Resources
Explore a wide range of valuable resources on GCED to deepen your understanding and enhance your research, advocacy, teaching, and learning.
2,701 Results found
The Green office model: making universities more sustainable Year of publication: 2016 Author: Roman Lehnhof | Cathy Nolan Corporate author: UNESCO ESD Success Stories are showcasing compelling stories with a personal/human dimension from all five UNESCO regions (Africa, Arab States, Asia and Pacific, Europe & North America and Latin America & the Caribbean). The stories illustrate the wide diversity of ESD approaches and initiatives taking place in different parts of the world. They show how involvement with ESD has changed the lives of specific individual persons and how they have become more active in their community. Each story centers on one individual or a group of individuals.The rootAbility, a social enterprise, is planned by four students at Maastricht University, aiming to spread Green Office Model across Europe. The Green Office can effectively drive a dynamic sustainability process in universities and other institutions of higher education by collaboratively working with students and university staffs and integrating sustainability into university’s teaching and research. 
Getting Started With the SDGs in Universities: A Guide for Universities, Higher Education Institutions, and the Academic Sector (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Edition) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Tahl Kestin | Marjan van den Belt | Leanne Denby | Katie Ross | John Thwaites | Martine Hawkes Corporate author: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Australia/Pacific | Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) | Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Getting started with the SDGs in universities outlines the key roles universities – and the higher education and academic sectors more generally – have in contributing to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the benefits of becoming engaged. It provides practical guidance on how to get started with deepening contributions. Cómo empezar con los ODS en las universidades: Una guía para las universidades, los centros de educación superior y el sector académico Year of publication: 2017 Author: Tahl Kestin | Marjan van den Belt | Leanne Denby | Katie Ross | John Thwaites | Martine Hawkes Corporate author: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Australia/Pacific | Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) | Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Empezar con los ODS en las universidades subraya tanto el papel clave que las universidades – y, en general, la educación superior y el sector académico - tienen en contribuir a alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de Naciones Unidas, así como los beneficios que este compromiso pueda conllevar. La guía proporciona información práctica sobre cómo empezar a trabajar través de ejemplos concretos. Как начать внедрение ЦУР в университетах: Руководство для университетов и иных учреждений высшего образования, а также для научных организаций Year of publication: 2017 Author: Tahl Kestin | Marjan van den Belt | Leanne Denby | Katie Ross | John Thwaites | Martine Hawkes Corporate author: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Australia/Pacific | Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) | Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) В документе "Как начать внедрение ЦУР в университетах" раскрывается ключевая роль университетов и прочих учреждений высшего образования, а также научных организаций академического сектора в реализации Целей Устойчивого Развития, а также рассматриваются преимущества вовлечения университетов в соответствующую деятельность. Данный документ представляет собой практическое руководство для университетов, которые хотят в дальнейшем вносить вклад в глобальные усилия по внедрению ЦУР. 
Thinking of Democracy: Thirty Exercises to Work on in the Classroom Year of publication: 2013 Author: María Celeste Adamoli | Cecilia Flachsland | Violeta Rosemberg Corporate author: Argentina. Ministry of Education This book presents tools for education for democratic citizenship. The text proposes thirty exercises, short texts that link and put in counterpoint two precise events of the last three decades (phrases, slogans, laws, facts, dates, mobilizations, objects, songs, films, proper names, life stories, etc. ) that allow us to reflect on different facets of the Argentine democratic experience that began in 1983. Pensar la democracia: Treinta ejercicios para trabajar en el aula Year of publication: 2013 Author: María Celeste Adamoli | Cecilia Flachsland | Violeta Rosemberg Corporate author: Argentina. Ministry of Education Este libro presenta herramientas para la educación para la ciudadanía democrática. El texto propone treinta ejercicios, textos breves que vinculan y ponen en contrapunto dos acontecimientos precisos de las últimas tres décadas (frases, consignas, leyes, hechos, fechas, movilizaciones, objetos, canciones, películas, nombres propios, historias de vida, etc.) que permiten reflexionar sobre distintas facetas de la experiencia democrática argentina iniciada en1983. 
Media and Information Literacy Education in Asia: Exploration of Policies and Practices in Japan,Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Year of publication: 2020 Author: Masato Kajimoto | Phansasiri Kularb | Bobi Guntarto | Sabariah Mohamed Salleh | Therese Patricia S. Torres | Guillian Mae C. Palcon | Ramon Tuazon Corporate author: UNESCO This book looked at the current media and information literacy education policies and teaching practices in formal and informal settings. It explores how MIL could address emerging and pressing problems such as political extremism, false news, online harassment and discrimination in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. 
اتجاهات طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس نحو دمج اقرانهم ذوي الإعاقة Year of publication: 2015 Author: Ibrahim Al Qaryouti | Jokha Al Shukaili Corporate author: Sultan Qaboos University هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على اتجاهات طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس نحو دمج أقرانهم ذوي الإعاقة. ولتحقيق ذلك، استخدم الباحثان مقياس اتجاهات الطلبة نحو دمج أقرانهم ذوي الإعاقة، وتكون المقياس بصورته النهائية من 34 فقرة بعد التحقق من صدقه وثباته، مقسمة على ثلاثة أبعاد (العاطفي، المعرفي، السلوكي). بينت النتائج عدم وجود فروق ذوات دلالة إحصائية بين طلبة الكليات العلمية والإنسانية، في اتجاهاتهم نحو دمج أقرانهم ذوي الإعاقة؛ وبينت النتائج أيضاً أن هناك فروقاً ذوات دلالة إحصائية في الاتجاهات نمو دمج الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة بين الطلبة الذكور والإناث، ولصالح الإناث على بُعد الأداة الثاني، وعلى المجموع الكلي؛ كما بينت نتائج الدراسة أن هناك فروقاً في الاتجاهات نحو دمج الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة لدى طلبة الكليات العلمية الذكور والإناث ولصالح الإناث، وعلى جميع أبعاد الأداة. في حين لم يظهر وجود فروق ذوات دلالة إحصائية في الاتجاهات بين طلبة الكليات الإنسانية الذكور والإناث على أبعاد الأداة باستثناء البعد السلوكي، حيث كانت اتجاهات الطالبات أفضل من اتجاهات الطلاب الذكور. كما أظهرت النتائج عدم وجود فروق ذوات دلالة إحصائية بين الطلبة في المستويات الدراسية الخمسة، وكذلك للتفاعل بين النوع والمستوى الدراسي. وفي ضوء هذه النتائج، أوصت الدراسة بضرورة دراسة اتجاهات الهيئة الإدارية والتدريسية نحو دمج الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة في جامعة السلطان قابوس. Sultan Qaboos University Students’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Their Peers with Disabilities Year of publication: 2015 Author: Ibrahim Al Qaryouti | Jokha Al Shukaili Corporate author: Sultan Qaboos University The present study aimed to identify attitudes of students of Sultan Qaboos University towards the inclusion of disabled peers. To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers used a scale to measure students’ attitudes towards inclusion. The final version of the scale consisted of 34 items after verification of validity and reliability. The results showed no significant difference between students of colleges of science and humanities in their attitudes towards the inclusion of their disabled peers. However, there were statistically significant differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in terms of gender; in favor of females’ domain and the total score. There were differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities among males and females in the college of science, and in favor of females on all domains of the scale.Also, there was significant interaction effect (gender by academic level). Meanwhile, the results of the study did not show statistically significant differences in attitudes between male and female students in the College of Humanities the exception was in behavioral domain, where female students’ attitudes were more positive towards inclusion than male students. In light of these results, the study recommended to study the attitudes of both administration and academic staff towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in Sultan Qaboos University. 
Equity in School Education in Europe: Structures, Policies and Student Performance; Eurydice Report Year of publication: 2020 Author: Teodora Parveva | Anna Horváth | Anita Krémó | Emmanuel Sigalas | Christian Monseur Corporate author: European Commission | Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) | Eurydice This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education. It connects these system-level features to student performance in international student assessment surveys (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS). Looking at 42 European education systems, the report identifies which policies and structures are associated with higher levels of equity in student performance. The report examines the following education system features: participation in early childhood education and care, school funding, differentiation and school types, school choice, admissions policies, tracking systems, grade repetition, school autonomy, school accountability, support for disadvantaged schools, support for low-achieving students and the opportunity to learn.