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What is Development Education? Development Education “an educational process aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing, interdependent and unequal world in which we live …it seeks to engage people in analysis, reflection and action for local and global citizenship and participation …it is about supporting people in understanding and acting to transform the social, cultural, political and economic structures which affect their lives at personal, community, national and international levels”. Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland Topics include… Sustainability, Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Climate Change, Poverty, Inequality, Debt, Injustice, Development, International Trade Regulations, Aid, Environmental protection and preservation, Refugees, Climate Justice, Education for All, Good governance, HIV and AIDs, Health Provision & Immunization, Access to Safe Water, Food security, Hunger, Multicultural Societies, Gender Equality, Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, The right to work, Energy supply, Management of natural resources, Ethical consumption, Genocide, Millennium Development Goals Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland How to approach Development Ed… • What you teach – integrating DE into aspects of your subject area. See NCCA document at http://www.developmenteducation.ie/resources/developmenteducation/a-study-of-the-opportunities-for-development-education-atsenior-cycle.html • How you teach it – use active participatory teaching strategies, current news stories, imagery, multimedia… • Your professional practice – act fairly and be aware of sustainable practices Learning Outcomes for DE … Knowledge An understanding of development, underdevelopment and related issues from a variety of perspectives (inc. environmental, social, economic, cultural, political…) Skills • Information processing • Critical thinking • Systems thinking • Dialogue & communication • Reflection • Decision making Attitudes • Self Awareness • Responsibility for action • Respect for human dignity • Empathy and solidarity Action Personal change as well as at community, national and international levels. Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland Development Education • Origins of Development Education • Development Education in Ireland & Irish Aid • Ubuntu Network – www.ubuntu.ie • DICE Project – www.diceproject.ie • World Wise Global Schools – http://www.worldwiseschools.net/ • www.DevelopmentEducation.ie – www.developmenteducation.ie • Irish Development Education Association - http://www.ideaonline.ie/ • Close associations – EE, ESD, Citizenship Ed, Human Rights education… Challenges - Development Ed… • Challenges the root causes of under-development, not just the symptoms. (Bryan, 2011) • Going beyond DE that is ‘fundraising, fasting and fun’. (Bryan, 2011) • Recognising negative stereotyping of the developing world (Dochas, 2010) • Do we (or our curriculum) have a eurocentric view of development? Do we see development as ‘modernisation’. (Freeman, 2011) Task 2: What do you think? Prompting questions… • is this relevant to you as a teacher? • should this be taught? • should it be a separate subject? • is it realistic given the pressures in post primary schools? What is education? What is it for? for employment? (vocational function) for socialisation? (socialisation function) Outcome focused Education… … to develop individuals to their potential (liberal function) to encourage change for a better world (transformative function) Sterling, S. (2001). Sustainable Education - Re-visioning Learning and Change. Bristol, Green Books (for The Schumacher Society). Process focused What is the role of the teacher? for employment? (vocational function) for socialisation? (socialisation function) Education… to develop individuals to their potential (liberal function) to encourage change for a better world (transformative function) The role of the teacher is complex… • Instructional manager (subject & pedagogical content knowledge) • Generous ‘expert’ learner (facilitator of learning) • Caring person • Cultural and civic person Conway, P. F. (2009). Learning to teach and its implications for the continuum of teacher education: a nine country cross national study, Teaching Council, Ireland …should Irish farmers be subsidised…? Vaccines without needles http://www.hardrainproject.com/pageflip/02/whole_earth.html Linking it to the curriculum, e.g. new JC framework? New Junior Cert Framework http://www.juniorcycle.ie/ • 8 educational principles, 6 key skills • 24 statements of learning • Values of equality & inclusion, justice & fairness, freedom & democracy, respect for human dignity & identity. Task 3: Choose a statement of learning that links your subject to DE? Recommended Websites www.developmenteducation.ie www.ubuntu.ie Recommended Readings Book Title: Learning to Read the World , Authors: Audrey Bryan, Meliosa Bracken, Published: 2011, Available to download at: http://www.ubuntu.ie/research-publications.html Book Title: 80:20 Development in an Unequal World, (6th Edition) Colm Regan (ed.) 2011. Purchase from www.8020.ie Journal Title: Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review. Available to download at: http://www.developmenteducationreview.com Paper: Soft versus Critical Global Citizenship Education, Author: Vanessa Andreotti. Available to download from: http://oulu.academia.edu/VanessaAndreotti/Papers/114660/Soft_versus_C ritical_Global_Citizenship_Education_2006_