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How do we address teaching for sustainability and global citizenship for social-ecological justice based on alternative paradigms? This book addresses the implications of the environmental crisis on formal, non-formal and informal education from a human rights position. The author introduces a pedagogical approach called ‘value-creating global citizenship education’ from a study of selected Asian perspectives, building on the UN sustainable development goals, and beyond. The key focus is to develop resilience and hope through engaged relationships between learners and their environments. Examples are drawn from Indigenous knowledge, diverse ecological worldviews and practices including the Earth Charter, the Soka Amazon Institute, and the United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network that promotes Earth Jurisprudence. The book offers practical solutions for planetary citizenship for educators and policymakers, including teaching and curriculum guidelines that can be used to integrate intercultural perspectives and develop a global outlook.

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Namrata Sharma brilliantly addresses the ethical dilemmas at the heart of teaching GCE as transformative knowledge, showcasing her expertise and visionary approach. In this insightful book, she expands on value-creating global citizenship education as a framework for cultivating constructive change-makers, providing groundbreaking, practical solutions for educators and policymakers complementing GCE and ESD. -- Massimiliano Tarozzi, Professor, University of Bologna, Italy, and UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education This inspiring new book is what Global Education needs now. Drawing on diverse global sources, informed by key research, policy, practice, and an ethical justice and planetary perspective, it explores the future of Global Education. It will be of immense value to policymakers, researchers, teacher educators and practitioners. -- Liam Wegimont, Executive Director, GENE – Global Education Network Europe Environmental crises are a major threat to humanity. Are we ready to tackle these crises? Does education serve the purpose of making the world a better place to live? This book offers a fresh perspective from selected Eastern and other indigenous viewpoints which many have ignored to developing an intercultural approach to curricula for education for sustainable development. It offers practical examples of selected worldwide initiatives for sustainable development and the implications for teaching and learning. -- Wendy Yee Mei Tien, Principal, Soka International School Malaysia, Malaysia Humankind must recognize knowledge created by people worldwide, Indigenous as well as mainstream voices. Dr. Namrata Sharma offers unique global knowledge links – theoretical and practical – for teachers, scholars, policymakers, and interested readers to learn about meaningful, humanist, value-creating, earth-centered, global/planetary citizenship education. -- Tania Ramalho, Professor of Education, Emerita - SUNY Oswego, USA Sharma’s volume is an important addition to the growing number of works on sustainability and global citizenship. The focus on value creation and the work of the Earth Charter provides an important added dimension to the literature in the field. -- Douglas Bourn, Professor of Development Education, University College London, UK

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Namrata Sharma is on the faculty at the State University of New York, USA, and is an international education consultant. Dr. Sharma is also an expert with the United Nations Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network. Her publications include Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development (2020). For more details visit: DrNamrataSharma.com

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