Children and Sustainable Development: Ecological Education in a Globalized World

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Educating Children to Bend the Curve: For a Stable Climate, Sustainable Nature and Sustainable Humanity....Pages 3-16
Children as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development....Pages 17-30
Notes on Child Labor and Education: A Personal Statement....Pages 31-35
Scholas Citizenship....Pages 37-43
Learning, Literacy and Sustainable Development: Inclusion, Vulnerability and the SDGs....Pages 45-65
Educating Students to Sustainability: The Experience of “La main à la pâte”....Pages 67-84
Evidence Based Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016–2030....Pages 85-92
The Sustainable Planet: Towards an Education for Sustainability....Pages 93-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Education for Sustainable Development....Pages 103-125
Low Attainers in a Global Knowledge Economy....Pages 127-139
Unequal World, Unequal Education....Pages 141-147
Fe y Alegría and the Educational Challenges and Opportunities of Our World....Pages 149-158
A Bright Start for Every Child Education in Rural China....Pages 159-170
AmritaRITE: A Holistic Model for Inclusive Education in Rural India....Pages 171-184
The Assumpta Science Center Ofekata—Owerri (ASCO): An Initiative of International University Cooperation with Africa in Informal Science Learning Activities for Sustainable Development....Pages 185-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Formative Childhood from a Neurobiological Perspective....Pages 215-224
“I Hold Your Foot:” Lessons from the Reading Brain for Addressing the Challenge of Global Literacy....Pages 225-238
Scientific Learning and Education for Human Security and Well-Being....Pages 239-257
Children Facing Screens: An Educational Project for Helping Children Develop Their Critical Thinking Skills....Pages 259-268
What a Child of the XXI Century Should Know About the Origin and the Evolution of Man....Pages 269-272
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Teacher Power....Pages 273-281
Professional Development of Teachers at the Science Learning Centres in the UK....Pages 283-289
Qualifying Teachers for Science in Latin America....Pages 291-304
Formation of Schoolteachers in Haïti: The TEH Program....Pages 305-317
Addressing the First Teachers: Education and Sustainable Development for Children, Families and Communities Through Vocational Education, Technology and Life Skills Training for Women....Pages 319-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Contributions of Students and Debate....Pages 337-360
Youth Declaration of Principles and Guidelines for Education....Pages 361-362
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Biospheric Consciousness: A Moral and Ethical Imperative for Education....Pages 365-383
Ethics and Education in Pakistan: Principles, Policies and Practice....Pages 385-396
Education, a Renewable Energy?....Pages 397-402
Recommendations Issued from the Participants....Pages 403-409
“Before Using This Device, Please Consult the Manual”: The Challenges of Sustaining Language, Education, and Culture....Pages 411-419
Back Matter....Pages 421-433