Guest Lecturer for What is Education, Graham Allen

Guest lectural Graham allen enviromental manager in swansea metropolitan university

Education for suitable development

His main points were to clarity and extend the ability of students to think for themseleves and encourage them to reflect, he mentions corporate reponsibility and how it effected the education sector, he broke it down into four main catergoires:

·         Community

·         Environment

·         Marketplace

·         Workplace

He then went on to talk about growth. GDP can include activities such as:

·         Deforestation

·         War

·         Divorces

·         Crime

·         Pollution

·         Natural disasters

But does not include:

·         Caring work

·         Loss of forests

·         Non-monetary trading

Instead of growth we need development, the growth we need to concentrate on is:

·         Employment

·         Education

·         Health

·         Prosperity and wealth (in terms of well-being)

Students need to develop bonds with nature and learn how life works on earth, students need to work together on creative solutions to environmental problems. Students need to know that the adults are doing all they can to protect the natural environment and safeguard the future for them. He also discussed ESDGC (education for sustainable development and global citizenship)

1.       The links between society, economy and environment and between our lives and those of people throughout the world

2.       The needs and rights of both present and future generations

3.       The relationship between power, resources and human rights

4.       The local and global implications of everything we do

5.       The actions that individuals and organisations can take in responding to local and global issues.