Over recent decades, education policy has been preoccupied with economic growth while paying insufficient heed to global sustainability challenges. International initiatives to promote education for sustainable development (ESD) have been hampered by a lack of clarity on how to implement this form of education. To address this concern, a Rounder Sense of Purpose (RSP) began as a three-year EU-funded project that set out to develop a practical accreditation model for educators working on ESD. Expert and user opinion was sought through several rounds of structured consultation with over 500 people, chiefly using a Delphi approach, to develop and validate the model. The resulting framework comprises 12 competences, each with three learning outcomes and several underpinning components. This is supported by a range of activities largely reflecting a constructivist pedagogy. A range of assessment techniques have also been piloted within the project although this remains an area for further enquiry. Ultimately, it was decided not to design a single qualification template because defining the award to such a level of detail would make it more difficult to apply across multiple jurisdictions. Partners also felt that such an approach would atomize learning in a way that runs counter to the holistic principles of sustainability. RSP provided a rich learning experience for those involved and has already demonstrated its potential to extend its impact well beyond the original participants.
Quali possono essere oggi negli attuali scenari della formazione – intesa come processo continuo e diffuso – i significati e le funzioni dei saperi individuali e collettivi? Quali radici e matrici culturali caratterizzano i saperi in gioco all'interno di diversi e differenti contesti di formazione? In che modo individui e gruppi sociali costruiscono ed usano forme di conoscenza rispondenti ai bisogni emergenti a livello locale e globale? Riconoscere la policentricità dell'elaborazione culturale propria della contemporaneità e cogliere le identità molteplici che attraversano oggi la vita di ogni soggetto, richiede alle discipline pedagogiche di esaminare in un'ottica coerente la dinamica e la produzione delle conoscenze e i meccanismi di modellizzazione cognitiva. La riflessione presentata nel volume si definisce a partire dalle teorie sul processo di costruzione della conoscenza come sviluppo creativo del potenziale umano: nel quadro di una socializzazione planetaria dei saperi, la dinamica del processo di formazione si snoda nella complessa interazione tra potenziale di conoscenza (nella sua dimensione razionale, sensomotoria e emozionale) e reti di saperi, analizzata alla luce degli sviluppi del cognitivismo e del post-cognitivismo, mettendo a confronto una molteplicità di modelli e di chiavi di lettura.
Tres son las grandes emergencias que caracterizan el mundo global contemporáneo: el cambio climático, la agricultura, el manejo de los residuos. Cada una de ellas tiene unas características específicas, pero son parte de un mismo problema: el modelo de desarrollo”. Con estas palabras de Vittorio Cogliati Dezza se abre el volumen. Invertir en la creación de capacidades es una de las claves estratégicas para afrontar los retos de un futuro sostenible, tal como consta en la Agenda 2030, que apunta a transformar, mediante una visión a largo plazo, el paradigma de desarrollo dominante. En este marco, el presente volumen pretende ofrecer elementos operativos para abordar el tema del Capacity building y definir el territorio como espacio de conflictos, gobernabilidad, concertación y participación en constante mutación. Así la planificación territorial participativa de mero instrumento técnico en si, se convierte en un espacio de concienciación, apropiación y protagonismo de la población. En estos procesos, la dimensión educativa asume un papel central gracias al cual es posible individuar el valor formativo y el potencial transformador de espacios de participación para solucionar problemas medio-ambientales mejorando así las condiciones sociales y de vida de la población.
This paper reflects on lessons learned from a validated model of international collaboration based on research and practice. During the European Year for Active Ageing (2012), a partnership of seven organizations from the European Union (EU) plus Turkey implemented the Lifelong Learning Programme partnership "Connecting Generations" which involved universities, non-governmental organizations, third age Universities and municipalities in collaboration with local communities. Reckoning that Europe has dramatically changed in
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