| Educational Research and Innovation Improving Health and Social Cohesion through Education Contributor(s): OECD Publishing (Author) |
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ISBN: 9264086307 ISBN-13: 9789264086302 Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Education - Education - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 370.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.69 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Today's global policy climate underlines the importance of better addressing non-economic dimensions of well-being and social progress such as health, social engagement, political interest and crime. Education plays an important role in shaping indicators of progress. However, we understand little about the causal effects, the causal pathways, the role of contexts and the relative impacts that different educational interventions have on social outcomes. This report addresses challenges in assessing the social outcomes of learning by providing a synthesis of the existing evidence, original data analyses and policy discussions. The report finds that education has the potential to promote health as well as civic and social engagement. Education may reduce inequalities by fostering cognitive, social and emotional skills and promoting healthy lifestyles, participatory practices and norms. These efforts are most likely to be successful when family and community environments are aligned with the efforts made in educational institutions. This calls for ensuring policy coherence across sectors and stages of education |