Education For Sustainable Development
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EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
-It has been acknowledged that there
Is no single route to sustainable
Development.Furthermore, it is coherent that
understandings and visions for sustainability will be
different for each of us and that we will need to work
together to negotiate the process of achieving
sustainability.(UNESCO,2005)
The concept of sustainable development was popularized
in 1987 with the publication of the “Brundtland Report”-
The report of the world commission on Environment and
Development.
Social
EnvironmentEconomic
Peace, Equity, Democracy
Work, Money, Education
Conservation
Preservation
Protection
SOCIETY
an understanding of social
institutions and their role in
change and development as the
democratic and participatory
systems.
ENVIRONMENT
an awareness of the
resources and fragility of the
physical environment and
the effects on its human
activity and decisions.
ECONOMY
a sensitivy to the limits and
potential of economic growth and
their impact on society and on the
environment , with a commitment
to assess personal and societal
levels of consumptions out of
concern for the environment and
social justice.
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
is a dynamic concept that encompasses a
new vision of education to empower people
to assume resoinsibility for creating a
sustainable future.
is fundamentally about values, with respect
at the centre, respect for others, including
those of present and future generations, for
difference and diversity, for the environment,
and for the resources we inhabit.
IMPLEMENTATION
An educated citizenry is vital to
implementing informal and sustainable
development.
Nations with high illiteracy rates and
unskilled workforces have fewer
development options.
DECISION MAKING-
Good community based decisions- which will affect
social, economic and environmental well being- also
depend on educated citizens.
Quality of life- Education is also central to
improving quality of life . Education raises the
economic status of families.
E S S E N T I A L T O E S D I S T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E F O L L O W I N G S K I L L S :
Envisioning- Being able to imagine a future.
Critical Thinking and reflection- Learning to question
our current belief system and to recognize the assumptions
underlying our knowledge, perspective and opinions.
Systematic thinking- Acknowledging complexities and
looking for links and synergies when trying to find solutins
to problems.
Building parnertships- Promoting
dialogue and negotiation, learning to work
together.
Participation in decision making –
empowering people.
UNESCO’S ROLE IN EDUCATION FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-In December 2002, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a resolution putting in place a United
Nations Decade for Sustainable Development Spanning
form 2005 -2014. The founding values of ESD is
respect:
respect for others;
Respect in the present and future generations
Respect the planet and what it provides to us.
THE DESD BREAK S DOWN THE TRAD IT IONAL SCHEME AND PROMOTES :
Interdesciplinary and holistic learning rather
than subject based learning;
Values-based learning
Critical thinking rather than memorizing
Multi-method approaches: word, art, drama,
debates etc..
Participatory decision making; and
Locally relevant informations, rather than
national.
The DESD aims at changing the approach to
education so that it can integrate the principles, values
and practices of uistainable development. Its goals can
be broken down in to four key objectives:
Facilitating networking, and collaboration among
stakeholders of ESD;
Fostering greater quality of teaching and learning of
environment topics;
Supporting countries in achieving their millenium
development goals through ESD efforts; and
Providing contries with new opportunities and tools
reform education.
UNESCO’S ROLE INCLUDING ITS MEMBER STATES ARE
DEFINED BY THE FOUR MAJOR THRUSTS OF ESD AS
FOLLOWS:
Improving access to quality basic education
Reorienting exsitng educational porgram
Developing public understanding and
awareness; and
Proving training
THERE ARE KEY ACTION THEMES OF EDUCATION
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Health promotion- Education and basic medical
information are powerful ways to drive behavioral
change.
Environment- Teaching society how to behave
responsibility and respect the environment lies at
the core of education for sustainable development.
GENDER EQUALITY
The broader goal of gender equality is a societal
goal to which education, along with all other social
institutions, must contribute.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Education and trainging are essential in
addressing rural poverty and ensuring sustainable
development in these parts of the world.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Education must respect diversity. ESD aims at
promoting teaching which respects indigenous
and traditional knowledge and encourages the of
indigenous language in education, the integration
of worldviews and perspectives on sustainability
into education programs at all levels.
PEACE AND HUMAN SECURITY
Education for sustainable
development plays a key role in
promoting values or peace.
REFERENCES :
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/le
ading-the-international-agenda/education-for-sustai
nable-development/