Watch a recording of the recent launch of “Education for Sustainable Futures: Global Citizenship and the Earth Charter“, an important new Emerald collection. The event features a brief outline of the work, and discussion with contributors on the themes that it covers. Watch it here.
Links available for further details of the launch, and the book website.
This blog post is an outcome of a panel discussion held at the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) Conference 2025 in Berlin, Germany between 4-6 June. It discusses the need for political education, sustained critical reflection, and an emphasis on human development as essential for advancing the aims of global education.
ECER-EERA – European Educational Research Association Conference, 27-30 August 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus
It was a delight to organize and chair the first panel session held at a major education conference centered on the philosophy of the Soka progenitor Daisaku Ikeda, and his influence on curriculum development and sustainability practices within selected higher education institutions worldwide.
In this session scholars explored the theory and practice of global citizenship education, with a special focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for sustainability. The objective of the session was to introduce new paradigms, perspectives and practices in higher education in the field of global citizenship education.
The presentations purposefully addressed educational institutions and curriculum development from across different countries which share a common ethical perspective. Soka or value-creating education is an approach to curriculum developed in twentieth century Japan.
The panel explored key terms and definitions being used by faculty in classrooms in relation to teaching for global citizenship and sustainability at Soka institutions and Soka-informed curriculum, including terms such as happiness, peace, sustainability, hope, and service.
Article published on the front page of the Japanese newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.
Reimagining Education for Ecological Civilizations, Florida, 12-14 April 2024.
The three-day conference built on four previous Earth Charter International (ECI) Conferences focused on education for sustainability and global citizenship, and for planetary well-being.
The recent conference truly reflected the spirit of the Earth Charter embodied by colleagues at ECI, the conference hosts, and participants.
Further, the presentations, keynotes, and discussions suggest growing evidence-based research and practice in the field of education for sustainability and global citizenship, and the use of the Earth Charter as a global ethical framework, and an educational approach.
Read Conference Report.
The benefits of an intercultural and holistic approach to education for sustainable development: a North-South perspective. University of Malta. 19 April 2024.
The Global Education thematic seminar is part of iLEGEND III: Intercultural Learning Exchange through Global Education, Networking and Dialogue (2023-2026), a Joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe: co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe.
The seminar was attended by policymakers, practitioners, and speakers, including members of the Academic Network on Global Education & Learning (ANGEL).
More information can be found via this link.
On 24th August 2023 a symposium titled “Global Citizenship as a Pedagogy of Hope” was held at a conference organized by the European Educational Research Association (EERA) on themes related to #interculturaleducation #socialjustice #sokaeducation #globalcitizenshipeducation and #sustainability
Access the Seikyo newspaper article published on 2nd September 2023 via this link, also copied below.
It was a pleasure to respond to the fantastic keynote on #TransformingEducation for Just and Sustainable Futures at a conference organized by the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) and held at UNESCO, Paris.
YouTube link to the keynote.
Outcomes from ongoing studies examining the Earth Charter and Environmental Education at the Soka Amazon Institute was presented on 20th June 2023 at a conference organized by the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) held at UNESCO, Paris.
Covered by the Institute’s blog.
On 20th June 2023 a symposium titled “Global Citizenship Education and Sustainability: Engaging the Earth Charter and Value-Creating Perspectives” was held at a conference organized by the Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Conference materials can be found here. Symposium covered by the Seikyo newspaper in Japan – full article below.
Global Citizenship as a Pedagogy of Hope journal issue – an outcome of Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) and symposium at the 2022 British Educational Research Association (BERA) conference.
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