| CODE | EER5102 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Education for Sustainable Development | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Environmental Education and Research | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students explore the development of environmental education (EE) in response to efforts to prepare individuals and social groups to understand and effectively deal with environmental problems. The study unit then focuses on the evolution of environmental education into education for sustainable development (ESD) in response to the increasing worldwide concern on sustainable development. Various key documents, intergovernmental agreements and models will be critically analysed. Study-unit Aims • To familiarise students with the development and evolution of ESD principles from both a local and a global perspective. • To enable students to analyse past, present and predicted sustainability scenarios and the role ESD plays in possible adaptation and change. • To propose different strategies that promote critical thinking on sustainability issues and thus help students become agents of change. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • list, compare and contrast the principles of EE and ESD; • critically analyse the major stages in the development of EE and the evolution of ESD; • identify the respective impact of EE/ESD principles on formal, non-formal and informal sectors of education; and • critically evaluate the impact of ecological, socio-economic and political developments on EE/ESD provision on a local, regional and global level. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • critically evaluate different EE/ESD official documents and their effectiveness in changing world thought and direction; • critically analyse EE/ESD educational programmes and assess their effectiveness; • identify opportunities to achieve ESD goals by linking activities in educational institutions with the broader community; and • plan EE/ESD programmes to address different educational needs. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings A students' pack will be provided containing the following documents/papers. Most official documentation is downloadable from IUCN or UNESCO Websites. CEE (Centre for Environmental Education) (2007). Moving forward from Ahmedabad Environmental Education in the 21st Century. 4th International Conference on Environmental Education. Ahmedabad, India, 26-28 November 2007. Johnson E. Ed. (2009). Environmental Education and Advocacy: Changing Perspectives of Ecology and Education. Cambridge University Press (United Kingdom) IUCN, (1970). International working meeting on Environmental Education in the School Curriculum. Final Report, September 1970, Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. IUCN/UNEP/WWF, (1991). Caring for the Earth: A strategy for sustainable living. Gland Switzerland: IUCN. Pace P., (1997). Environmental Education in Malta: trends and challenges. Environmental Education Research, 3(1), pp. 69-82. Palmer, J.A. (1998). Environmental Education in the 21st Century. Routledge, London. Taylor, N. (2009). Environmental Education in Context: An International Perspective on the Development of Environmental Education. Sense Publishers (Netherlands). UNCED, (1992). Agenda 21: Programme of Action for Sustainable Development. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. N.Y.: United Nations. UNEP, (1972). Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment , 1972. Stockholm, UNEP. UNESCO, (1975). The International Workshop on Environmental Education Final Report. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Paris: UNESCO/UNEP. UNESCO, (1998). Environment and Society: Education and Public Awareness for Sustainability. Proceedings of the Thessaloniki International Conference. Paris: UNESCO. UNESCO (2009) Bonn Declaration. World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development. Bonn, Germany, 31 March to 2 April 2009. UNESCO-UNEP, (1976). The Belgrade Charter. Connect.: UNESCO- UNEP Environmental Education Newsletter, Vol.1 (l) pp. 1-2. United Nations, (2002). Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August - 4 September. 2002. New York: United Nations WCED, (1987). Our Common Future. Oxford, Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mark C. Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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