Human Capital Index
Human capital Index. World Economic Forum launch the 2013 Human capital index. It aims to measure how well 122 countries value and achieve the full economic potential of their workers. by using indices such as Education, Health and Wellness, Workforce and Employment and Enabling Environment. See the press release.
Global Teacher Status Index
Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries. It considers from public polls which country respects the profession of teaching the and most which countries think teachers are paid too much.
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched. OHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights has launched a new database which provides free access to over 1500 full-text documents at national international and regional level which relate to combatting racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination. They include legal protocols.
Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Launched by UN Women in association with the government of Canada. News and full-text resources relating to women and economics. Browse the knowledge library to find papers, reports and data as well as practical toolkits to enable empowerment. Many items produced by UN bodies. Emphasis on current materials. Topics covered are wide-ranging; they include agriculture, […]
Social science video sites
TED videos from world leaders covering all aspects of social and environmental sciences RSA audio and events. Includes NHS, technology and change. Videolectures net. Great examples including academic lecture series. Socialcare TV. From SCIE, focuses on social work skills Vlearn . Business and economics talks.
New address for this blog
Hello all. The Social Sciences Librarians’ Blog has a new address https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/ RSS feed addresses have also changed. If you subscribe to an RSS feed from the blog, you will have to update your links.
European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
EURYPEDIA Useful new tool which has encyclopaedia style entries on the education systems of over 30 nations in Europe. Entries include links to education departments, legislation, qualification information and teaching staff. Other topics include reform, funding mobility. Also useful on this topic: UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education site: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en.html The website provides some access […]
Demographic data UK
By 2016 most parents will be unmarried Latest birth data from the National office of Statistics sees an increase in children born to unmarried parents. The ONS also has more family and household demographics data But were more children living in married families in the past? See this history and policy paper on happy families from Pat […]
OECD Education at a Glance 2013 Report.
http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm This has key indicators. Provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in more than 40 countries note some more detailed data for subscribers only. The UNESCO statistical website also has some good data on literacy and education especially in developing areas of the world. For those interested in educational research […]
UNESCO Open Access Publications
UNESCO publications on open access Get free access to high quality publications from UNESCO which has a agreed a new open access policy. Starting from July 2013, hundreds of downloadable digital UNESCO publications will be available to users through a new Open Access Repository with a multilingual interface. There are already a large number of […]
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