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Development Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change: How Can the Sector Contribute to a Sustainable Future?

Development Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change: How Can the Sector Contribute to a Sustainable Future?

Stephen McCloskey
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668436868|ISBN10: 1668436868|EISBN13: 9781668436875
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch024
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McCloskey, Stephen. "Development Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change: How Can the Sector Contribute to a Sustainable Future?." Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 472-492. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch024

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McCloskey, S. (2022). Development Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change: How Can the Sector Contribute to a Sustainable Future?. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change (pp. 472-492). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch024

Chicago

McCloskey, Stephen. "Development Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change: How Can the Sector Contribute to a Sustainable Future?." In Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 472-492. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch024

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Abstract

Development education (DE) is a radical learning pedagogy that combines analysis, discussion, and action to engage the learner in active citizenship toward positive social change. This chapter discusses the contribution that DE and other related ‘educations' can make to mitigating the climate crisis and addressing the growing levels of poverty and inequality in the global North and South. Central to this discussion is the neoliberal economic model that has driven ‘development' since the 1970s and placed the needs of the market above the social needs of citizens. This has become particularly apparent during the coronavirus pandemic which has overwhelmed the health services of countries across the world. The chapter argues for a more sustainable form of development based on de-growth and a Green New Deal.

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