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Developing Adult Education and Training Policies for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the State of Kuwait Year of publication: 2017 Author: Sabika Hussain Bursli Corporate author: Tanta University In this article, the author presents the case of Kuwait in relation to adult education. The article analyzes the current Kuwaiti policies related adult education in light of sustainable development requirements. 
In the Age of Lifelong Education, a Study on the Meaning of Teachers: Focused on the Plato’s Thought (The Journal of Korean Teacher Education; Vol. 36, No. 3) Year of publication: 2019 Author: 허지숙 Corporate author: 한국교원교육학회 The purpose of this study is to explore the essential meaning and role of teachers through Plato's educational thought. For this purpose, based on the four principles of UNESCO Lifelong Education, we examine how changes in and out of school and the role of teachers are required. Then, after reviewing Sophist, Socrates, Plato's Philosopher, and the metaphors of Cave from Plato's point of view, it reveals what meaning and value of the teacher image presented by Plato in today's lifelong education.Research shows that the role of teachers in the age of lifelong education is becoming more and more important, but this does not mean simply changing roles as guides and advisors. the changed face of the teacher is an ethical trainer to enrich their lives from a knowledge transferer, a collaborative learner through conversations and discussions outside the teacher-student relationship, a practitioner of inclusive teaching among learning alienation, learning inequality, a teacher as a lifelong learner who loves wisdom. This suggests implications for teachers 'new possibilities and meanings beyond the existing teacher' s role in the fall of the ruling right and the right of learning. 
The Digital Transformation of Education: Connecting Schools, Empowering Learners Year of publication: 2020 Author: Ana Sepúlveda | Doreen Bogdan-Martin | Alex Wong | Chris Fabian | Borhene Chakroun | Anna Polomska | Samantha O’Riordan | Miguel Alcaine | Istvan Bozsoki | Vladimir Daigele | Jose Maria Diaz Batanero | Hani Eskandar | Aminata Amadou Garba | John Garrity | Farid Nakhli | Sylvia Poll Ahrens | Martin Schaaper | Christine Sund | Nancy Sundberg | Sandeep Taxali | Cleveland Thomas | Frank McCosker | James Lo | Fengchun Miao | Jaime Archundia | Janice Dean | Sophia Farrar | Sunita Grote | Aditi Poddar | Naroa Zurutuza | Nanjira Sambuli | Kavita Gupta Corporate author: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | UNESCO | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This report looks into school connectivity and introduces a methodology and framework for mapping and connecting primary and secondary schools to the Internet. It aims to help governments, their partners and interested stakeholders to develop more holistic school connectivity plans. The analysis of this report provides a better understanding of the school connectivity landscape and requirements, to evaluate the benefits of different technologies for different environments, and to analyze business and financial models, as well as suitable content articulating connectivity with quality, safe, and inclusive learning. 
Schooling Disrupted, Schooling Rethought: How the Covid-19 Pandemic is Changing Education Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers | Andreas Schleicher Corporate author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) This report looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic is changing education and is based on a survey conducted between 25 April and 7 May 2020 that received responses from government officials, education administrators, teachers, and school administrators in 59 countries. 
Education Disrupted Education Reimagined: Responses from Education’s Frontline During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: WISE | Salzburg Global Seminar | Diplomatic Courier The special edition E-Book you are reading about today was produced in real time, as WISE, in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar, convened key stakeholders and education leaders from over 98 countries in a three-part series of global conferences aimed at bringing the global education community together. The result is a contemporary historical record of how schools, NGOs, governments, and international organizations responded to school closures during the crisis and how they are attempting to use this crisis as a springboard to reimagine—and even transform—education in their communities and countries.The E-Book offers an opportunity to a global audience to make sense of what happened but it also offers a breeding ground of ideas from some of the world’s top education thinkers. It is the editors’ sincere hope that through this publication we provide the education community with a reference point from the crisis from which future research, policy, and innovation can grow. 
Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities: A Guide for Universities, Colleges, and Tertiary and Higher Education Institutions Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) The aim of this guide is to help accelerate the institutional process of mainstreaming ESDGs in universities, by helping stakeholders within and outside universities understand why they should pursue this goal, and how. It aims to expand, update and refine the information provided in the previous guide based on new resources, tools, thinking, and learnings from universities working to implement ESDGs, to consider what ESDGs mean for universities. The guide touches on the pedagogical aspects of ESDGs, in terms of how they affect institutional approaches to ESDGs, but does not attempt to provide a comprehensive review of them. The Guide outlines the case for mainstreaming education for the SDGs at universities, what this does and could look like in practice, and the processes and activities universities can take to support implementation. It also provides practical guidance, resources, and case studies to inspire universities to take action and deepen their practice. 
Implementing Pedagogical Approaches for ESD in Initial Teacher Training at Spanish Universities (Sustainability 2019; Vol. 11, No. 18) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Sílvia Albareda-Tiana | Esther García-González | Rocío Jiménez-Fontana | Carmen Solís-Espallargas Corporate author: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, four case studies of the degree in Primary Education at three Spanish universities are analyzed. The aim is to study the suitability of three different active teaching-learning strategies: problem-based learning (PBL), project-oriented learning (POL), and a cross-disciplinary workshop. Another goal is to promote the integration of education for sustainable development (ESD) and measure the level of acquisition of several competencies of sustainability and the change in consumption habits of future teachers after implementing those pedagogical approaches. Initial and final ecological footprint (EF) as well as a rubric to measure the level of acquisition of competencies of sustainability were used as data collection instruments. The conclusions related to the research objectives show that when sustainability is implemented in the curriculum through active teaching-learning strategies, future teachers acquire competencies of sustainability. They also reveal that said strategies contribute to a change in consumption habits as a reduction in the EF is observed. There exists a relation between EF reduction and high levels of acquisition of competency in sustainability. 
UNESCO GCED eNewsletter Issue 4 Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO Feature: Mobilizing support for global citizenship and sustainable development through Education Target 4.7 UNESCO 1974 Recommendation used to measure progress towards education target 4.7 Measuring progress towards 4.7 Gyeongju Action Plan: NGOs join UNESCO Global capacity-building workshop on GCED organized by APCEIU Southern Africa Regional Meeting on GCED convened in Johannesburg, South Africa UNESCO launches Teacher's Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism Expert meeting on the Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education European ministers back education for democracy to counter extremism and racaism UN discusses innovative solutions to prevent violent extremism through education UNESCO's YESPeace Network taps the power of youth worldwide to change the future GCED Topics and Learning Objectives available in seven languages. 
[Video] Learning to live together in peace through Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO The UNESCO video on “Learning to live together in peace through Global Citizenship Education” explains the importance of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in a globalized and increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. GCED is key to understand the interconnections between the local and the global and nurture a sense of belonging to a common humanity. It builds motivation to assume active roles to contribute to a more just, peaceful, tolerant and sustainable world. The video also illustrates how GCED can be delivered in and outside of schools. 
Living with Controversy: Teaching Controversial Issues through Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (EDC/HRE); Training Pack for Teachers Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Council of Europe Learning how to engage in dialogue with people whose values are different from one’s own and to respect them is central to the democratic process and essential for the protection and strengthening of democracy and fostering a culture of human rights. Yet in Europe young people do not often have an opportunity to discuss controversial issues in school because they are seen as too challenging to teach, e.g., issues to do with extremism, gender violence, child abuse, or sexual orientation. Unable to voice their concerns, unaware of how others feel or left to rely on friends and social media for their information, young people can be frustrated or confused about some of the major issues which affect their communities and European society today. In the absence of help from school, they might have no reliable means of dealing with these issues constructively and no one to guide them. The idea for this Pack came out of a call from policy-makers and practitioners in a number of European countries for more effective training for teachers in the teaching of controversial issues.