Global Education Policies of UNESCO and The World Bank: A Comparison Study

UNESCO and the World Bank are working to improve many aspects of human life around the globe also in the field of education. Their view matters since they have the power to affect people around the world and their policies. Although these two organisations are working together on projects in the field of education, their views on the general merits of education bring them apart. It can clearly be seen from their general agendas that while UNESCO’s motto is “building peace in the minds of men and women”, the World Bank’s mission is to reduce poverty and support development. These two very distinct understanding of education leads to various approaches and outputs for global education policies around the world. While the World Bank focused on the issues such as the economic analysis of education, school to work transitions, and finance and expenditures, UNESCO set its agenda on themes such as human rights education, education for sustainable development, teacher education and inclusive education. Financial concerns dominated the World Bank’s agenda, while UNESCO seemed focused on the wellbeing of people involved in education, whether students or teachers. It is suggested for developing countries that these differences should be taken into account when considering working with these two organizations in the field of education.

UNESCO ve Dünya Bankası Küresel Eğitim Politikaları: Bir Karşılaştırma Çalışması

UNESCO ve Dünya Bankası, birçok alanda çalıştığı gibi eğitim alanında da insan hayatının birçok yönünü geliştirmek için çalışmaktadır. Bu örgütlerin görüşleri, küresel düzeyde insanları ve politikalarını etkileme gücüne sahip olduklarından dikkate alınmalıdır. Bu iki örgüt, eğitim alanındaki bazı projeler üzerinde birlikte çalışsalar da eğitimin genel değerleri hakkındaki görüşleri onları birbirinden ayırmaktadır. Genel gündemlerinden açıkça görülen UNESCO’nun sloganı “kadın ve erkeklerin zihninde barışı inşa etmek” iken, Dünya Bankası’nın amacı yoksulluğu azaltmak ve kalkınmayı desteklemek olarak görülmektedir. Bu iki farklı anlayış doğal olarak dünya çapında küresel eğitim politikaları için çeşitli yaklaşımlara ve çıktılara yol açmaktadır. Dünya Bankası eğitimin ekonomik analizi, okuldan iş hayatına geçiş, finans ve harcamalar gibi konulara odaklanırken, UNESCO insan hakları eğitimi, sürdürülebilir kalkınma eğitimi, öğretmen eğitimi ve kaynaştırma eğitimi gibi konularda gündemini oluştur görünmektedir. Finansal kaygılar Dünya Bankası’nın gündemine egemen olurken, UNESCO, öğrenci veya öğretmen, eğitimin içindeki insanların refahına odaklanmış görünmektedir. Gelişmekte olan ülkelerin eğitim alanında bu iki kurum ile çalışırken bu farklılıkları göz önüne alması önerilmektedir.

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