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Development Education
Development Education aims to:
- Enable people to understand the links between their own lives and those of people throughout the world.
- Increase understanding of the economic, social, political and environmental forces which shape all of our lives.
- Develop the skills, attitudes and values which enable people to work together to bring about change and take control of their own lives.
- Work towards a more just world in which power and resources are equally shared by all.
 DFID and Development Education
This project is funded by the Department for International Development and aims to fulfil the following criteria of the Development Awareness Fund:
Activities aimed at promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. In particular:
- Knowledge and understanding of the major challenges and prospects for development especially the poverty reduction agenda; but also of developing countries themselves.
- Understanding of our global interdependence, and in particular that failure to reduce global poverty levels will have serious consequences for us all.
- Understanding of and support for international efforts to reduce poverty and promote development. Recognition of progress made, and that further progress is both affordable and achievable.
- Understanding of the role that individuals can play; enabling them to make informed choices.
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National Curriculum and Development Education:
- The Global Dimension in the classroom including a global dimension in teaching means that links can be made between local and global issues and that what is taught is informed by international and global matters. It also means that young people are given opportunities to examine their own values and attitudes, to appreciate the similarities between peoples everywhere, to understand the global context of their local lives, and to develop skills that will enable them to combat prejudice and discrimination. This in turn gives young people the knowledge, skills and understanding to play an active role in the global community.
Curriculum and Standards Guidance, September 2000. Ref. DfEE 0115/2000
Knowledge and understanding:
- Social justice and equity, Diversity, Globalisation and interdependence, Sustainable development, Peace and conflict.
Skills:
- Critical thinking, ability to argue effectively, ability to challenge injustice and inequalities, respect for people and things, co-operation and conflict resolution.
Values and attitudes:
- Sense of identity and self esteem, empathy, commitment to social justice and equity, value and respect for diversity, concern for the environment and commitment to sustainable development, belief that people can make a difference.
A curriculum for Global Citizenship A guide for teachers and education workers, Oxfam
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