Chair, Board of Directors Organization: Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood
Sheldon Shaeffer was Director of UNESCO’s Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok for over seven years, retiring at the end of 2008. A citizen of Canada, he was educated in history (B.A.), anthropology (M.A.), and comparative international education (Ph.D.) at Stanford University. He has taught, done research, and worked in development programmes in Southeast Asia for over 40 years including as the regional education advisor for UNICEF in Bangkok. He was also a senior research fellow at the International Institute for Educational Planning (UNESCO) in Paris. Before moving back to Bangkok with UNESCO, he was head of UNICEF’s global education programme in New York for three years. His professional interests include early childhood development, language policy in education, child-friendly and inclusive education, and teacher development and management.
Session Information: Session 5B: Foundational and Soft Skills for Disadvantaged Children and Youth Dr. Nandini Chatterjee, UNESCO MGIEP Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood, Thailand Mr. Sompop Jantraka, Development Education Programme for Daughters and Communities/Greater Mekong Sub-Region, Thailand Moderator: Ms. Thantida Wongprasong, Equitable Education Fund, Thailand Scope: Soft-skills are a combination of many different […]
