Battro, Antonio M.

Léna, Pierre

Sánchez Sorondo, Marcelo

Braun, Joachim :von

Children and Sustainable Development.

Ecological Education in a Globalized World.

Cham

2017

978-3-319-47129-7

978-3-319-47130-3

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This book addresses the changes in education practices, especially basic education, necessitated by the global challenges of climate change and sustainable development and in a context characterized by increasing poverty and inequality, migration and refugees.

Written by a range of international scholars, scientists and grassroots practitioners from Africa, Latin America, Asia (India, China, Malaysia) and Europe, the individual contributions focus on education policies and child development in various social contexts. Case-based experiences from both developed and developing countries provide inspiration and shed new light on the fundamental changes needed to adapt existing school systems and teacher training to face the challenges of the future. In this regard, the need to empower children themselves is emphasized.

All contributions are based on a Workshop hosted in November 2015 by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican entitled ″Children and Sustainable Development: A Challenge for Education″ and follow three other significant events on sustainable development in 2015, namely the publication of Laudato Si′, the Encyclical Letter from Pope Francis, the release of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the COP21 Conference in Paris.

Educating Children to Bend the Curve: For a Stable Climate, Sustainable Nature and Sustainable Humanity
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Hahrie Han, Teenie Matlock
Pages 3-16
Children as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development
Joachim von Braun
Pages 17-30
Notes on Child Labor and Education: A Personal Statement
Kaushik Basu
Pages 31-35
Scholas Citizenship
María Paz Jurado
Pages 37-43
Learning, Literacy and Sustainable Development: Inclusion, Vulnerability and the SDGs
Daniel A. Wagner
Pages 45-65
Educating Students to Sustainability: The Experience of ″La main à la pâte″
David Wilgenbus
Pages 67-84
Evidence Based Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016–2030
Lee Yee Cheong
Pages 85-92
The Sustainable Planet: Towards an Education for Sustainability
Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, Carola Suárez-Orozco
Pages 93-99

How Could Education Evolve in a Diversity of Contexts?

Front Matter
Pages 101-101
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Education for Sustainable Development
Margaret S. Archer
Pages 103-125
Low Attainers in a Global Knowledge Economy
Sally Tomlinson
Pages 127-139
Unequal World, Unequal Education
Bernard Hugonnier
Pages 141-147
Fe y Alegría and the Educational Challenges and Opportunities of Our World
Luis Arancibia Tapia, Ignacio Suñol
Pages 149-158
A Bright Start for Every Child Education in Rural China
Lu Mai
Pages 159-170
AmritaRITE: A Holistic Model for Inclusive Education in Rural India
Prema Nedungadi, Raghu Raman, Radhika Menon, Karunya Mulki
Pages 171-184
The Assumpta Science Center Ofekata—Owerri (ASCO): An Initiative of International University Cooperation with Africa in Informal Science Learning Activities for Sustainable Development
Tobechi E. Anyadike
Pages 185-211

Children, Students and Teachers

Front Matter
Pages 213-213
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Formative Childhood from a Neurobiological Perspective
Wolf Singer
Pages 215-224

″I Hold Your Foot:″ Lessons from the Reading Brain for Addressing the Challenge of Global Literacy
Maryanne Wolf, Stephanie Gottwald, Cynthia Breazeal, Tinsley Galyean, Robin Morris
Pages 225-238
Scientific Learning and Education for Human Security and Well-Being
Hideaki Koizumi
Pages 239-257
Children Facing Screens: An Educational Project for Helping Children Develop Their Critical Thinking Skills
Elena Pasquinelli
Pages 259-268
What a Child of the XXI Century Should Know About the Origin and the Evolution of Man
Yves Coppens
Pages 269-272
Teacher Power
Sidney Strauss
Pages 273-281
Professional Development of Teachers at the Science Learning Centres in the UK
John Holman
Pages 283-289
Qualifying Teachers for Science in Latin America
Jorge E. Allende
Pages 291-304
Formation of Schoolteachers in Haïti: The TEH Program
Jacques Blamont, Morgane Leprince
Pages 305-317
Addressing the First Teachers: Education and Sustainable Development for Children, Families and Communities Through Vocational Education, Technology and Life Skills Training for Women
Rao R. Bhavani, Srividya Sheshadri, Laura Aswati Maciuika
Pages 319-334
The Voice of Children and Teenagers on Sustainability and Climate Change
Front Matter
Pages 335-335
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Contributions of Students and Debate
Antonio M. Battro, Pierre Léna, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Joachim von Braun
Pages 337-360
Youth Declaration of Principles and Guidelines for Education
Antonio M. Battro, Pierre Léna, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Joachim von Braun
Pages 361-362
Values and Perspectives
Front Matter
Pages 363-363
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Biospheric Consciousness: A Moral and Ethical Imperative for Education
Courtney Sale Ross
Pages 365-383
Ethics and Education in Pakistan: Principles, Policies and Practice
Manzoor Hussain Soomro, Saima Huma Tanveer
Pages 385-396
Education, a Renewable Energy?
Marguerite Léna
Pages 397-402
Recommendations Issued from the Participants
Antonio M. Battro, Pierre Léna, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Joachim von Braun
Pages 403-409
″Before Using This Device, Please Consult the Manual″: The Challenges of Sustaining Language, Education, and Culture
Cardinal Peter K. A. Turkson
Pages 411-419
Back Matter
Pages 421-433
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23.01.2018