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ERIC Number: EJ635869
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-1538
Educating for a Sustainable Future: Africa in Action.
Barboza, Nathalie
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, v30 n1 p71-85 Mar 2000
Examines population and environmental issues in sub-Saharan Africa and efforts to heighten awareness of the need for sustainable development and behavioral changes. Describes national initiatives in Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso to incorporate education for sustainability into the schools, teacher education programs, and public information campaigns, particularly in rural areas. (Contains 33 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, National Programs, Population Growth, Public Affairs Education, Role of Education, Rural Education, Sustainable Development, Teacher Education
Jean De Lannoy, UNESCO Subscription Service, Ave. du Roi, 202, 1190 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail: jean.de.lannoy@infoboard.be; Web site: http://www.jean-de-lannoy.be (single issues, 60 French francs each). Journal also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Translations
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa (Sub Sahara); Public Awareness
Note: Translated from French.