| dc.description.abstract | An historical account of the creation and development of the
UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) is presented. Written in honor of the
50th anniversary of UIE, this institutional history begins with a series of
seven prefaces and memoir essays about the organization written by UIE
administrators, board members and researchers. Two chapters detail the
founding and establishment of UIE, and present short portraits of these seven
UIE pioneers: John West Robertson Thompson, Minna Specht, Paul Lengrand,
Gottfried Hausmann, Paulo Freire, Bogdan Suchodolski, and Maria Montessori.
Following these is a chapter, organized by decades, devoted entirely to the
activities of UIE since its inception. The final chapter focuses on the
present day activities of UIE and its current emphasis on lifelong learning
and non-formal education. Publications of the UIE are next featured,
including photographs of covers of the International Review of Education and
other selected publications. Captioned photographs of both the founding and
current staffs precede brief biographies of all UIE directors. Historical
essays are included from these three UIE directors: Tetsuya Kobayashi,
Ravindra Dave. and Paul B,lanaer. Amona the final lists and appended
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made
from the original document.
are a list of governing board chairpersons; a list of governing board members
from 1951-2002; a UIE chronology; a list of UIE conferences from 1952-2002;
and an index of the 45 photographs included. (AJ) | en_US |
