MEM 655: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT # 1 1. Provide a good conceptual background of the following: a. Education for Sustainable Development * is based on the principles and values that underlie sustainable development; * deals with the well-being of all four dimensions of sustainability – environment‚ society‚ culture and economy; * uses a variety of pedagogical techniques that promote participatory learning and higher-order thinking skills;
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Disparities in Wealth and Development The eight Millennium Development Goals are: 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: MDG is trying to cut the number of people living off $1 in half. Overall poverty rates fell from 46% in 1990 to 27% in 2005 in developing regions‚ and progress in many developing countries is being sustained. 2. Achieve universal primary education: MDG is trying to increase the number of educated people in the world. They state that they think this goal will not be met
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MEASURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIMER ON THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX What It Measures The HDI is a composite of three basic components of human development: longevity‚ knowledge and standard of living. Longevity is measured by life expectancy. Knowledge is measured by a combination of adult literacy (two-thirds weight) and mean years of schooling (one-third weight). Standard of living is measured by purchasing power‚ based on real GDP per capita adjusted for the local cost of living
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BASIC CONCEPT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition‚ but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development – the development of livelihoods and greater quality of life for humans. It therefore encompasses foreign aid‚ governance‚ healthcare‚ education‚ gender equality‚ disaster preparedness‚ infrastructure‚ economics‚ human rights‚ environment and issues associated with
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Development‚ which has many meanings in different contexts‚ has a particular international component within the human development in this class. Therefore‚ it encompasses globalization and fighting poverty‚ and the development of institutions‚ economies‚ health care‚ and education. With the development of technology and internationalization integration of industrial production‚ economic development brings nations closer. After the World War Two‚ the technology boom stimulated the global economic
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Abstract This assignment seeks to consider the facts‚ challenges‚ dimensions and strategies on how education can play a pivotal role in sustainable economic development. It considers three different perspectives of dimensions as researched globally and now applicable in the South African context. It also discusses the concepts of how education can be applicable and of great assistance for self-reliance to address the skills shortage and job creation challenges in South Africa. It further discusses
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human development problems and got a lot of conferences and summits on how to cope with the situations. Many proposals and agendas were made for attaining sustainable development globally but it didn’t attain its success for it has been focused on political agenda and education was not reflected in the strategies on achieving sustainable development. It was in 1992 Earth Summit that they found out that education itself among citizens were lacking for the success of sustainable development. Education
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1. Exercise 2: Poverty trends Update the Table 1 of “Halving global poverty”. Download from the World Development Indicators database the following data: * Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) * Population‚ total For the main geographic areas of Table 1‚ and since 1990 2. Calculate the number of poor Geographic Region (developing) | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2008 | Europe & Central Asia | 7‚482‚812 |
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The 3rd OECD World Forum on “Statistics‚ Knowledge and Policy” Charting Progress‚ Building Visions‚ Improving Life Busan‚ Korea - 27-30 October 2009 THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AS AN EFFORT TO MEASURE WELL-BEING IN HONDURAS GLENDA GALLARDO UNDP HONDURAS. CHIEF ECONOMIST Introduction1 As a society we are always interested in knowing where we are and where we are headed. No one could deny that information and measurement are essential tools to this purpose and without them it becomes
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CultureDevelopment for The power of Culture‚ in all its dimensions‚ is a fundamental component of sustainable development. As a sector of activity‚ through tangible and intangible heritage‚ creative industries and various forms of artistic expressions‚ culture is a powerful contributor to economic development‚ social stability and environmental protection. As a repository of knowledge‚ meanings and values that permeate all aspects of our lives‚ culture also defines the way human beings live
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