The study investigated the appropriateness of integrated Social Science Curriculum at Secondary Level of the Education System in Bangladesh in the context of meeting present needs of the students. NCTB developed renewed and modified secondary curriculum in 1995. From 1995 to 2009 a long period has been passed but being a continuous process secondary level Social Science curriculum being unchanged yet. The study was an effort to explore the secondary school Social Science curriculum of Bangladesh with regard to the present needs. Focuses was given on: the present secondary level integrated Social Science curriculum of Bangladesh; present needs of the curriculum on the basis of personal, social, national and global perspectives; appropriateness of exiting curriculum considering present needs and so on.

Contents: Introduction, The Meaning Opening: Aims and Organisation, The Context: Do the Objectives and Functions of Secondary Education Need to be Redefined in the Twenty-first Century? The Themes: Major Dilemmas Secondary Education is or will be facing, Identification of Resources and Strategies to Respond to the New Objectives and Functioning of Secondary Education and to Manage the Themes or Dilemmas, Conclusion, Executive Summary: Meeting Agreements.

Containing a selection of texts on education prepared during the work of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, this volume bears witness to some paradoxes faced by education: to reconcile divergent aims and trends, to embody both continuity and renewal, to encourage conformity and innovation. These papers are intended to complement existing literature to respond to questions that arose in the course of the Commission's work, and to illuminate specific issues that cross disciplines.

Contents: Part 1 Reform of Secondary Education Introduction: Context, Conference Aims and Organisation, Conference Themes, Comparison of Outcomes from UNESCO Reports from Beijing, Beirut, Bangkok, and Mauritius with the Outcomes of the Muscat National and International Conferences, The Need for Balance, Conclusion: Recommendations for Reforming Secondary Education. Part 2 Secondary Education Reform and Youth Affairs Introduction and Background, Opening Session, Progress Reports, Round Table Presentations and Discussion, Round Table Themes, Conclusions and Outcomes of the Meeting, Future of the Consultative Group. Part 3 General Secondary School Education in the 21st Century General Secondary Education in the Twenty-First Century; Trends, Challenges and Priorities, Meeting Agreements of the UNESCO International Expert Meeting on General Secondary Education in the 21st Century.

Creativity has become a buzzword across all disciplines in education and across all phases, from early years through to tertiary education. Although the meaning of creativity can change vastly depending on the global educational setting, it is impossible to ignore the applicability and relevance of creativity as an educational tool, philosophical framework and pedagogical approach. Through case studies of creativity in varying settings and diverse contexts, this collection explores the ground-breaking work undertaken internationally to support, develop and future-proof learners with, and for, creativity. The chapters are centred around a practice based enquiry or other forms of empirical research. This provides the scholarly basis upon which creativity is continuously reconceptualised and redefined in the educational and country-specific context of each study. Contributors from different countries then provide critical, reflective and analytical responses to each chapter. These conversational responses focus further on international education perspectives and provide a dialogue for educators into how methods and approaches can be transferred, translated and contextually mediated for different environments. Through the case studies and responses, Creativity in Education provides practical insights for application in a wide range of educational settings and contexts, such as the use of art exhibitions and object-work, as well as more philosophical approaches to teacher education, leadership for learning and creativity as a universal phenomenon.