Postgraduate - UnitEDF5582 - Education, globalisation and sustainability

In this unit, students reflect on and analyse the features and complexities of an internationalised, contemporary and changing context for education and sustainability. Students engage with key perspectives on the global arena and with theories and ideas which show how globalisation makes a difference to education and achieving sustainable development. Such perspectives are important to engage with in order to develop individuals and communities capable of responding at local and global levels to rapidly changing social, economic, cultural and ecological conditions. The effects of international viewpoints and deliberations on education for sustainability are considered for their impact on local contexts and educational initiatives. Students identify the interconnections between their everyday contexts and national and international movements, as peoples, cultures and economies are brought closer together.