Improving health and social cohesion through education
By: Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Publisher: OECD, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9789264086319; 9789264086302
Subjects: Social participation; Medical policy; Education
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 can promote health as well as civic and social engagement 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." -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.