促进可持续发展:新世纪教育的重要使命

Promote Sustainable Development: Important Mission of Education in the New Century

落实科学发展观并实现可持续发展的重要基础是,提高全体公民特别是青少年的可持续发展科学思想与科学知识水平,这就需要发挥教育在促进可持续发展过程中的奠基作用和先导作用。为促进社会、环境与经济可持续发展服务,是新世纪教育的使命。随着为促进可持续发展服务日渐成为教育改革与创新的主导方向,教育的功能将更加具有鲜明的基础性与先导性特征。以促进可持续发展为导向的教育,是一项需要全社会共同关注、共同参与的事业。我们不仅需要树立科学发展的价值观,同时需要建立有关制度措施和机制保障。

The important basis for implementing the outlook on scientific development is to improve all citizens＂ awareness of sustainable development and their level of science knowledge. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to bring into full play the leading role of education in the process of promoting the sustainable development of the whole nation. The historical mission of education in the new century is to promote the sustainable development of the society, environment and economy. Nowadays, it is becoming the orientation of educational reform and innovation to promote sustainable development of the society and the educational functions have more obvious features of basics and guidance. Education, oriented by the mission of promoting sustainable development, is a great cause requiring wide concern and extensive participation of the whole society. To do a good job, we should not only establish the values of scientific development, but also set up guarantee system and mechanism.