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Defining Quality in Education A paper presented by UNICEF at the meeting of The International Working Group on Education Florence, Italy June 2000 Working Paper Series Education Section Programme Division United Nations Childrens Fund New York, NY, USA Defining Quality in Education Copyright ? 2000 United Nations Children’s Fund 3 United Nations Plaza, H-7 New York, NY 10017 A publication of UNICEF Programme Division Education Document No. UNICEF/PD/ED/00/02 The principal researcher for this paper was Jeanette Colby, Miske Witt and Associates, for the Education Section, Programme Division, UNICEF New York. Working Papers are working documents. They present new ideas, innovative approaches, case studies, bibliographies and research results, prepared either by UNICEF staff or by consultants or others supported by UNICEF. Their purpose is to facilitate the rapid exchange of knowledge and perspectives among field offices and to stimulate discussions. The contents of this working paper do not necessarily reflect the policies or the views of UNICEF. The typescript has not been edited to official publications standards, and UNICEF accepts no responsibility for errors. The designations employed in this publication and the presentation of the material do not imply on the part of the United Nations Children’s Fund the expression of any opinion whatsoever concerning the legal status of any country or territory, or of its authorities, or the delimitations of its frontiers. For further information please contact: The Chief, Education Section, Programme Division UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, H-7 New York, New York 10017 USA Tel (1.212) 824.6619 Fax (1.212) 824.6481 1 Executive Summary During the past decade much has been done globally to provide quality basic education for children, an obligation for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In reviewing the research literature rel