Development Education and Strategy for DESD

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Development Education and Strategy for DESD

• DEAR
• Development Education Association and Resource
  Center

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DEARs Aims

1. To support and facilitate learning programs and
   activities on development education (D/E) in
   schools and communities.
2. To collect and disseminate information on D/E
3. To promote research on D/E
4. To advocate and campaign on D/E
5. To network D/E and global education organizations
   overseas

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History of DEAR

• First Symposium on Development Education was held
  in Tokyo in 1979
• Development Education Council of Japan (now DEAR)
  was formed in 1982
• Regional Seminars started in 1992. 52 seminars
  been held in 44 prefectures.

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History of DEAR

• DEAR redefined D/E in 1997, which includes most
  of global issues.
• Three Years Planning 1998-2001
• a. new learning method
• b. curriculum development
• c. partnership among schools, communities
  and NGOs
• d. study of the concept of the various
  development

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DEAR defines D/E

• D/E is the education and learning in schools and
  communities to raise awareness and understanding
  of developmental issues, and to discuss the
  development for a better future.
• It also seeks changes of attitudes and morale to
  participate in solving developmental issues.

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Principles of D/E

• To understand the diversity of culture
• To raise awareness of unequal situations of the
  development
• To understand the interrelatedness of global
  issues development, environment, human rights,
  gender etc.
• To empower people for participation to solve
  these issues

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Projects of DEAR 2004

• 1. Annual National Conference in Fukuoka
• 2. Workshops and Seminars of curriculum
  development and participatory learning
• 3. Exchange visit to UK
• 4. ESD Seminar in Chiangmai
• 5. Publication of Journals, Newsletters,
  Handbooks, Teaching materials, etc.
• 6. Advocacy

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Membership

• 1,000 Members
• Including 60 Organizations
• Half are school teachers
• Half are NGOs, local government staff, community
  leaders, students, etc.

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Structure

• Specified Nonprofit Corporation (NPO)
• Annual General Meeting
• 27 Board members
• 20 Task teams
• 5 Staff
• Interns and Volunteers

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Publications
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DEARs Strategy for ESD- School Education

• Teaching materials of ESD
• Curriculum Development
• Teacher training for participatory learning

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For Community and NGOs

• Facilitator Training
• Partnership
• NGOs and ESD

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Advocacy

• ESD in every walk of 2010 curriculum
• Evaluation of Local Agendas and new approaches to
  local policy of community development

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Partnership

• Partnership with environmental education and
  international education in Japan
• Cooperation with ESD-J
• Exchange with Global educationists in Europe
• -with DEA in Britain
• -with North-south Centre (Council of Europe)

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Asian-Pacific Partnership

• Asian-Pacific networking on ESD
• -with ESD group in Chiangmai
• -with Development NGOs in Seoul
• -with ASPBAE groups

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Our network
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Thank you !