CHALLENGES OF THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONTEXT
Title | CHALLENGES OF THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONTEXT |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Mammino, L |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 31 |
Start Page | 85-93 |
Date Published | July/2011 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 952420 |
Keywords | education for sustainable development, formal and informal education, language of instruction |
Abstract | The education for sustainable development is one of the major challenges of our époque, because it is the key to make sustainable development possible by fostering informed, active and convinced participation from the public. It is also a novel type of challenge, because it needs to reach the public at large, and not only learners within the formal instruction systems, and it needs to promote responses in terms of sustainable behaviour patterns. Therefore, it needs to expand beyond science education and to incorporate and utilise additional types of information in order to design the best communication options for each type of audience. On the other hand, it requires a certain level of science literacy to offer adequate motivations on proposing sustainable behaviour patterns; therefore, it may also need to address the issue of science literacy when necessary, above all when targeting the general public. |
URL | https://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1406540733.pdf |
DOI | 10.33225/pec/11.31.85 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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