Children and Sustainable Development: Ecological Education in a Globalized World

✍ Scribed by Antonio M. Battro, Pierre Léna, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Joachim von Braun (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 426
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Educating Children to Bend the Curve: For a Stable Climate, Sustainable Nature and Sustainable Humanity....Pages 3-16
Children as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development....Pages 17-30
Notes on Child Labor and Education: A Personal Statement....Pages 31-35
Scholas Citizenship....Pages 37-43
Learning, Literacy and Sustainable Development: Inclusion, Vulnerability and the SDGs....Pages 45-65
Educating Students to Sustainability: The Experience of “La main à la pâte”....Pages 67-84
Evidence Based Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016–2030....Pages 85-92
The Sustainable Planet: Towards an Education for Sustainability....Pages 93-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Education for Sustainable Development....Pages 103-125
Low Attainers in a Global Knowledge Economy....Pages 127-139
Unequal World, Unequal Education....Pages 141-147
Fe y Alegría and the Educational Challenges and Opportunities of Our World....Pages 149-158
A Bright Start for Every Child Education in Rural China....Pages 159-170
AmritaRITE: A Holistic Model for Inclusive Education in Rural India....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....Pages 185-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Formative Childhood from a Neurobiological Perspective....Pages 215-224
“I Hold Your Foot:” Lessons from the Reading Brain for Addressing the Challenge of Global Literacy....Pages 225-238
Scientific Learning and Education for Human Security and Well-Being....Pages 239-257
Children Facing Screens: An Educational Project for Helping Children Develop Their Critical Thinking Skills....Pages 259-268
What a Child of the XXI Century Should Know About the Origin and the Evolution of Man....Pages 269-272
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Teacher Power....Pages 273-281
Professional Development of Teachers at the Science Learning Centres in the UK....Pages 283-289
Qualifying Teachers for Science in Latin America....Pages 291-304
Formation of Schoolteachers in Haïti: The TEH Program....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....Pages 319-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Contributions of Students and Debate....Pages 337-360
Youth Declaration of Principles and Guidelines for Education....Pages 361-362
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Biospheric Consciousness: A Moral and Ethical Imperative for Education....Pages 365-383
Ethics and Education in Pakistan: Principles, Policies and Practice....Pages 385-396
Education, a Renewable Energy?....Pages 397-402
Recommendations Issued from the Participants....Pages 403-409
“Before Using This Device, Please Consult the Manual”: The Challenges of Sustaining Language, Education, and Culture....Pages 411-419
Back Matter....Pages 421-433

✦ Subjects

Science Education;Sustainable Development;Poverty, Aid and Development;Religion and Society;Child Well-being;Climate Change Management and Policy