Education for Sustainable Development
MEM 655: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Provide a good conceptual background of the following: a. Education for Sustainable Development * is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable development; * deals with the well-being of all four dimensions of sustainability – environment, society, culture and economy; * uses a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher-order thinking skills; * promotes lifelong learning; * is locally relevant and culturally appropriate; * is based on local needs, perceptions and conditions, but acknowledges that fulfilling local needs often has international effects and consequences; * engages formal, non-formal and informal education; * accommodates the evolving nature of the concept of sustainability; * addresses content, taking into account context, global issues and local priorities; * builds civil capacity for community-based decision-making, social tolerance, environmental stewardship, an adaptable workforce, and a good quality of life; * is interdisciplinary. No single discipline can claim ESD for itself; all disciplines can contribute to ESD. b. Development – enlarging people’s choices in terms of education, health, leisure, social, and political. c. Sustainable Development - meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
2. What are the Millennium Development Goals and its corresponding targets?
Millennium Development Goals | Targets | MDG1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty andHunger | Target 1A: Halve, Between 1990 and 2015, the Proportion of People Whose Income is Less Than US$1 a DayTarget 1B: Achieve Full and ProductiveEmployment and Decent Work for All, Including Women and Young PeopleTarget 1C: Halve, Between 1990 and 2015, the Proportion of People Who Suffer From Hunger | MDG2:
ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Provide a good conceptual background of the following: a. Education for Sustainable Development * is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable development; * deals with the well-being of all four dimensions of sustainability – environment, society, culture and economy; * uses a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher-order thinking skills; * promotes lifelong learning; * is locally relevant and culturally appropriate; * is based on local needs, perceptions and conditions, but acknowledges that fulfilling local needs often has international effects and consequences; * engages formal, non-formal and informal education; * accommodates the evolving nature of the concept of sustainability; * addresses content, taking into account context, global issues and local priorities; * builds civil capacity for community-based decision-making, social tolerance, environmental stewardship, an adaptable workforce, and a good quality of life; * is interdisciplinary. No single discipline can claim ESD for itself; all disciplines can contribute to ESD. b. Development – enlarging people’s choices in terms of education, health, leisure, social, and political. c. Sustainable Development - meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
2. What are the Millennium Development Goals and its corresponding targets?
Millennium Development Goals | Targets | MDG1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty andHunger | Target 1A: Halve, Between 1990 and 2015, the Proportion of People Whose Income is Less Than US$1 a DayTarget 1B: Achieve Full and ProductiveEmployment and Decent Work for All, Including Women and Young PeopleTarget 1C: Halve, Between 1990 and 2015, the Proportion of People Who Suffer From Hunger | MDG2: