International Bureau of Education

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The International Bureau of Education ( IBE-UNESCO ) (German: Internationales Büro für Bildung ) is a UNESCO institute with the mandate of a center of excellence for curriculum development and related problems of learning, teaching and assessment . The institute supports all UNESCO members in providing equitable, inclusive, quality education within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals . It has been headed by Mmantsetsa Marope ( Botswana ) since 2014 .

history

Pierre Bovet (left) and Jean Piaget in front of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute in Geneva, 1925

The IBE was founded in Geneva in 1925 as a private organization by prominent psychologists and educators, including Edouard Claparède , Elisabeth Rotten , Adolphe Ferrière and Pierre Bovet . The latter was director of the IBE from 1925 to 1929. The aim was scientific research on public and private education. In 1929 it became the first international organization in the field of education recognized by the League of Nations . The well-known Jean Piaget was appointed director, which he remained until 1967.

Prisoner of War Relief Service (SIAP)

Preparation of books and parcels to be sent to prisoners of war in World War II, part of the SIAP project

The IBE created the Service of Intellectual Assistance to Prisoners of War (SIAP) in 1939 , based on Article 39 of the Geneva Conventions . The service should ensure that prisoners of war received books or other intellectual input. To this end, the IBE worked together with the IRK . By the end of World War II, the IBE had sent over half a million books. A kind of universities and study groups were also organized in camps. The IBE issued postage stamps in 1940 to finance this.

Relationship to and integration into UNESCO

For a long time the IBE was an independent organization. In 1945 UNESCO was established to promote educational programs. In 1952 a permanent joint commission was established to secure the cooperation, e.g. B. organized the International Conference on Public Education . In 1969 the cooperation was further developed to integrate the IBE into UNESCO, in which a certain autonomy was retained. It belongs to the category 1 institutes.

Main tasks

The IBE was originally commissioned to provide comprehensive help for upbringing and education. Today under the directorate of Mmantsetsa Marope , the main task is to develop global standards for high quality curricula. Other tasks are to promote educational science and future skills. Six programs are: Innovation and Leadership; Current and Critical Issues; Knowledge Creation and Management; Systemic Strengthening of Quality and Development Relevance; Leadership for Global Dialogue; Institutional and Organizational Development.

International Conference on Education (ICE)

7th International Conference on Public Education (ICE) 1938. The IBE organized the ICE 1934–2008.

1934–2008 the IBE organized the International Conference on Public Education . Jean Piaget and Vice Director Pedro Rosselló designed the conference to bring together education ministers, researchers and practitioners in what will ultimately be 48 conferences.

Prospects magazine

Since 1970 the IBE has published the comparative journal Prospects ', which focuses on curriculum, learning and assessment topics . It is published by Springer Netherlands in English, Arabic and Chinese.

literature

  • Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education: Bulletin du Bureau International d'Education, ed. from UNESCO
  • Pedro Rossello: Forerunners of the International Bureau of Education: A Hitherto Unrecorded Aspect of the History of Education and of International Institutions , 1944

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr Mmantsetsa MAROPE. IBE, July 14, 2014, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c UNESCO International Bureau of Education. Bureau international d'éducation. Oficina Internacional de Educacion. IBE. BIE. OIE. | UNESCO.org: History. Ibe.unesco.org, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Pedro Rossello: Historical note. February 28, 2011, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Avanzini, Guy; Darcy de Oliviera, Rosiska; Egger, Eugen; Roller, Samuel; Stick, Rodney; Suchodolski, Bogdan: The International Bureau of Education in the Service of Educational Development. Ed .: UNESCO. 1979, ISBN 978-92-3101733-9 , pp. 51, 80 .
  5. ↑ International Bureau of Education: Lead innovation in curriculum and learning. In: International Bureau of Education. May 10, 2015, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
  6. ^ Admin: International Conference on Education. July 23, 2010, accessed May 24, 2020 .
  7. ^ The International Conference on Education. International Bureau of Education, July 23, 2010, accessed May 23, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Springer Link: Prospects. Springer Netherlands, accessed on May 23, 2020 .