References

What is Education
  Article

"History of Education." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Feb 2008  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education >.

Importance of Education

 Article

 Maulana Mahiduddin Khan,"Importance of Education." (2008) 05 Feb 2008 <http://www.alrisala.org/Articles/mailing_list/importance_of_education.htm>.

 Khalid Baig, "The Real Purpose of Education." (2008) 05 Feb 2008 <http://www.albalagh.net/education/education2.shtml>.

 Image(s)

  - how important education is?

www.usaid.gov/stories/sudan/fp_su_teachers.html

The RIGHT to be Educated

  Article

 "Right to Education." 20 Jan 2008
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Problems in Education

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 Allyn & Bacon. "Problem Area: Problems of Education ."
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"Education and the World Bank." The World Bank 04 Mar 2008 <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/0,, menuPK:282391~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:282386,00.html>.

Lack of Facilities

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"Facilities." Tracy Unified School District 21 Feb 2008 <http://www.tracy.k12.ca.us/facilities/index.htm>.

"Enhancement of School Facilities." Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21 Feb 2008 <http://www.mext.go.jp/english/org/struct/012. htm>.

Lack of Teachers

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Teacher shortages threaten quality Education For All." UNESCO Institute for Statistics 05 Mar 2008 <http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=6509_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC>.

"Attracting and Keeping Quality Teachers." National Education Association 05 Mar 2008 <http://www.nea.org/teachershortage/index.html>.

Child and Education
  Image(s)

  - Economically Marginalized Children

http://nextgr8twriter.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/the-world-i-live-in-by-spasmically-perfect/

Hindrances to Education

 Article

"Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment 13, The right to education (Art. 13) ." 19 Feb 2008 <http://wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/gencomm/escgencom13.htm >.

Kate Donovan, "UNICEF rolls out Child-to-Child Survey to get all children in school ." UNICEF Media NY 19 Feb 2008 <http://www.unicef.org/media/media_21716.html>.

Poverty

 Article

 "Poverty Reduction." Global Education 22 Feb 2008 17 Mar 2008 <http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/181>.  

 Image(s)

  - my steps count

http://nextgr8twriter.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/the-world-i-live-in-by-spasmically-perfect/

Accessibility

 Article

"Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment 13, The right to education (Art. 13), U.N. Doc. E/C.12/1999/10 (1999). ." University of Minnesota Human Rights Library 29 Jan 2008
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"Accessibility in School and University Facilities." National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities 29 Jan 2008
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Environmental Factors

 Article

Law Nolte, Ph.D., Dorothy. "Children Learn What They Live." 08 Mar 2008 <http://www.empowermentresources.com/info2/childrenlearn-long_version.html>.

"Adaptation." Wikipedia, The Free Encylopedia. 08 Mar 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation>.

Health Problems

 Article

Watson, Sue. "Physically Handicapped Students." About.com 21 Feb 2008 <http://specialed.about.com/od/physicaldisabilities/a/physical.htm >.

"What Is A Disability?." 21 Feb 2008 <http://das.kucrl.org/iam/studentdis.html >.

Child Labor

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"Convention on the Rights of a Child." Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights  05 Feb 2008 <http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm >.

"Child Labor." Human Rights Watch 05 Feb 2008 <http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/child-labor.htm

"Child Labor." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 05 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor>.

Early Parenthood

 Article

 Klepinger, Daniel, Shelly Lundberg and Robert D. Plotnick . "Adolescent Fertility and the Educational Attainment of Young Women." Guttmacher Institute 11 Feb 2008 <http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2702395.html >.

Lankard, Bettina A. "Career Education for Teen Parents. ERIC Digest No. 148. ." Ericdigests.org 11 Feb 2008 <http://www.ericdigests.org/1995-2/teen.htm>.

Peer Pressure

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"Peer Pressure." 29 Mar 2008
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"Alcohol and Drugs." Embrace the Future Resilient Youth 29 Mar 2008
<http://www.embracethefuture.org.au/youth/AlcoholDrugs.aspx>.

"Peer Pressure." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 Mar 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_pressure>.

Family Support

 Article

Divorce and separation: the outcomes for children, by Bryan Rodgers and Jan Pryor http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/foundations/spr6108.asp

The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievements and Adjustment: A Literature Review Professor Charles Desforges with Alberto Abouchaar http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=The+Impact+of+Parental+Involvement%2C+Parental+Support+and+Family+Education+on+Pupil+Achievements+

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Age Gap

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"Concern raised about age gap in classrooms." iolproperty.co.za 06 Mar 2008 <http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20051020063629314C167900>.

 Image(s)

 - age does not matter

http://www.usaid.gov/stories/india/ss_in_salaambaalakrailroad.html

Government and Community
 

Government Responsibilities:

Who's Accountable?

 Article

"Education Fact Sheet." NetAid.org 03 Feb 2008
<http://www.netaid.org/global_poverty/education/education-fact-sheet.html >.

"TABOR: A Proven Failure." National Education Association 03 Feb 2008
<http://www.nea.org/fundingthreats/index.html>.

The "No Child Left Behind" Policy

 Article

"No Child Left Behind Act." Wikipedia, The Free Encylopedia. 11 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind>.

"An Act." Insource.org 11 Feb 2008
<http://www.insource.org/law/107-110Text.txt>.

Image(s)

 - No Child Left Behind

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/images/20020108-1_20020108-1-515h.html

Government Programs:

Still Not Enough!

 Article

 "Governance." A Fairer World 07 Feb 2008
<http://www.afairerworld.org/_Development/governance.html>.

"Guide to Education." LearningChannel.org 07 Feb 2008
<http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/4663?PrintableVersion=enabled>.

"Nepal's Education Reforms to Meet Demands of Expanding Economy." Asian Development Bank 24 Jan 2008 18 Mar 2008
<http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12379-nepalese-educations-projects/>.

"The Global Education Fund." Global Education Fund18 Mar 2008
<http://globaleducationfund.org.nz/>.

Teachers Aspects

 Lack of Teachers:

 Essential Though Invisible

 Article

 "Teacher shortages threaten quality Education For All." UNESCO Institute for Statistics 05 Mar 2008
<http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=6509_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC>.

"Attracting and Keeping Quality Teachers." National Education Association 05 Mar 2008
<http://www.nea.org/teachershortage/index.htmlhttp://www.nea.org/teachershortage/index.html>.

"KYRGYZSTAN: Focus on lack of teachers ." IRIN (2008) 15 Mar 2008 <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=29461>.

"ZIMBABWE: Mowing and cleaning replace geography and algebra ." IRIN (2008) 15 Mar 2008
<http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=76475>.

"IRAQ: Threatened teachers fleeing the country." IRIN (2008) 15 Mar 2008
<http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=60564>.

"YEMEN: Action needed to address teacher shortage, says UNICEF ." IRIN (2008) 15 Mar 2008
<http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=26321>.   

Teachers Dedication

 Article

"The Dedicated Professional." Lewis-Clark State College Division of Education 08 Mar 2008
<http://www.lcsc.edu/education/teacherprep/standards/dp.shtml>. 

"Teacher Commitment and Engagement: the dimensions of ideology and practice associated with teacher commitment and engagement within an Australian perspective." 08 Mar 2008
<http://www.aare.edu.au/02pap/cro02522.htm>.

Youth and Community

Non-Government Organizations

 Article

"Non-governmental organization." Wikipedia, The Free Encylopedia. 08 Mar 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization>.

" About UNESCO." UNESCO.org 08 Mar 2008
<http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3328&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>.

"About Us." Global Campaign For Education 08 Mar 2008
<http://www.campaignforeducation.org/about/about.html>.

"Education and the World Bank." The World Bank 08 Mar 2008
<http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/
0,,menuPK:282391~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:282386,00.html>.

Schools

 Article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School

http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21689.htm

http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer

http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/history.htmlv

Solutions to Education Problems

Article

"Alternative Learning Options." Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 25 March 2008 <http://www.doe.mass.edu/FamComm/f_alted.html>.
 

Alternative Learning

 Article

"Quotes about Learning." GAIA Community 19 Feb 2008
<http://quotes.gaia.com/topics/learning>.

Open University

 Article

"Open University." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 07 Feb 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University#Aims.2F>.

"Open University." California State University Dominguez Hills 07 Feb 2008
<http://www.csudh.edu/open/>.

Community Learning

 Article

"Community Learning." Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 29 Mar 2008 <http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/Learning/Community+Learning/>.

Mobile Teachers

 Article

"Beef up mobile teachers program - PGMA." Positive News Media Philippines 24 Jan 2008
<http://www.positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Education_20/Beef_up_mobile_teachers_program_-_PGMA.shtml>.

"Strengthen 'mobile teachers' plan, says Arroyo." gulfnews.com 24 Jan 2008
<http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/12/21/10176237.html>.

"Mobile Teachers." Mobile Teachers 24 Jan 2008
<http://mobileteachers.net/index2.html>.

Scholarships

 Article

 "Scholarship." Wikipedia, free encyclopedia 19 March 2008 31 March 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship>.

"Financial Aid." Wikipedia, free encyclopedia 30 March 2008 31 March 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial%5Faid>.

Schools

 Article

 "School." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 17 Mar 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School>.

Family Liaison Office, "Non-Government Organizations." U.S. Department of State 17 Mar 2008
<http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21689.htm>.

"Today's Youth Are Tomorrow's Child Advocates." Children's Defense Fund 17 Mar 2008
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"History." The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development 17 Mar 2008
<http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/history.html>.  

Foundations

 Article

"foundation." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 05 Feb 2008
<http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9364757>.

Sponsorship

 Article

"What is Sponsorship?." World Vision 14 Feb 2008
<http://www.worldvision.org/sponsor.nsf/child/sponsorship_white>.

"Child sponsorship." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 08 February 2008 31 March 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sponsorship#History_of_child_sponsorship>.

"Sponsor." Encarta. 2007. Encarta World English Dictionary. 14 Feb 2008
<http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861712411/sponsor.html>.

Non-formal Education

 Article

Smith, Mark K.. "non-formal education." infed (1996) 21 Jan 2008
<http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-nonfor.htm>.

Informal Education

 Article

"Informal Education." Wikipedia. 2007. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Jan 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informal_education>.

"Unschooling." Wikipedia. 2008. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Jan 2008
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"Homeschooling." Wikipedia. 2004. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Jan 2008
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"Autodidactism." Wikipedia. 2008. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Jan 2008
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Farenga, Pat. "What is Unschooling?." HoltGWS.com 23 Jan 2008
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Smith, Mark K.. "introducing informal education." infed May 1997 23 Jan 2008
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