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Citizenship Education for Democratic and Sustainable Communities Year of publication: 2021 Author: Dimitris Deligiannis | Kleoniki Tsiougou | Vicky Goutha | Antonis Moutselos | Ted Fleming Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) | City of Larissa (Greece) | City of Yeonsu-Gu (Republic of Korea) This publication aims to make readers aware of the importance of citizenship education (CE) in local communities within the framework of lifelong learning. It supports cities and citizens in advancing their work on this critical aspect of formal and non-formal education, and in striving for progress in the provision of CE for youth and adult learners. It is mainly based on information from the 2020 survey of cluster members, as well as on case studies and inputs from the conference, ‘Strengthening citizenship education at local level’, which was held virtually on 12 and 13 November 2020. 민주적이고 지속가능한 지역사회를 위한 시민성 교육 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Dimitris Deligiannis | Kleoniki Tsiougou | Vicky Goutha | Antonis Moutselos | Ted Fleming Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) | City of Larissa (Greece) | City of Yeonsu-Gu (Republic of Korea) 본 책자는 독자들이 평생학습체계 안에서 지역사회에서 이루어지는 시민성교육의 중요성을 인식하도록 돕기 위해 발간되었다. 또한, 본 책자는 도시와 시민들이 정규 및 비형식교육의 중요한 영역에서 자신들의 활동을 발전시키고, 청소년과 성인 대상의 시민성교육을 더욱 효과적으로 제공하기 위해 노력하는 것을 지원한다. 책자의 내용은 2020년에 세계시민성교육 클러스터 회원도시를 대상으로 진행된 설문조사의 결과와 ‘지역사회에서의 시민성교육 강화’라는 주제로 지난 2020년 11월 12일부터 13일, 양일에 걸쳐 온라인으로 개최된 세계시민성교육 클러스터 국제회의에서 다룬 도시별 사례 연구와 참여 전문가들의 기조연설 및 의견을 바탕으로 작성되었다. 
Integrated Approaches to Literacy and Skills Development: Examples of Best Practice in Adult Learning Programmes Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Since the first coronavirus case was reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019, millions of youth and adults around the globe – especially those with low literacy skills – have faced increased challenges to securing meaningful work and safeguarding their livelihoods. A more integrated approach to youth and adult learning and education, combining basic literacy, vocational and life skills, is needed now more than ever.This publication showcases selected examples of integrated youth and adult learning and education programmes featured in the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database, also known as LitBase. Implemented in various social, cultural and economic contexts around the world, the programmes featured herein reveal not only the transformative potential that enhancing the quality of youth and adult learning and education can have, but also lay bare the hurdles and potential pathways to consider when planning effective integrated programmes.Integrated approaches to literacy and skills development: Examples of Best Practice in Adult Learning Programmes is useful not only for policy-makers, providers and educators who plan to implement integrated adult education programmes but also for those trying to help the most vulnerable groups reach their highest potential. 
Teachers’ Toolkit: UNESCO Schools Network in Canada Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Canadian Commission for UNESCO This toolkit draws on a variety of resources to give educators a range of activities and best practices for students of all ages. Students will learn about human rights and global citizenship, sustainable development, climate action and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. 
Sites for Sustainable Development: Realizing the Potential of UNESCO Designated Sites to Advance Agenda 2030 Year of publication: 2022 Author: Tim Carter | Eleanor R. Haine | Alexander J. Kent | Matthew Rabagliati Corporate author: Canadian Commission for UNESCO | United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO This report outlines the role that UNESCO’s global network of designated sites — World Heritage Sites, global geoparks and biosphere reserves — can play in helping stakeholders (including businesses, communities, government agencies and their local organizations, Indigenous Peoples, traditional authorities, councils of elected representatives, and heritage and nature groups) carry out sustainable development approaches to tackle, mitigate and adapt to challenges like these.The ideas contained in this report emerge from a study designed to explore the merits of UNESCO’s increasing tendency to refer to biosphere reserves, global geoparks and World Heritage Sites as “sites for sustainable development.” 
Global Citizenship Education in ASPnet Schools: An Ethical Framework for Action Year of publication: 2018 Author: Lynette Shultz | Maren Elfert Corporate author: Canadian Commission for UNESCO This report proposes global citizenship not so much as a curriculum subject or a pedagogical approach, but as an ethical position, a worldview that emphasizes human rights and earth rights, the interconnectedness of all human beings with each other, the animals and the planet, and an awareness of our global responsibilities in the face of the key challenges that we are facing today on our planet.This document is structured into three sections: It starts by introducing the UNESCO Associated Schools Network and the UNESCO perspective on global citizenship. In the second section, it shows the framework to implement GCED in schools, which will serve as the foundation for a whole school approach to the integration of a GCED perspective in curricula, lesson plans and broader school and community activities. It also gives some selected resources and examples in section three. 
Old Ways Are the New Way Forward: How Indigenous Pedagogy Can Benefit Everyone Year of publication: 2017 Author: Jean-Paul Restoule | Chaw-win-is Corporate author: Canadian Commission for UNESCO This report explores traditional Indigenous ways of teaching and how they are the way forward for "new" innovations in education. 
Media and Information Literacy: Challenges and Opportunities for the World of Education Year of publication: 2019 Author: Carolyn Wilson Corporate author: Canadian Commission for UNESCO This paper explores media and information literacy and its importance to understanding democratic rights, active citizenship, and technological literacy. Filled with key concepts, sample questions, and additional resources, it is essential reading for both educators and the wider public. 
ESD Implementation in Learning Cities Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) This publication aims to share the best practice cases from nine cities on ESD implementation (policy and practice) following a lifelong learning approach. These cases showcase innovative local initiatives that have embedded ESD into lifelong learning systems through policy/ strategy development or project implementation, focusing on the following priority areas of action and local activities laid down in the ESD for 2030 roadmap: Local policy/strategy development on ESD: The development of an action plan that determines how the community as a whole can become a learning laboratory for sustainable development. Capacity-building for educators and local authorities: Lifelong learning initiatives for systematic and comprehensive ESD capacity development for educators in the formal and non-formal education sectors, and for local government officials. Efforts to foster engagement with local communities, including: • formal education institutions’ engagement with local communities for the promotion of ESD; • non-formal education institutions (e.g. community learning centres) serving as a hub for lifelong learning on ESD in their communities. Empowerment and mobilization of youth: Lifelong learning initiatives for ESD that focus on young people. Innovative use of local spaces for ESD: Designated areas or spaces that inspire learning and host projects that promote sustainability. In addition to the five priority areas listed above, the case studies share one cross-cutting theme: • Multi-stakeholder approach: How people from different walks of life or professional sectors come together to contribute to local ESD initiatives at either the policy or the project level. 
Communities in action: lifelong learning for sustainable Year of publication: 2015 Author: Fumiko Noguchi | Jose Roberto Guevara | Rika Yorozu Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) This handbook identifies principles and policy mechanisms to advance community-based learning for sustainable development based on the commitments endorsed by the participants of the Kominkan-CLC International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, which was in Okayama City, Japan, in October 2014. To inform policymakers and practitioners new to this field, the handbook clarifies the international vision and goals for sustainable development and Education for Sustainable Development, and identifies the potential contributions of community-based learning centres and organizations. It documents both policy and practice from different regions and concludes with a summary of principles and policy support mechanisms.