ANGEL member Dr Namrata Sharma has recently published a new book with Bloomsbury addressing teaching for sustainability and global citizenship for social-ecological justice based on alternative paradigms.
ANGEL stakeholders are invited to join the online launch of this book, run as part of the webinar series of ANGEL partner organisation the Development Education Research Centre.
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.
Dr Namrata Sharma is an International Education Consultant attached to the State University of New York and 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.
ANGEL member Namrata Sharma examines her recently published book on addressing teaching for sustainability and global citizenship for social-ecological justice based on alternative paradigms.
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