Feb 28 2011: Internet access is reaching a similar level of importance as basic education, in fact if internet access was available to education providers of developing countries then there is few that could argue how much more children could learn.
A World Bank study into the impact of levels of primary education stated that “In today’s world, simply getting children into schools in not enough; governments must also ensure that children complete the primary cycle and attain the basic knowledge and skills needed for personal well-being and national development”.
Numerous factors from the World Bank study show that although enrolment is important, it does not constitute a guaranteed increase in economic output and overall relays the importance of the quality of education and investment in learning above the actual enrolment levels.
In contrast to the Coleman Report “… schools matter much more in the setting of poor countries. A large part of the reason behind this appears to be the principle of diminishing returns — in the setting of poor countries providing more education resources has a larger impact than in a rich country where school resources are already at a relatively high level”. (Coleman, James S. Equality of Educational Opportunity (COLEMAN) Study (EEOS), 1966 )
So... how to tie this into Social Media as a Social Change tool? A couple of ideas:
- Create a standard message that is globally recognised!
- Lobby through SM, global organisations (MS, Apple, BP etc) - select a few to target, with key messages to garner support and investment when they utilise developing countries to create their products / services
- Lobby at a local level, for locals to use SM in order to raise, from the "roots up" a standard demand to all international organisations to respond to - Provide the messages, platforms on an enterprise scale
- Lead by example - schools in developed countries, leading the campaign through SM for free access support to schools in developing countries
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A comment on Conversation: How we can use social media on a world scale to launch a global campaign to recognize Internet access as a basic human right?
A World Bank study into the impact of levels of primary education stated that “In today’s world, simply getting children into schools in not enough; governments must also ensure that children complete the primary cycle and attain the basic knowledge and skills needed for personal well-being and national development”.
Numerous factors from the World Bank study show that although enrolment is important, it does not constitute a guaranteed increase in economic output and overall relays the importance of the quality of education and investment in learning above the actual enrolment levels.
In contrast to the Coleman Report “… schools matter much more in the setting of poor countries. A large part of the reason behind this appears to be the principle of diminishing returns — in the setting of poor countries providing more education resources has a larger impact than in a rich country where school resources are already at a relatively high level”. (Coleman, James S. Equality of Educational Opportunity (COLEMAN) Study (EEOS), 1966 )
So... how to tie this into Social Media as a Social Change tool? A couple of ideas:
- Create a standard message that is globally recognised!
- Lobby through SM, global organisations (MS, Apple, BP etc) - select a few to target, with key messages to garner support and investment when they utilise developing countries to create their products / services
- Lobby at a local level, for locals to use SM in order to raise, from the "roots up" a standard demand to all international organisations to respond to - Provide the messages, platforms on an enterprise scale
- Lead by example - schools in developed countries, leading the campaign through SM for free access support to schools in developing countries