This
consultation on education for sustainable development (ESD) is
sponsored by the PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development
(formerly the Journal of Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence).
UNESCO has defined eight key theme areas that should be covered
in education for sustainable development:
1. Gender equality/equity 2. Human health promotion 3. Environmental stewardship 4. Rural development 5. Cultural diversity 6. Peace & human security 7. Sustainable urbanization 8. Sustainable consumption
The
objective of this consultation is to gather requirements for ESD.
These requirements must be articulated as issues or problem areas
that are to be considered and discussed in ESD programs. It
should be made clear that the objective of this consultation is not to
arrive at practical solutions (let alone "the" solution) to any of the
complex issues related to sustainable development. However, a good
inventory and taxonomy of relevant issues might be useful for planning
ESD programs.
Needless to say, UNESCO is not responsible for any
misconceptions that the questions might contain. Same applies to the
answers to be entered, collected, and analyzed. Hopefully, this
exercise will lead to some useful insights and perhaps even some
recommendations about education for sustainable development, but there
is no presumption that such results will be useful to UNESCO or any
other institution.
You have been selected either because you are
a member of the Solidarity & Sustainability Google Group, or a
participant in one of several fora related to sustainable development,
or by another individual who has given us your name because of your
expertise in sustainable development and/or related global issues such
as gender discrimination, the gap between the very rich and the very
poor, and the deterioration of the human habitat.
The
consultation form can be completed in 30 minutes or so. Answer each of
the questions to the best of your knowledge. Answering personal
identification questions is optional. If you leave them blank,
all your responses will remain anonymous. Entering your email
address is also optional unless you want to get a copy of the summanry
analysis report. Complete the survey and press the submit button
at the end. When you press submit, your answers are added to the
survey spreadsheet.
Version 1.6 is a major revision based on
feedback received from Version 0, Version 1, and Version 1.5. For
more information:
PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development, Volume 5, Number 7, July 2009 https://pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n07page1.html
Version
1.6 has been abbreviated to include just 2 questions for each UNESCO
key theme area, for a total of 16 questions. In each group of 2,
the first question is a "relevance ranking" of the UNESCO theme, where
"relevance" means "relevance for sustainable development." The
second question for each theme requires selecting (from a list) the
most difficult obstacle to attain the goals implicit in the theme, but
allows the participant to enter another obstacle not included in the
list.
Thank you for your patience and participation.
Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development https://pelicanweb.org/ ~ pelican@pelicanweb.org This is a monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal.
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Note 1: Questions marked with an asterisk are required. Other questions are optional. Note 2: SD = sustainable development, and ESD = education for sustainable development Note 3: Make sure you click on "submit" at the end. Your participation is much appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------