4,400 educationalists from 30 countries in Pedagogy 2007

BY LOURDES PEREZ NAVARRO, Granma daily

THE 2007 International Pedagogy Congress begins today and continues up until February 2 with the participation of 4,400-plus foreign specialists from some 30 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Northern America and 1,300 Cuban educationalists, in the capital venue of the Karl Marx Theater.

Latin American and universal educational philosophy and contributions for attaining a quality education for all in the context of South-South cooperation is the central theme of this biennial forum, in which 2,411 papers are to be presented, with an outstanding presence of Venezuelans: 879, Cuba: 754, Mexicans: 382 and Brazilians:187.

This 12th edition of the international congress includes representatives from the UNESCO, UNICEF, the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Educators, and the Andrés Bello Convention.