Education for Sustainable Development: A Framework for Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Oni, Adesoji A.; Adetoro, J. A.
Titel	Education for Sustainable Development: A Framework for Nigeria
Quelle	In: African Higher Education Review, 5 (2012), S.57-76 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2141-1905
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Context Effect; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Strategic Planning; Educational Planning; Role of Education; Educational History; Definitions; Educational Sociology; Concept Formation; Partnerships in Education; Citizen Participation; Creative Thinking; Educational Practices; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungsplanung; Bildungsauftrag; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Kreatives Denken; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	This paper proposed a framework for conceptualizing, planning for and implementing an education agenda for sustainable development within the Nigerian context. The strategic questions informing this framework are: What is the context within which sustainable development is being proposed? What are the educational needs that arise within the given context? And what mechanism would best facilitate these needs by satisfying the sustainable development objectives? The central thesis of the paper is that; sustainable development ultimately depends on enhancing people's capacities as individuals and groups to improve their own lives and to take greater control over their own destinies. Thus, education is contended to be a critical tool for achieving sustainable development. The educational implications of sustainable development within the Nigerian context are therefore assessed using the National Policy on Education as the agenda for sustainable development, while the paper ultimately proposed the Learning City that operates on a tripod of participation, partnership and performance as a framework in ensuring education for sustainable development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01