

esi

a

DR

C

on

go

Data not available for

1985-1994

Illite

rate

ad

ults

(mill

ion

) 1985-

1994

2005-

2011

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

44

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 46: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

II-3 Key Indicators beyond EFA

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 47: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Higher Education

Source

UNESCO

(2014) EFA

Global

Monitoring

Report 20134

(httpunesdo

cunescoorgi

mages00220

02256225660e

pdf)

UIS

(httpdatauis

unescoorgin

dexaspxquer

yid=142amplang=

en)

South and West Asia Central Asia East Asia and the

Pacific World

Indicator 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010 1999 2010

Gross enrolment ratio () - 17 19 24 13 29 18 29

Gender parity index - 076 092 109 076 105 099 108

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

46

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 48: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Gross enrolment ratios for Bachelorrsquos programmes by country or territory 1980-2011

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

bull Most middle and low income

countries in the region have

made much progress in widening

access to Bachelorrsquos degree

programmes

bull In China Lao PDR Malaysia

Nepal and Sri Lanka the gross

enrollment ratios for Bachelorrsquos

programmes have increased over

10 times over the past four

decades

Access to higher education has expanded La

o P

DR

Bh

uta

n

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Bru

ne

i D

aru

ssa

lam

Ch

ina

My

an

ma

r

Ca

mb

od

ia

Sri

La

nk

a

Ind

ia

Ne

pa

l

Tim

or-

Lest

e

Ind

on

esi

a

Ma

lay

sia

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Ch

ina

H

on

g K

on

g

Ira

n Is

lam

ic R

ep

Tha

ila

nd

Ch

ina

M

ac

ao

Jap

an

Ko

rea

R

ep

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

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The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

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University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 49: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Higher Education Graduates by Field

Source UIS (2012) Global Education Digest 2012 ndash Opportunities lost The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Graduates by field as a percentage of total graduates (2010)

Australia Brunei Cambodia Macau

China Japan

Lao

PDR Malaysia

New

Zealand

Republic

of Korea

Viet

Nam

Agriculture 1 - 2 - 3 6 1 1 1 8

Engineering

manufacturing amp

construction

8 10 3 2 17 14 24 6 24 17

Humanities and arts 10 9 14 7 15 12 4 14 18 4

Social science business

and law 44 12 66 64 27 51 31 32 21 33

Health and welfare 15 11 3 6 13 4 8 13 14 4

Science 10 12 9 3 3 7 14 13 8 -

Services 3 - - 13 9 5 3 4 6 3

Education 9 42 2 5 7 1 17 12 8 28

Not known or unspecified - 4 - - 7 - 1 5 - 4

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

48

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 50: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

bull Across the region many

governments allowed and

encouraged the expansion of

private higher education in an

effort to shift students away

from the heavily-subsidized

public sector

bull Some countries such as

Indonesia Japan the

Philippines and the Republic

of Korea have a strong

tradition of private higher

education where the majority

of students attend private

institutions

Source UNESCO UIS (2014

Enrolment in private higher education institutions as a percentage of total higher education enrolment by country or

territory 2011 or most recent year available

Expansion of Private Higher Education

Korea Rep

Japan

Singapore

China Macao

Philippines

Nepal

Indonesia

Cambodia

Bangladesh

Iran Islamic Rep

Timor-Leste

Malaysia

Pakistan

Lao PDR

Thailand

China Hong Kong

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Afghanistan

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

kh

sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

Ch

ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

str

alia

Vie

t N

am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

esh

Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

Ma

ldiv

es

Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 51: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

School Expectancy Per Country

Source UIS

(2012)

UNESCO

Institute for

Statistics

database

114

150

92 98 114 119 123 125

151

168

206

68 81

103 113

124 140

110

00

50

100

150

200

250

Uzb

ekis

tan

Ka

za

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sta

n

Lao P

DR

Ca

mb

od

ia

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ina

Ph

ilip

pin

es

Th

aila

nd

Ma

laysia

Ja

pa

n

So

uth

Ko

rea

Au

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alia

Vie

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am

Pa

kis

tan

Ba

ng

lad

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Ind

ia

Bh

uta

n

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ldiv

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Ira

n

World

Central Asia East Asia and the Pacific South and West Asia

1991 1999 2008

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

50

II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

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112

Thank you

112

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II-4 International Assessments

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 53: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

East Asian Performance as Outliers (TIMSS Rankings)

Source IEA 2013 TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics (httptimssandpirlsbcedutimss2011downloadsT11_IR_Mathematics_FullBookpdf)

4th Grade Mathematics 8th Grade Mathematics

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

52

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 54: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Source Prepared by UNESCO Bangkok based on data from the OECD Programme for

International Student Assessment 2014 Database

Comparative Performance in PISA 2012

Mathematics and Reading

54

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 55: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is above OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is not statistically significantly different from the OECD average

Strength of the relationship between performance and socio-economic status is below the OECD average

Performance and equity in Asia-Pacific and Europe

55

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

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Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 56: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

The role of culture and tradition

Long tradition of meritocracy continuous search for the ldquobetterrdquo and

competitive selection of the ldquobestrdquo leading to desire for continuous

learning

Valuing education pre-dating the international programme on ldquoEducation

for Allrdquo and still underlying national education policies and practices

Respect for the teaching profession teachersrsquo position was traditionally

higher than that of parents

Emphasis on non-cognitive learning and transversal competencies

especially empathy perseverance self-discipline - all conducive attributes

for hard-work

Support from parents and communities family education and social education complement school education

56

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 57: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

How can we explain the East Asian Performance

Systemic and Policy Factors

Gradual transition from highly centralized to decentralized systems

Solid basic education as a foundation for further expansion of

education

Use of technology to enhance access and learning

System alignment to ensure relevance and sustainability

Policy generation rather than policy borrowing through adaptation of

innovative approaches to national and local contexts

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

57

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

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Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

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Page 58: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 59: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

1 Structure of the Education Systems

2 Governance

3 Financing

4 Teacher Policy

5 Pedagogy Curriculum and Assessment

III Policy Responses and Education Systems

A Comparative Perspective

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

58

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 60: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

III-1 Structure of the

Education Systems

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 61: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

bull 6+3+3 is the most common in the region (representing 8 out of 15

countries reviewed)

bull Followed by 6+4+2 system

6+3+3 Cambodia China

Indonesia Japan Rep of

Korea Thailand

5+3+2+2 India

5+4+3 Lao PDR Vietnam

6+4+2 Australia Philippines

Singapore

8+4 New Zealand

6+3+2 Malaysia

6+5 Brunei Darussalam

5+4+2 Myanmar

Source IBE (2011)

Structures of Education Systems in the Asia Pacific

61

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 62: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

III-2 Governance

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 63: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Horizontal Coordination (General Education)

Model Description Countries

Single-Ministry Model

Both basic and higher education are coordinated under 1 umbrella

ministry

Bulgaria India Japan Vietnam Finland China

Dual-Ministry Model Basic education and higher

education are coordinated under 2 respective ministries

France Malaysia

Republic of Korea

Multi-Ministry Model Multiple ministries coordinate

general education-related sub-

sectors

Austria Myanmar

Poland

63

From December 2012 university admissions policy and operations has been transferred to the Korean Council for

University Education and will no longer be supervised by the MEST

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

Compiled by

UNESCO

Bangkok

based on

data from

the World

Data on

Education

Seventh

edition

201011

International

Bureau of

Education

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 64: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Country Standard-

setting

Primary funding

source

Budget allocation Teacher recruitment

Australia Central State State State

Indonesia Central District

Municipality

District

MunicipalitySchool

District

MunicipalitySchool

Japan Central Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Prefecture

Municipality

Rep of Korea Central Central Province Province

Myanmar Central Central Central Central

Vietnam Central Central Provincedistrict Provincedistrict

Standard setting is centralized in most countries

High performing education systems tend to devolve and give

more management responsibilities to subnational level

Includes

Metropolitan

cities

Sources IBE (2011)

and data collected by

UNESCO staff

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Asia Pacific) 64

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 65: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Roles and responsibilities of respective levels

(Europe)

Capital expenditure (immovable or movables)

Operating expenditure

Purchase of computer equipment

Funding (seeking donations and sponsorship)

Leasing of school premises for out-of-hours activities

Loans

Using private funds to purchase immovable

Using private funds to purchase movables

Using private funds to employ teaching staff

Using private funds to employ non-teaching staff

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3 Left

ISCED 1

Use of public funds

Fundraising and use of private funds

65

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 66: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Teacher management seems rather centralized in most countries

regardless of development status of education systems

Some countries apply flexibility at local or even school level yet within central governmentsrsquo control and regulations

Country Central

Government

Regional

government Local government School

Cambodia x

China x (County)

India x

Indonesia x x (District) x

Japan x

Lao PDR x

Malaysia x

Philippines x

Singapore x x

Thailand x

Only accredited

schools

Source UNESCO

Bangkok (2012)

Who is in charge of teachers (Asia Pacific)

66

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

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rtu

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l

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nm

ark

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ite

d S

tate

s

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ch

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pu

blic

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o

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ly

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nia

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lan

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stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 67: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Who is in charge of teachers (Europe)

Selecting school head

Determining duties and

responsibilities of school head

Selecting new teachers

Selecting substitute teachers

Dismissing teachers

Determining duties and responsibilities

of teachers

Levels of school autonomy for managing resources and aspects of teaching and learning in

primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3) 201011

Offering teachers

additional salary

payments for non-

contractually

stipulatedadditional

hellip overtime

hellip duties and

responsibilities

Full autonomy Limited autonomy No autonomy Not applicable

Decision-making powers may be delegated by the local authority

Right

ISCED 2-3

Left

ISCED 1

With respect to school heads

With respect to teaching staff

67

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf)

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 68: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

The Role of the PrivateNon-Government Sector (Asia Pacific)

68

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Operation

Public

Pu

blic

P

riv

ate

Fu

nd

ing

Government

schools

ldquoVoucherrdquo

schools

Charter schools

Fee-charging

public schools

Full-fee private

schools

ldquoCommunityrdquo

schools

Private Private sector involvement in

education come in a variety of forms

An example of community schools

are registered non-government

primary schools in Bangladesh run by BRACrsquos Education Programme

which provides non-formal primary

education with school premises

rented from the community and

funding support from private

donors

Source Figure prepared by

UNESCO Bangkok

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 69: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

The Role of the Private Sector Asia-Pacific vs Europe

69

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary

Czech Republic 2 3 14

Finland 2 5 18

France 15 22 32

Germany 4 9 8

United Kingdom 5 29 51

EU 21 Average 10 14 17

Australia 31 36 35

China 5 8 12

Indonesia 17 36 49

Japan 1 7 31

Korea 1 18 45

G20 average 11 18 23

Source OECD (2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013 OECD

Indicators OECD

Publishing

httpdxdoiorg101

787eag-2013-en

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Privately Managed Schools (2008)

This includes government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 70: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

III-3 Education Financing

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 71: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

High-income Lower middle income Upper middle

income

Low-

income

Educationrsquos share of GDP Asia Pacific

Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of

Govrsquot Expenditure amp GNP Selected Years 2007 ndash 2010

Government expenditures on education vary significantly across countries bull As of total budget 85 in

Brunei Darussalam vs 223 in Thailand (2010)

bull As of GNP 27 in Cambodia vs 76 in New Zealand

Note The most recent year is selected during the period

2007-2010 for which data is available Data for Myanmar

is taken from UNESCO (2011) Source UIS (2012)

71

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 72: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Educationrsquos share of GDP Europe 73

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source Statistics in

focus 52014

Authors M

MAROTTA M R

DIAS M

ASSUNCcedilAtildeO L

FREYSSON I

KOSTADINOVA L

WAHRIG

ISSN2314-

9647 (httpeppe

urostateceuropa

eustatistics_explai

nedindexphpGo

vernment_expendi

ture_on_education

)

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

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imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

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ain

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rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

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ng

ary

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rtu

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l

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nm

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ite

d S

tate

s

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ch

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lan

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ep

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n F

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ec

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mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 73: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Financial Allocation in Europe vs Asia Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific region middle and higher income countries

tend to spend more on post-primary education while low-

income countries spend more on primary education

Asia Pacific countries have been taking a gradual expansion

approach keeping in line with their financial capacity and

educational needs

As compared to many countries in the Asia Pacific region

European countries tend to invest more on education compared

to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region

European investment in post-primary education seems higher

than the Asia-Pacific region in general

74

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 74: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Australia 14 14 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16 hellip

Japan 12 12 12 13 12 15 17 17 17 hellip 17

Lao PDR hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

New Zealand hellip hellip hellip hellip 11 13 14 13 11 11 13

Philippines 25 21 20 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Republic of Korea hellip 30 28 28 27 31 28 30 31 32

Thailand 02 02 hellip hellip 19 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

India 02 16 hellip 13 12 12 hellip hellip hellip hellip hellip

Source UIS (2012)

Total Private Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP All Levels

Private Investment in Education Asia Pacific 75

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Private Investment in Education Europe

Proportions of educational expenditure from public and private sources (ISCED 0 to 6) 2008

76

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source

EACEA (2012)

Key Data on

Education in

Europe 2012

(httpeacea

eceuropae

ueducation

eurydicedoc

umentskey_d

ata_series134

enpdf) Public Funding Private Funding

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

30

0

30

40

60

80

100

EU

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

TR

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

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ain

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rma

ny

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lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

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rtu

ga

l

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nm

ark

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ite

d S

tate

s

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ch

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pu

blic

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xic

o

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lan

d

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ly

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ve

nia

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lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 76: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

III-4 Teacher Policy

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 77: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

78

Choosing Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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79

Training Teachers (Asia-Pacific)

Years of pre-service teacher training

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 79: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training ndash ECCE and primary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

ISCED 3-4 Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

Pre-primary teachers (ISCED 0)

Primary teachers (ISCED 1)

Years

Years

Years

Years

80

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueducationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

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lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

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nm

ark

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ite

d S

tate

s

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ch

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pu

blic

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xic

o

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lan

d

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ly

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ve

nia

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lan

d

Ice

lan

d

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stria

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va

k R

ep

ub

lic

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ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 80: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Choosing and Training Teachers (Europe)

Prerequisites for entry to teacher training - secondary Level and minimum length of initial teacher education

and the minimum proportion of time spent on professional training 201112

Lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary teachers (ISCED 3)

Years

Years

Years

Years

Bachelor level Masterrsquos level

Time spent on professional Training Institutional autonomy Teacher education abroad

81

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data

on Teachers and

School Leaders

in Europe 2013

Edition

(httpeaceaec

europaeueduc

ationeurydiced

ocumentskey_d

ata_series151EN

pdf)

82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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82

Source UNESCO Institute for Statistics

database accessed on February 2013

Allocating Teachers (Asia Pacific)

Percentage of trained teachers in each level of education

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

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imu

m

sala

ry

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pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

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el

Ko

rea

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ey

Ind

on

esi

a

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en

tin

a

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ite

d K

ing

do

m

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zil

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lan

d

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stra

lia

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nc

e

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ain

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rma

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lgiu

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)

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ng

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l

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nm

ark

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ite

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ch

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ep

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lic

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ssia

n F

ed

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on

ia

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ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 82: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Secondary teachersrsquo annual salaries in public schools as a percentage of GDP per capita

Country Year Lower secondary teachers Upper secondary teachers

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Starting After 15 years

of experience

Top of

scale

Australia 2009 97 135 135 97 135 135

Cambodia 2003 64 77 86 91 77 123

Indonesia 2009 38 52 56 45 58 63

Japan 2009 80 140 178 80 140 182

Lao PDR 2002 53 58 65 54 59 hellip

Malaysia 2006 105 184 279 105 164 279

New Zealand 2009 70 135 135 70 135 135

Philippines 2009 157 173 186 157 173 186

Republic of Korea 2009 122 211 338 122 211 338

Thailand 2006 91 177 299 91 177 299

Source UIS

(2011)

UNESCO

Bangkok (2009)

Paying Teachers

Remuneration in the Asia-Pacific 83

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

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lan

d

Au

stra

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nc

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Sp

ain

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lgiu

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Fr

)

Hu

ng

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ga

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nm

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va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 83: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Paying Teachers Remuneration in Europe Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of full-time fully

qualified teachers in public schools relative to GDP per capita

(Lower and upper secondary) 201112

84

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source EACEA

(2013) Key Data on

Teachers and School

Leaders in Europe

2013 Edition

(httpeaceaeceur

opaeueducatione

urydicedocuments

key_data_series151E

Npdf)

Ma

xim

um

sala

ry

Min

imu

m

sala

ry

Up

pe

r Se

co

nd

ary

Lo

we

r S

ec

on

da

ry

BE f

r

BE d

e

BE n

l

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LY

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

UK

-NIR

UK

-SC

T

HR

IS

TR

LI

NO

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 84: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

85 Teaching time vs class size

Non-teaching time for

bull Classroom observation

bull Team teaching

bull School-based research

bull Active collaboration

Reduced teaching time could allow teachers to

focus on activities which

have a proven impact on learning

Source Jensen B Hunter A Sonnemann J and Burns T (2012) Catching up learning from the best school systems in East Asia Grattan Institute httpgrattaneduaustaticfilesassets00d8aaf4130_report_learning_from_the_best_detailpdf

Teaching Hours How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 85: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

86

Source OECD

(2013)

Education at a

Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

OECD Publishing

httpdxdoiorg

101787eag-

2013-en

Average Class Size

How do Europe and Asia-Pacific compare

Average class size in primary education (2000 2011)

Number of students

per classroom 2011 2000

Ch

ina

Ch

ile

Ja

pa

n

Isra

el

Ko

rea

Turk

ey

Ind

on

esi

a

Arg

en

tin

a

Un

ite

d K

ing

do

m

Bra

zil

Ire

lan

d

Au

stra

lia

Fra

nc

e

Sp

ain

Ge

rma

ny

Be

lgiu

m (

Fr

)

Hu

ng

ary

Po

rtu

ga

l

De

nm

ark

Un

ite

d S

tate

s

Cze

ch

Re

pu

blic

Me

xic

o

Fin

lan

d

Ita

ly

Slo

ve

nia

Po

lan

d

Ice

lan

d

Au

stria

Slo

va

k R

ep

ub

lic

Ru

ssia

n F

ed

Est

on

ia

Gre

ec

e

Luxe

mb

ou

rg

III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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III-5 Pedagogy Curriculum

and Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 87: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Shifts in learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific

Teacher centered approaches vs student centered

approaches

Exam Oriented vs Whole Person Development

Textbook Dominated Classroom vs Multi Media Learning

Environment

Increasing emphasis on transversal competencies case studies

from Asia-Pacific

Convergence with recent European discourses on norms and

values in education

88

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 88: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Paradigm Shifts in the Asia Pacific Case Studies

On Student Centered Approaches

Active student participation (Joyce Model Singapore)

Focus on generic skills (Indonesia)

Knowledge creation (Malaysia)

On Whole Person Development

Diverse definitions

Moral education (Indonesia Japan Singapore)

Character education (South Korea)

On Multi-Media Learning Environments

Catering to individual needs and diverse learning outcomes(South Korea)

Enhancing ICT skills in learning and activities (Singapore)

89

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 89: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Examination Systems in the Asia-Pacific

High stakes nature regardless examination models

Chief means for controlling access to next schooling level and to the most

prestigious institutions (in countries where education is widely available)

Long term implication present good jobs greater life opportunities

Exam system hence susceptible to cheating corruption and anti-educational

practices (excessive drilling commercial tutoring)

Two main exam formats

Subject-based exams (European) ndash GCSE A levels French Baccalaureate

Includes open-ended subjective questions requiring extended written responses

(eg essays)

Objectively-scored tests (USA) - SAT

Multiple-choice formats for testing aptitude

90

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 90: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

The ldquoSummativerdquo Model

bull Test languages

and mathematics

bull Curriculum-

independent

aptitude test (for

some countries

bull A number of subjects

from comprehensive list

that reflects curriculum

bull Attainment test for

completing lower

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or to

control access to upper

secondary education

bull Limited number of

subjects

bull Attainment test for

completing upper

secondary education

bull Used for workplace

recruitment or

selection into higher

education

bull Reflect traditional British model of 11+ exams

bull Followed by many Asia-Pacific countries Brunei Darussalam Fiji Indonesia Iran Mongolia Singapore Sri Lanka

91

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Source UNESCO

(2013) Asia-Pacific

Secondary

Education System

Review Series

Examination Systems

(httpunesdocunes

coorgimages0018

001878187826epdf)

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 91: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Country Examination Characteristics

China

National Higher Entrance

Examination ldquogao kaordquo

bull Taken at the end of Grade 12

bull 4-6 subjects (incld Chinese Math a foreign language)

Japan National Center Tests for

University Admissions

bull For entry to public universities and some private universities

bull Separate subject tests multiple-choice

Kazakhstan Uniform national testing bull 5 subjects (incld Kazakh Russian Math Kazakh history)

Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test bull Closely modelled on the SAT

bull Developed by the Center for Educational Assessment and

Teaching Methods (an NGO funded by USAID)

Philippines National Secondary

Achievement Test (now

defunct)

bull No government sponsored entry examination currently

bull All schools administer their own college entrance

examinations

Republic of

Korea

College Scholastic Ability

Test (CSAT)

National Assessment of

Educational Achievement

(NAEA)

National English Ability Test

(NEAT)

bull CSAT taken by all Grade 12 students and crucial for

university admission

bull NAEA an accountability test to monitor quality of

education in schools

bull NEAT to test English ability choice of 2 levels (academic

or practical) depending on purpose of its use

The ldquoAccessrdquo Model

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

92

Source

UNESCO

(2013)

Asia-

Pacific

Seconda

ry

Educatio

n System

Review

Series

Examinat

ion

Systems

(httpu

nesdocu

nescoor

gimages

001800

1878187

826epdf)

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 92: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Civil Service Examinations ndash A Symbol of Prestige

Basis for selection to the bureaucracy in Imperial China as early as the Han

Dynasty (BC 206AD 220)

Modelled by the Japanese Koreans and Vietnamese

Demanding exams requiring years of preparation and study

Fierce competition ndash prestige associated with passing the exams

Long and entrenched commitment to the notion of examinations

Examinations in East Asia

A Long Tradition of Examinations and Meritocracy 93

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Exams were unknown in the West until the 18th century when Jesuit

missionaries described Chinese system in letters written home

Exams were later advocated by thinkers (eg Adam Smith and

Voltaire) as means to

Move society from one with aristocratic privilege to meritocratic system

Regulating access to the professions

Opening up opportunities for all societal strata

The practice of exams were finally introduced in the 19th century

Entry into the civil service initially

For selection to and assessment in educational institutions

94

Examinations in Europe

A Relatively New Concept

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 95: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Education for Competition or Collaboration

The region has seen two contrasting trends

1 Pressure to lsquocompetersquo within and across countries in

high stakes exams and learning tests

2 Towards increased collaboration between

governments organizations and institutions

96

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 96: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Growing Trend Towards Benchmarking 97

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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University Rankings

98

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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University Entrance Exams 99

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 99: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Shadow Education Scale of Private Tutoring

Country Primary () Secondary ()

Bangladesh 38 64

Hong Kong - bull 54 (Grade 9)

bull 72 (Grade 12)

India 57 (West Bengal) 72 (Kerala)

Japan 16 (Primary 1) 65 (Secondary 3)

Rep of Korea 87 (elementary) bull 72 (lower secondary)

bull 63 (upper secondary)

Sri Lanka - bull 92 (Grade 10)

bull 98 (Grade 12)

Thailand - 65 (upper secondary)

Vietnam 65 (Grade 3) 69 (Grade 9)

The prevalence of tutoring also varies depending on region

Pakistan 34 in urban areas (60 in Karachi) 11 rural areas

Source Bray M

amp Kwo O 2014

100 Commercial Tutoring Rates in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Performance or Happiness PISA 2012 results showed that the highest achieving students are

not always the happiest

101

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 101: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

I Emerging Trends in the Region

II The State of Education in Asia Pacific

III Education Systems and Policy A Comparative Perspective

IV Notable Policy Responses

V UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Work

Outline

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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bull Regional study on integration of transversal

competencies in education policies and practices

was launched in 2013 by Asia-Pacific Education

Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) UNESCO

Bangkok

bull 10 countries and economies conducted policy and

curriculum review to identify degrees of integration

of transversal competencies

bull A regional synthesis report is to be published in

MayJune 2014

bull Phase II of the study focusing on nurturing transversal

competencies through classroom practices has

been launched

CountriesEconomies in

Regional Study

Australia Shanghai Hong

Kong India Japan Malaysia

Mongolia Philippines

Republic of Korea and

Thailand

Transversal skills and competencies

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

102

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 103: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

UNESCO Bangkokrsquos Knowledge Partnerships

NEQMAP (Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific)

bull Focus on assessment as the key tool for monitoring learning

bull Provide a platform for exchanging expertise experiences and lessons to improve the quality of learning

bull 3 Modalities

bull Knowledge sharing Research Capacity building

ERI-Net (Education Research

Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific)

To enhance the exchange of

policy initiatives experience and

information through research and

dialogue

To contribute to policy-making in

education development and

innovation

Through policy research

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

103

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

Page 104: L’éducation en Asie en 2014 · Asia South-East Asia South & South-West Asia North & Central Asia Pacific Asia & the Pacific World Agriculture 1990 Agriculture 2009 Industry 1990

Learning to Live Together

bull Regional study conducted under the

UNESCO Inter-sectoral platform for peace

and non-violence

bull Based on the vision of the four pillars of

learning set forth by the International

Commission on Education for the 21st

Century

bull Highlights innovative practices and identifies

gaps in promoting peace through education

bull Published online at

httpunesdocunescoorgimages002200

2272227208Epdf

Countries

Afghanistan Australia Indonesia

Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Republic of

Korea Sri Lanka Thailand and The

Philippines

Areas of focus

National Policy Frameworks

Curriculum Teachers Assessment

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

104

Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Promoting peace in Southeast Asia through shared histories

bull With greater regional integration in 2015

under the ASEAN framework there will be

increasing social and cultural interactions

among the peoples of the region

bull Risks of tensions between various groups of

populations grounded in the way past

events are taught

UNESCO supports

Developing shared materials for history education in South-East Asia - to promote

mutual understanding and peace among future generations

Reflective of a desire of Southeast Asia peoples and countries to promote their

interconnectedness GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

105

Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Technical and vocational training and education (TVET)

Three functional domains

Upstream policy advice to strengthen relevance of

TVET systems

Collaborative regional research - Asia-Pacific Series

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

Expanding Technical and Vocational Education

and Training at Secondary Education Level

Strengthening of the knowledge base and knowledge

management for better alignment of learning outcomes in TVET with labour market needs of Member

States

Most recent analytical work Transferable skills in

technical and vocational education and training (TVET) Policy Implications (to be published in 2014)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

106

Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Higher Education

Priority areas

Governance of higher education systems and institutions bull Higher education policy advice

bull Regional and sub-regional policy debates

bull Technical documents

bull Networking for information sharing amp partnership building

bull Common knowledge base

Internationalization of higher education bull Facilitating the ratification and implementation of the

Regional Convention

Technology and delivery of higher education bull Analyzing trends and mechanisms

bull Expanding open and distance learning to traditional

universities

bull Quality assurance of on-line higher education

programmes

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

107

Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Flexible Learning Strategies

A variety of alternative educational programmes to reach the most marginalised

These brochures introduce how Flexible Learning

Strategies (FLS) as adopted by governments and

NGOs can effectively and innovatively provide

learners with an alternative means to gaining

basic literacy and numeracy competencies as

well as the life skills needed to thrive

A number of FLS initiatives exist in Asia and the

Pacific and common characteristics of these

programmes include

1 Intensive quality teaching

2 Ability to reach the unreached

3 Flexibility

4 Equivalency to formal education

5 Lifelong learning

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

108

Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Education for Sustainable Development

bull Incorporating key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning eg climate change disaster risk

reduction biodiversity poverty reduction and sustainable

consumption

bull Promotion of competencies like critical thinking imagining

future scenarios and making decisions in a collaborative

way

bull UNertia - a campaign and a competition in collaboration

between UNESCO and the United Nations Environmental

Programme encouraging everyone to engage in

Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental

benefits in their local communities

UNertia campaign ongoing (httpjoinunertiaorg)

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

109

ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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ICT in Education

bull Harnessing the potential of ICT to

achieve quality lifelong learning for all

bull Four main areas

Policy advice (eg technical support

for ICT in Education Master Plan

development)

Capacity building for teacher

education institutions

Catalyst for international cooperation and private-public partnerships

Research and clearing house

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

110

Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Entrepreneurship Education

bull UNESCO Bangkok and the Malaysian Ministry of Education co-organized the

3rd UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education in Malaysia in

December 2013 discussing issues such as changing the mindsets of students

academics teachers families and society towards entrepreneurship as well

as creating an ldquoecosystemrdquo to facilitate entrepreneurship education

bull The UNESCO Entrepreneurship Education Network (EE-Net) aiming to provide

a platform to increase understanding and knowledge about

entrepreneurship education was launched

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

111

Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Defining the post-2015 education agenda

World

Education

Forum

Incheon

Republic of

Korea

World

Conference on

Education for

Sustainable

Development

Nagoya Japan

Asia-Pacific

Regional Conference on

Education

Towards and

Beyond 2015 Thailand

August 2014 November 2014 May 2015

Discussing the Future of Education Post 2015hellip

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

112

Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014

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Thank you

112

GJ Kim Asian Education in a Changing World Emerging Trends and Policy Responses 12 June 2014