International Bureau of Education
Encyclopedia
The International Bureau of Education (IBE) is a UNESCO
center specializing in education, whose goal is to facilitate the provision of quality education throughout the world.
was appointed director. Piaget stayed on as Director until 1969, at which time IBE was integrated into UNESCO.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
center specializing in education, whose goal is to facilitate the provision of quality education throughout the world.
History
The origin of the IBE was a private organization created in 1925 by some prominent people in Geneva. In 1929 it became an intergovernmental organization, the first such organization in the field of education, and the well known epistemologist Jean PiagetJean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology"....
was appointed director. Piaget stayed on as Director until 1969, at which time IBE was integrated into UNESCO.