Education for Sustainable Development in India:   Problems and Prospects

dc.creator	Dr. Hetal Pandya
dc.creator	Dr. Hemal Pandya
dc.date	2011-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:17Z
dc.identifier	2223-4934
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f04d47fbf4e9413ca08bc831f72be866
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11878
dc.description	India is considered as a world leader amongst the developing countries in terms of economic sustainability and growth. India also has a growing number of literate populations due to rapid expansion of secondary and post-secondary education landscape. However, when it comes to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), India stands more elitist to serve only privileged sections of population. A basic aim of Environmental Education (EE) is to succeed in making individuals and communities understand the complex nature of the natural and the built environments resulting from the interaction of their biological, physical, social, economic, and cultural aspects, and acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes, and practical skills to participate in a responsible and effective way in anticipating and solving environmental problems, and in the management of the quality of the environment. Education is the single most important means for empowerment and sustained improvement in all well being. Sustainable development is a basic Human Right and unless this target is reached with the potent tool of Education the purpose of Education would remain unfulfilled. Education for Sustainable development is a dynamic undertaking where every person has a chance to benefit from Educational opportunities and learn the life style, behavior and values necessary to create a sustainable future.The present paper aims at identifying the role of education in attaining sustainable development, identifying the problems and future prospects of Education for Sustainable development in India. An attempt is made to recognize the challenges faced by India as regards its education system at various levels in attaining sustainability. Necessary strategies, guidelines and recommendations are provided for Higher Education Institutions in India.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Federal College of Education
dc.relation	http://ijsse.com/sites/default/files/Education%20for%20Sustainable%20Development%20in%20India.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2223-4934
dc.source	International Journal of Social Sciences and Education, Vol 01, Iss 03, Pp 272-296 (2011)
dc.subject	Environmental Education
dc.subject	HEIs
dc.subject	Sustainable Development
dc.subject	Strategies
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
dc.subject	H
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Social sciences (General)
dc.subject	H1-99
dc.subject	Social Sciences
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dc.title	Education for Sustainable Development in India: Problems and Prospects
dc.type	article