Initiatives: How Governments Can Help to Improve Education

According to UNESCO, the responsibility to improve education starts with each government. Governments should have as one of their main goals the improvement of education. They can create educational programs with clear purposes, support them with enough budget and monitor them. The creation of policies in favor of education is a remarkable point. In the creation process, the population can participate too, not just the government.

Education is a universal right established by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations (UN) has also established a sustainable development goal on education. So, governments are attached to fulfill these accords. The step to fulfill these responsibilities starts with a good management of the financial resources and policy creation. The final steps include reports and feedback. A figure provided by the UNESCO explains the steps a cycle:

By last, governments can work hand to hand with its citizens to organize the programs. A reference of this process can be seen in this picture provided by UNESCO:

Participation of the Citizens

Citizens need to express their opinion about the programs. One way to express their opinion is to vote (if they have the opportunity) and select the option they think might be better to reach a development. Also, they can suggest programs and what could be improved. Social movements can help people to express their ideas about social issues, including education.

Citizens forming part of the private sector can provide financial resources to support educational programs.

Reference

UNESCO. (2017). Accountability in Education: Meeting Our Commitments (Second ed., pp. 17-39). Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002593/259338e.pdf

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