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Information and Communication Technology for Education Online Discussion Forum
Developed by ESP, Open Policy Forum will provide an interactive discussion on the policy implications of information and communication technology in general education in countries around the world. The forum is avalable at http://www.openpolicyforum.net.
Network of Education Policy Centers
The emerging network of Education Policy Centers aims to promote democratic and participatory education policy processes in their respective countries by providing high-quality research and, policy analysis and developing responsible alternatives to existing policies and practices.
View the website: http://www.edupolicy.net/EN.php.
OSI South East Europe Youth Initiative
The OSI South East Europe (SEE) Youth Initiative supports sustainable community-based activities that bring together youth of diverse backgrounds from across South East Europe. It offers grants to local young people and youth organizations through Soros foundations in the region. It also awards grants for partnership projects.
A database of organizations funded by the OSI SEE Youth Initiative has been integrated into the already existing database of the South East Europe YOUTH Resource Center. The database aims to promote cooperation between countries in South East Europe and other countries within the YOUTH program and includes information about youth organizations and other institutions that work with youth or organize youth activities.
View the database: http://mladina.movit.si/default.asp?LanguageID=10&UnitID=2.
Post-Graduate Distance Courses in International Education Policy Studies
ESP and Columbia University Teachers College offer joint post-graduate (non-degree) courses in two subject areas: international education policy studies and program evaluation. The courses are structured around producing subsector analysis reports in the policy courses, and actual evaluations of education programs linked to national Soros foundations in the evaluation courses. For more information, visit www.espblackboard.org
Roma Education Initiative Electronic Library
The library houses documents and papers on the education of Roma children. The library also contains links to articles on other sites. http://www.osi.hu/esp/rei/library.asp.
Stories—Good Practice and Innovation
A number of stories of good practice and innovation in education have been generated and facilitated by OSI. Some of the cases have also been published in a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded book: Ownership, Leadership and Transformation: Can We Do Better for Capacity Development, edited by Carlos Lopez and Thomas Theisohn, Earthscan Publications, 2003.
View the website: http://www.osepsee.net/4.htm.
