Policy briefs

Materials providing findings and recommendations aimed to stimulate informed debate about issues related to inclusion and equity in education.

Conclusions and Recommendations. 48th session of the International Conference on Education, "Inclusive Education: The way of the future", Geneva, November 2008 (PDF, 160 KB)
French version (PDF, 160 KB) Spanish version (PDF, 160 KB)

Enhancing learning: From access to success. Report of the first experts’ meeting: Defining areas of action. UNESCO, 2007 (PDF, 3.7 MB)
French version (PDF, 3.5 MB)

Inclusion of children with disabilities: The early childhood imperative. UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood no. 46, June 2009 (PDF, 50 KB)
French version (PDF, 50 KB) Spanish version (PDF, 50 KB)

Learning divides. Ten policy questions about the performance and equity of schools and schooling systems. J.D. Willms, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Working Paper no. 5, 2006 (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Quality education and HIV & AIDS. Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education, May 2006 (PDF, 4.7 MB)
French version (PDF, 6 MB) Spanish version (PDF, 5.9 MB)

Towards Education for All. UNESCO Inclusion policy briefs: sharing global experience, issue no. 1, spring-summer 2006 (PDF, 700 KB)
French version (PDF, 750 KB)

Halfway to Dakar – Where are we? UNESCO Inclusion policy briefs: sharing global experience, issue no. 3, spring 2008 (PDF, 820 KB)
French version (PDF, 860 KB) Spanish version (PDF, 590 KB)

Combating child labour through education: A resource kit for policy-makers and practitioners. International Labour Organization (ILO), International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, 2009 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Education and equity. OECD Policy Paper, February 2004 (PDF, 250 KB)
French version (PDF, 110 KB)

Ten steps to equity in education. OECD Policy Brief, January 2008 (PDF, 240 KB)
French version (PDF, 250 KB) Spanish version (PDF, 180 KB)

Brief on systemic barriers to implementing inclusive education in New Brunswick. New Brunswick Association for Community Living, Canada, June 2007 (PDF, 50 KB)

Creating culturally responsive, inclusive classrooms. W. Montgomery, Teaching the Exceptional Children (vol. 33 no. 4), Council for the Exceptional Children, 2001 (PDF, 250 KB)

Education and migration: Strategies for integrating migrant children in European schools and societies. A synthesis of research findings for policy-makers. Independent expert report commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture, April 2008 (PDF, 700 KB)

Inclusive education. Policy brief. Save the Children UK, March 2009 (PDF, 75 KB)

Inclusive education where there are few resources. S. Stubbs, The Atlas-alliance in co-operation with the Norwegian Association of the Disabled, July 2002 (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Realising children's right to education. Priorities, strategies, policies and trends in international NGOs. D. Bainton, Centre for Globalisation, Education & Societies, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK, March 2009 (PDF, 950 KB)

The accessibility of education for children: How to break down the existing barriers. Policy Brief of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, December 2006 (PDF, 340 KB)

The use of language in children’s education. A policy statement. Save the Children UK, September 2007 (PDF, 300 KB)