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Worlds of Education 29 September 2023
Copyright in education: bringing the classroom to life

Dr Dara Dimitrov

As the daughter of a refugee, education as a necessity was drummed into me. ‘You need to get a good education’ was my father’s lead mantra. My father was denied that right, and although he spoke seven languages, he could barely read one. My father saw education as a way...
Copyright in education: bringing the classroom to life
Worlds of Education 28 September 2023
Copyright problems impede cross-border teaching

Patricia Aufderheide, Juliya Ziskina, Kimberly Anastácio

For teachers who work across national borders, copyright and licensing restrictions can create barriers that prevent them from doing their work. This affects the quality of instruction, and also impedes the growth of global learning strategies that otherwise have the potential to lower the North/South gap in educational access.
Copyright problems impede cross-border teaching
News 28 September 2023
Tanzania: EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union

Education International is concerned by the disruption of legitimate union activities and meetings of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) by the police, including a TTU Council meeting on 25 September. The intimidation and intervention in the internal affairs of the union by government authorities is a serious violation of international...
Tanzania: EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union
Worlds of Education 27 September 2023
Copyright and teaching materials in Senegal

Mar Mbodj

Copyright gives authors exclusive control over their works. In education, however, the balance between access to information and respect for copyright is a major challenge. It is essential that we guarantee equitable access to protected knowledge while preserving the rights of artists and authors. Against this backdrop we have conducted...
Copyright and teaching materials in Senegal
Worlds of Education 26 September 2023
Valuing the humanity of teachers and the teaching profession

Carol Campbell, Kelsey Lewis

Education involves the development of humanity. This requires valuing the humanity of teachers as people and professionals, and the importance of their complex work to teach learners and equip them to thrive in their lives. Below, we discuss our background paper submitted to the United Nation's High-Level Panel on the...
Valuing the humanity of teachers and the teaching profession
Worlds of Education 25 September 2023
Teaching in an age of crises: rediscovering the importance of dignity

Howard Stevenson

In 1968, Martin Luther King addressed striking sanitation workers in Memphis, but his words will resonate with teachers around the world today: “. . . whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth”. Tackling what...
Teaching in an age of crises: rediscovering the importance of dignity