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PROVIDING AND IMPROVING PROVIDING AND IMPROVING ESDGC AT SWANSEA ESDGC AT SWANSEA

UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITYWhat role for Learning & Teaching?What role for Learning & Teaching?

What is Education for Sustainable What is Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship?Development & Global Citizenship?

ESDGC is education that seeks to ESDGC is education that seeks to develop a deeper knowledge, develop a deeper knowledge,

understanding and holistic vision of all understanding and holistic vision of all aspects of Sustainable Development & aspects of Sustainable Development &

Global Citizenship. Global Citizenship.

In Wales, we use the acronym ‘ESDGC’ (Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship) in place of the more usual

‘ESD’.

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ESDGC enables people to be ESDGC enables people to be enthusiastic participants in social enthusiastic participants in social transformations towards a transformations towards a sustainable society, by giving them sustainable society, by giving them the skills to address a changing the skills to address a changing world, focusing on behaviours and world, focusing on behaviours and attitudes, and developing values that attitudes, and developing values that enable them to take personal action. enable them to take personal action. It should impact on all areas of our It should impact on all areas of our lives and all parts of society.lives and all parts of society.

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"We're not the first to discover this, but we'd like to confirm, from the "We're not the first to discover this, but we'd like to confirm, from the crew of Apollo 17, that the world is round." -- Eugene Cernan, crew of Apollo 17, that the world is round." -- Eugene Cernan,

CommanderCommander

Virtually every picture showing the full Earth derives from one photograph taken in 1972. Yet hardly anybody notices this.Neil Fraser, March 2001 http://neil.fraser.name/writing/earth/

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ESDGC comprises knowledge, skills, ESDGC comprises knowledge, skills, values and attitudes.values and attitudes.

It encompasses:It encompasses:– skills development, including aspects such skills development, including aspects such

as critical thinkingas critical thinking– the ability to argue effectivelythe ability to argue effectively– the ability to challenge injustice and the ability to challenge injustice and

inequalityinequality– co-operative workingco-operative working

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– making links between society, economy and making links between society, economy and environment, and between our own lives and environment, and between our own lives and those of people throughout the worldthose of people throughout the world

– caring for ourselves, for each other and the caring for ourselves, for each other and the environmentenvironment

– recognizing the needs and rights of both present recognizing the needs and rights of both present and future generationsand future generations

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……– positively influencing the relationships positively influencing the relationships

between power, resources and human between power, resources and human rightsrights

– understanding the local and global understanding the local and global implications of everything we do and the implications of everything we do and the actions that individuals and actions that individuals and organisations can take in response to organisations can take in response to local and global issueslocal and global issues

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……– appreciating our individual and collective role in appreciating our individual and collective role in

local and global communitieslocal and global communities

– acknowledging histories and perspectives, both acknowledging histories and perspectives, both our own and those of others throughout the our own and those of others throughout the worldworld

– providing skills and exploring issues in ways providing skills and exploring issues in ways which will enable us to make up our own minds which will enable us to make up our own minds and decide how to act in both our personal and and decide how to act in both our personal and professional livesprofessional lives

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To promote and develop ESDGC in the To promote and develop ESDGC in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014), the UN Development (DESD, 2005-2014), the UN University is recognising Regional University is recognising Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) in ESD. Centres of Expertise (RCE) in ESD.

Currently, there are 62 RCEs recognised Currently, there are 62 RCEs recognised around the world (4 in the UK).around the world (4 in the UK).

Swansea University is leading the Welsh Swansea University is leading the Welsh application to establish RCE Wales - a application to establish RCE Wales - a Wales-wide UNU Regional Centre of Wales-wide UNU Regional Centre of Expertise in ESDGCExpertise in ESDGC

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WAG ESDGC Strategy for Action JWAG ESDGC Strategy for Action Jan. ‘09an. ‘09

HEIs to identify what actions they are taking to develop ESDGC within their institution. An analysis of good practice is produced to share with HEIs. HEIs undertake a self analysis of where ESDGC is being taught within their institution and where it could be further incorporated.

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What has this meant for us?What has this meant for us?Self analysis completed on course modulesSelf analysis completed on course modules

Selected staff interviews conductedSelected staff interviews conducted

Reported to HEFCW:Reported to HEFCW:– Much good practice at Swansea University, though Much good practice at Swansea University, though

some of it not recognised as ESDGCsome of it not recognised as ESDGC– More support and guidance to staff would be More support and guidance to staff would be

welcomedwelcomed– ESDGC can be effectively embedded within existing ESDGC can be effectively embedded within existing

curriculacurricula– A review of existing management instruments at the A review of existing management instruments at the

University could benefit ESDGC provisionUniversity could benefit ESDGC provision

Input to ‘ESDGC Good Practice’ reportInput to ‘ESDGC Good Practice’ report– Report available July 2009Report available July 2009

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ESDGC, WAG and Swansea UniversityESDGC, WAG and Swansea University

Recognising the importance and cross-cutting Recognising the importance and cross-cutting nature of ESDGC, WAG has appointed an ESDGC nature of ESDGC, WAG has appointed an ESDGC Champion for Wales, located in DCELLS Strategy Champion for Wales, located in DCELLS Strategy UnitUnit

Each HEI has been tasked with appointing an Each HEI has been tasked with appointing an ESDGC Champion: Swansea University’s ESDGC Champion: Swansea University’s Champion is Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Iwan Champion is Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Iwan DaviesDavies

Dr Jane Claricoates sits on WAG’s ESDGC PanelDr Jane Claricoates sits on WAG’s ESDGC Panel

A team, trained and specialising in ESDGC, is A team, trained and specialising in ESDGC, is established in Swansea University established in Swansea University

(contact j.claricoates@swansea.ac.uk)(contact j.claricoates@swansea.ac.uk)