DEALDEAL

Development Education in Development Education in

Adult LearningAdult Learning

DefinitionDefinition "Every person in Ireland will have access to "Every person in Ireland will have access to

educational opportunities to be aware of and educational opportunities to be aware of and understand their rights and responsibilities understand their rights and responsibilities as global citizens and their potential to effect as global citizens and their potential to effect change for a more just and equal world."change for a more just and equal world."

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ObjectivesObjectives

Organise in-service training for staff and Organise in-service training for staff and volunteer learners interested in promoting volunteer learners interested in promoting development education on their development education on their programmes.programmes.

Provide development education inputs using Provide development education inputs using a three-pronged approach i.e. embedded, a three-pronged approach i.e. embedded, modular and hot topic. modular and hot topic.

EMBEDDED – introducing dev. ed. topics EMBEDDED – introducing dev. ed. topics through existing courses e.g. Communications, through existing courses e.g. Communications, Business Studies,Business Studies,

Food and Cookery. Food and Cookery. MODULAR - piloting ‘Global Citizenship’ a MODULAR - piloting ‘Global Citizenship’ a

development education course. development education course. HOT TOPICS – focus on issues of public concern HOT TOPICS – focus on issues of public concern

with local/global connections clean water, food with local/global connections clean water, food shortages, child labour, climate change etc. shortages, child labour, climate change etc.

Map learning activities from the embedded Map learning activities from the embedded approach used by the project onto FETAC approach used by the project onto FETAC module descriptors (as has been done with module descriptors (as has been done with Senior Cycle curriculum) for dissemination.Senior Cycle curriculum) for dissemination.

Promote development education through Promote development education through established networks including VEC regional established networks including VEC regional networks and the Clare Lifelong Learning networks and the Clare Lifelong Learning Network. Network.

Liaise with development education coordinator, Liaise with development education coordinator, Mary Immaculate College with a view to re-Mary Immaculate College with a view to re-establishing the Extra-mural Certificate in Dev. establishing the Extra-mural Certificate in Dev. Ed. Ed.

Liaise with FETAC on the development of a Liaise with FETAC on the development of a ‘Global Citizenship’ module at appropriate levels. ‘Global Citizenship’ module at appropriate levels.

The first three months of the project will see a The first three months of the project will see a particular focus on - particular focus on -

Education, Environment and Trade issues.Education, Environment and Trade issues.

Key Elements of Development Key Elements of Development EducationEducation

Attitudes and values about ourselves and Attitudes and values about ourselves and others, here in Ireland and internationallyothers, here in Ireland and internationally

Knowledge, ideas and understanding about Knowledge, ideas and understanding about how our world is the way it ishow our world is the way it is

Skills and capabilities that help us engage in Skills and capabilities that help us engage in that world – discussion and debatethat world – discussion and debate

Behaviour, experiences and action, Behaviour, experiences and action, opportunities to participate meaningfully opportunities to participate meaningfully

Key SkillsKey Skills Communication skills – ability to express ones Communication skills – ability to express ones

views by various means, understand others views by various means, understand others sometimes conflicting views.sometimes conflicting views.

Intellectual skills – ability to find, interpret and Intellectual skills – ability to find, interpret and organise information and ideas, understand the organise information and ideas, understand the consequences of our actionsconsequences of our actions

Social skills– ability to effectively interact with Social skills– ability to effectively interact with others, especially across culturesothers, especially across cultures

Action skills – develop ability to participate with Action skills – develop ability to participate with others, to influence and change things and others, to influence and change things and understand that not all change is positiveunderstand that not all change is positive

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How in the world did we get to where we are now?How in the world did we get to where we are now? What went before? What happened?What went before? What happened? What came next?What came next? What did people do about it?What did people do about it? Were they wrong/right/misinformed/misguidedWere they wrong/right/misinformed/misguided Did they stop to evaluate their decisions?Did they stop to evaluate their decisions? Did anybody tell them to stop/go ahead/think Did anybody tell them to stop/go ahead/think

again?again? What do we do now the torch has passed to our What do we do now the torch has passed to our

generation?generation? Have we any idea of how we touch one another’s Have we any idea of how we touch one another’s

lives and the lives of people we never even meet?lives and the lives of people we never even meet?

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Housing in Co Clare Housing in Co Clare Housing in AfricaHousing in Africawww.unmillenniumproject.orgwww.unmillenniumproject.org

Who benefits?Who benefits? Who benefits? Who benefits? Who loses?Who loses? Who loses? Who loses? Who decides?Who decides? Who decides? Who decides? What needs to change and why?What needs to change and why? Where do I stand?Where do I stand?

WebsitesWebsites worldeventsdiary.comworldeventsdiary.com

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developmenteducation.iedevelopmenteducation.ie

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Calendar of World EventsCalendar of World Events Oct 1 International Day of AgeingOct 1 International Day of Ageing Oct 2 International Day of Non-violenceOct 2 International Day of Non-violence Oct 6 World Habitat DayOct 6 World Habitat Day Oct 13-19 Chocolate weekOct 13-19 Chocolate week Oct 15 Global Hand washing Day and International Day of Rural Oct 15 Global Hand washing Day and International Day of Rural

WomenWomen Oct 16 World Food DayOct 16 World Food Day Oct 17 International Day for the Eradication of PovertyOct 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Oct 24 United Nations DayOct 24 United Nations Day Oct 24 - 30 Disarmament WeekOct 24 - 30 Disarmament Week Oct 31 Breast Cancer Awareness DayOct 31 Breast Cancer Awareness Day Nov 15 – 22 One World Week (Young People’s Rights/60th Nov 15 – 22 One World Week (Young People’s Rights/60th

Anniversary of UN Declaration of Human Rights (1947)Anniversary of UN Declaration of Human Rights (1947) Nov 16 International Day for ToleranceNov 16 International Day for Tolerance Nov 20 Universal Children's DayNov 20 Universal Children's Day Nov 20th Irish Aid DEAC 2008 forum “Driving Development Nov 20th Irish Aid DEAC 2008 forum “Driving Development

Education” DublinEducation” Dublin Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against

WomenWomen Nov 25 – Dec 10th 16 Days of Activism against Gender ViolenceNov 25 – Dec 10th 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Dec 1 World Aids DayDec 1 World Aids Day Dec 9 International Anti-corruption DayDec 9 International Anti-corruption Day Dec 10 Human Rights DayDec 10 Human Rights Day

What’s on in Ennis?What’s on in Ennis?

Specsavers will take your old spectacles on Specsavers will take your old spectacles on behalf of Vision Aid Overseas helping behalf of Vision Aid Overseas helping people in the developing countriespeople in the developing countries

Oxfam Bookshop will take your books and Oxfam Bookshop will take your books and sell them to raise funds for overseas sell them to raise funds for overseas development, also recycles mobile phonesdevelopment, also recycles mobile phones

Cartridgegreen takes printer cartridges and Cartridgegreen takes printer cartridges and refills them, saving money, reducing wasterefills them, saving money, reducing waste

One World, Many visions

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