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Rezende, Flavia; Ostermann, Fernanda; Guerra, Andreia – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2021
Besides being a country with high inequality, Brazil faces an alarming sociohistorical moment in which the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is exacerbating a disastrous political situation that promotes polarization and social division. The context of this situation is described here through a critical lens, as a justification for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Bias, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Rival, Laura – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
In contribution to a body of scholarship that examines teaching as a form of learning, the paper addresses a central question: What can be learnt from organised mobilisation to educate in communities eager to strengthen their unique biocultural heritage? The question is explored through an examination of two grassroots education projects in Latin…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Ethnography, International Organizations, Teaching Methods
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Karsgaard, Carrie; Davidson, Debra – Educational Review, 2023
In recent years, youth across the planet have begun to mobilise, motivated by the perceived injustices associated with the causes, consequences and politics of climate change. However, education systems lag behind, preoccupied with the "what" and "how" of climate change, rather than engaging it as a social issue in which…
Descriptors: Youth, Activism, Climate, Environmental Education
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Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Cazarez, Rosa Leonor Ulloa; de Gusmão, Cristine Martins Gomes; Zhang, Xiangyang; Blomgren, Constance; Chaplin-Cheyne, Trish; Burgos, Daniel – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
In this article, ambassadors of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Open Educational Resources (OER) Advocacy Committee (OERAC) provide a snapshot of regional and global Open Educational Resources (OER)initiatives. This committee has been active since 2017 with membership renewed biannually. The ambassadors work to…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Open Educational Resources, Open Education, Distance Education
Pearson, 2021
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the times. Many feel powerless to reverse the damage to the planet. The complexities involved in achieving this are without historical precedent. To shift from a global economy that extracts and degrades to one that is reciprocal and sustainable, it must start with education. Pearson asked 5,000…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Public Opinion
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Goulart, Alessandro R.; Liboni, Lara B.; Cezarino, Luciana O. – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2021
Purpose: Looking at the planet as our main and unique asset, the authors encounter fragile zones needing special attention more than others, such as emerging countries. One of their most urgent problems is the qualification gap of the workforce and the consequent increasing poverty and social exclusion. Their backward education system is partially…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Higher Education, Systems Approach, Developing Nations