{"id":11762,"date":"2015-11-04T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2019-05-20T12:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T12:40:43","slug":"education-for-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/education-for-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Education for sustainable development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus.png 1100w, https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ed-for-sus-1024x521.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Public policy must support the development of a skilled population who can make judicious and well\u2010informed decisions about sustainability in their homes, communities, workplaces and leisure activities.<\/p>\n<h3>Rationale<\/h3>\n<p>There are complex challenges to our environmental systems that support all life on our planet. Education for sustainable development is about incorporating environmental challenges into learning processes. It requires a strong focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a sustainable future<\/li>\n<li>Citizen and participatory action<\/li>\n<li>Awareness raising and reflection<\/li>\n<li>Influencing decision-makers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Education for sustainable development is about developing the knowledge, skills, understanding and values to take action responsibly. It is about understanding the impact of what we do today on humanity and the planet in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Education for sustainability uses a framework of lifelong learning for everyone, at different life stages and in learning contexts.<\/p>\n<p>This means developing the knowledge, skills, understanding and values to participate in decisions about the way we do things, locally and globally, to improve quality of life without damaging the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability also involves working towards alleviating poverty, upholding human rights and committing to equity in all forms of education \u2013 formal, non-formal and informal.<\/p>\n<p>Educating for sustainability means offering adult learning programs that are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>relevant at a local level<\/li>\n<li>culturally appropriate<\/li>\n<li>learner-centred<\/li>\n<li>collaborative<\/li>\n<li>participatory<\/li>\n<li>self-sustaining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It also means promoting opportunities for creative and critical thinking that are both empowering and supportive.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommendations<\/h3>\n<p>ALA is calling for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>effective partnerships and funding for nationwide adult learning projects that raise awareness of climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning<\/li>\n<li>governments and organisations to use adult and community education as a process to engage with the sustainable development goals (SDGs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/policy-representation\/policy\/\">Policy platform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/factsheets\">Fact sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/a-greenhouse-around-the-corner\/\">Greenhouse around the corner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">UN Sustainable Development Goals 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other policy areas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/adult-community-education\/\">Adult and community education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/adult-literacy-and-numeracy\/\">Adult language, literacy and numeracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/lifelong-learning-communities\/\">Lifelong learning communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/inclusive-learning-culture\/\">Inclusive learning culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improving access for all Australians<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-article"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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