Book launch: Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship
IOE alumna Namrata Sharma examines her recently published book on addressing teaching for sustainability and global citizenship for social-ecological justice based on alternative paradigms.
Book launch: Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship
23 Apr 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
Namrata will introduce the key messages of the book, followed by a panel discussion reflecting on key themes chaired by Professor Douglas Bourn. There will also be time for questions and discussion from the audience.
The book addresses the implications of the environmental crisis on formal, non-formal and informal education from a human rights position. Namrata introduces a pedagogical approach called 'value-creating global citizenship education' from a study of selected Asian perspectives, building on the UN sustainable development goals, and beyond.
The key focus is to develop resilience and hope through engaged relationships between learners and their environments. Examples are drawn from Indigenous knowledge, diverse ecological worldviews and practices including the Earth Charter, the Soka Amazon Institute, and the United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network that promotes Earth Jurisprudence.
Related links
- More about the book: Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship
- Development Education Research Centre (DERC)
- Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
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Dr Namrata Sharma
International Education Consultant
State University of New York; United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network
She has specialist interests in Global Citizenship Education, Sustainability Education, and International and Comparative Education.
In her ongoing research work she is engaged in drawing meaningful linkages between teaching the UNESCO-led initiatives of Global Citizenship Education and Sustainability.
Further information
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Cost
Free
Open to
All
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Yes
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