Education for Sustainable Development Non-Formal Education

Maryam Faghihimani Sustainability Adviser UiO NSCN Seminar, March 2013

Types of Education
Formal Non-Formal Informal

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Formal Education
Formal education corresponds to a systematic, organized education model, structured and administered according to a given set of laws and norms, presenting a rather rigid curriculum as regards objectives, content and methodology.

Non-Formal Education
As seen, formal education has a well-defined set of features. Whenever one or more of these is absent, we may safely state that the educational process has acquired non-formal features. Educative processes have flexible curricula and methodology, capable of adapting to the needs and interests of students.

Informal Education
It does not correspond to an organized and systematic view of education; informal education does not necessarily include the objectives and subjects usually encompassed by the traditional curricula. It is aimed at students as much as at the public at large and imposes no obligations.

Informal Education and Green Nudging

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Does Nudging work?

Amsterdam airport put an image of a fly on the urinals to give men something to aim at. Overnight, the quantity of misdirected urine fell by about 80%. The painted fly is an example of a "nudge a way of influencing behavior without offering material incentives or imposing punishments.

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Stanford Catering and Green Nudge

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Other activities
Support and facilitate: green guide for campus students garden at campus Students environmental sustainability journal Sustainability newsletter for staff Campaign and stunt Day seminar open to public Engage and invite students to bring innovative solutions to environmental problems on the campus Grant for students to attend seminars or summer school

References
FORMAL, NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION, CONCEPTS/APPLICABILITY, Claudio Zaki Dib http://www.technedib.com.br/downloads/6.pdf Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness 2009 by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

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