The E-Journal of Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence (SSNV) is
launching a new series on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
A preliminary test version of the consultation form is online:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cDNoNGlfcDh6NmQ0WTVPNllqRlNSVVE6MA..
Participants can view the results in spreadsheet format:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p3h4i_p8z6d4Y5O6YjFSRUQ&hl=en
The survey includes questions on each of the eight key themes that
UNESCO recommends to include in ESD programs:
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
1. Gender Equality
2. Health Promotion
3. Environmental Stewardship
4. Rural Development
5. Cultural Diversity
6. Peace & Security
7. Sustainable Urbanization
8. Sustainable Consumption
For further background on this project:
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n04page1.html
This is a long term project. Even though this is a preliminary test,
your early participation and feedback would be most appreciated.
Comments, suggestions, questions, problems ... ????
Thanks,
Luis
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Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Editor, E-Journal of Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisust.html
This is a monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal.
NB - Please notice the "Preliminary Test Version" subtitle. No survey
if perfectly unbiased, but bias should be minimized. Surely I need
help, but I cannot find professional help that is free. If you know of
any such service, please let me know. If you or anyone else detect
additional bias or any other problem, please let me know. The boxes at
the end of each group of questions can be used to enter any pertinent
comments, including suggestions for better (and hopefully less biased)
questions.
My plan is to gather this initial feedback and prepare a "Revised Test
Version." Then, with the additional feedback, prepare Version 1 and go
live. God willing, there will be versions 2, 3, 4, ... as I plan for
this to be a long term project. Surprisingly, over 50 people have
already taken this preliminary test. But I know this is due to the
urgency of the subject matter, not the quality of the questions.
The Google tool is clunky, but free. Taking the survey does not require
any specific credentials. Just common sense which, as you know, is "the
least common of the senses." The purpose of the subject is to raise
awareness and, hopefully, develop some empirical data that shows how
people feel about key issues of human solidarity, gender equality,
environmental sustainability, and nonviolence as they pertain to
sustainable development.
lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org/serials
UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn
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