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Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; Christensen et al. 2003
Plus concepts of: Intergenerational responsibility Need verses greed /equity Social justice, etc.
Thus ESD varies from situation to situation depending on the local/global environmental, social and economic threats both current and emerging
Key Agents Canadian Commission for UNESCO Environment Canada Canadian Council of Ministers of Education
Teacher-educators
Have broad influence
Educate next generation of teachers. Sit on national curriculum committees. Write textbooks for elementary & secondary. Invited to give advice to ministries. Speak at conferences. Publish. At local, regional, and national levels.
Recommendations: Research
Create a research agenda to address important questions, such as the effectiveness of faculty efforts to reorient education to address sustainability.
Develop strong arguments backed by research to submit to academic boards to show that education for the future that does not include ESD is not an appropriate education for the future.
We need more
www.handsforchange.org
Infusing EE
Means Addressing:
Values Principles Perspectives Knowledge Skills
SEdA Domains
Governance: policy, goals, mission Curriculum, teaching and learning Human Capacity: professional development Facilities, operations, procurement
And Learning as a response model ambiguity in world, taking charge-life, tolerance, engagement
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Strengths Model:
A Starting Point for Formal ed.
No single discipline/group/teacher/employee can do it all
Industrial Arts
Geography
Energy savings
Science
Family Studies