| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 65 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
"Board on International Comparative Studies in Education, National Research Council." |
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Committee chair: Michael W. Kirst. |
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"This project was supported with funds from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. National Science Foundation, and the World Bank." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63). |
| Source of Description |
Print version record. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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MOBIUS eMO Collection |
| Contents |
WORLDWIDE EDUCATION STATISTICS -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Mission -- Organizational Structure -- Human and Technological Resources -- Activities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Evolution of Statistics at UNESCO -- MISSION -- ACTIVITIES -- ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY -- HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES -- 3 The Effects of a Decade of Retrenchment -- THE MATCH BETWEEN MISSION AND FUNCTION -- ACCESS TO EXPERT ADVICE -- DATA MANAGEMENT -- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION |
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SERVICE TO MEMBER STATESPUBLICATIONS -- INTER- AND INTRA-AGENCY COOPERATION -- 4 Conclusions -- THE EVOLVING INTERNATIONALISM AND THE NEW DEMAND FOR INFORMATION -- The New Globalism and Information -- What Is New Here? -- Growing Global Concerns for Civic and Social Justice -- Growing Reliance on Human Capital Development -- Competition for Investment Capital -- Emergence of Third-Party Development and Research Interests -- Consequences for Information and Statistics -- PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF A MODERN STATISTICAL AGENCY -- Principles -- Relevance |
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CredibilityTrust -- Practices -- Clear and Definable Mission -- Explicit Analytic Framework -- Technical Expertise -- Autonomy and Independence -- High Professional Standards -- Capacity to Remain Current -- Broad and Regular Distribution of Information -- Analysis of Data -- Coordination with Other Statistical Agencies -- Continuing Self-Appraisal -- KEY ISSUES FOR UNESCO TO ADDRESS -- Mission -- Organizational Structure -- Resources and Activities -- 5 Recommendations -- MISSION -- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE -- HUMAN AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES |
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CORE AND SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIESCONCLUSION -- Sources -- Appendix -- Acronyms Used in the Report |
| Related To |
Print version: Worldwide education statistics. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Subjects |
Unesco.
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Educational statistics.
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| ADD KEYWDS |
Unesco. (OCoLC)fst00532744 |
| Added Author |
Guthrie, James W.
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Hansen, Janet S.
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Kirst, Michael W.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on International Comparative Studies in Education.
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| ISBN |
0309586291 (electronic bk.) |
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9780309586290 (electronic bk.) |
| OCLC # |
eMOe58543797 |
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eMOe923272595 |
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