Policy brief: rethinking schooling for the 21st century
- Corporate Author
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)
- Collation
- 12 p.
- Resource Language
- English
- Year of publication
- 2018
- Topic
- Globalisation and social justice / International understandingSustainable development / Sustainability
- Resource Type
- Multimedia materials
- Level of education
- Early childhood care and educationPrimary educationSecondary educationHigher educationLifelong learningTechnical and vocational education and trainingNon-formal educationOthers
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Place of publication
- New Delhi
Analysing how far the ideals of SDG 4.7 are embodied in policies and curricula across 22 Asian countries, this study establishes benchmarks against which future progress can be assessed. It also argues forcefully that we must redefine the purposes of schooling, addressing the fundamental challenges to efforts to promote peace, sustainability and global citizenship through education.
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