EDUCATION for Sustainable Development(ESD)is education catering for the future.Facing climate change,environmental deterioration,and other global issues,the education field is striving to integrate the science of sust...EDUCATION for Sustainable Development(ESD)is education catering for the future.Facing climate change,environmental deterioration,and other global issues,the education field is striving to integrate the science of sustainable development into teaching and study.The goal is to instill sustainable principles in students’habits and thinking,in order to help them better respond to future challenges.Because future challenges are complex and uncertain,students need to learn critical thinking,cooperation展开更多
Since the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development(DESD)(2005-2014)in 2005,Education for Sustainable Development(ESD)has been started a new era of educational innovation progress...Since the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development(DESD)(2005-2014)in 2005,Education for Sustainable Development(ESD)has been started a new era of educational innovation progress in China.Up to now,China has created a new history of ESD for 21 years,and ESD,the abstract conception from international academia has been became a leading thought of teaching and learning innovation for more and more teachers in China,and in 2010,ESD was been written in the Outline of the National Program for Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development(2010-2020)by Chinese Ministry of Education as a strategic direction of education development for the coming ten years.Exactly,ESD has really played a positive role in educational reforni and innovation.展开更多
The basic characteristics of China ESD program is:The dual attribute of the definition of ESD;A new interpretation of the subject-oriented education theory from the perspective of sustainable development;ESD is an Imp...The basic characteristics of China ESD program is:The dual attribute of the definition of ESD;A new interpretation of the subject-oriented education theory from the perspective of sustainable development;ESD is an Important Content of strengthening morality education;the"whole?school"model has become the norm;an international cooperation and exchange platform has been actively built.展开更多
The independent college is a new organizational form within the Chinese higher education system born in the late 20th century and has become an important part of the system.By 2012,independent colleges amounted to 303...The independent college is a new organizational form within the Chinese higher education system born in the late 20th century and has become an important part of the system.By 2012,independent colleges amounted to 303 institutions with a total enrolment of 2.78 million students,accounting for 12.7%of the number of institutions and 11.6%of the enrolment in the Chinese higher education system.From the date of its birth,however,it is full of controversy.On the one hand it is viewed as an institutional innovation to enhance opportunities for higher education access;on the other hand,many people criticized it as inequitable because generally the tuition fees are twice as high as in public universities.Just as Zhejiang University City College,every independent college’s name is affiliated to the public university involved,but it has an independent social identity。展开更多
文摘EDUCATION for Sustainable Development(ESD)is education catering for the future.Facing climate change,environmental deterioration,and other global issues,the education field is striving to integrate the science of sustainable development into teaching and study.The goal is to instill sustainable principles in students’habits and thinking,in order to help them better respond to future challenges.Because future challenges are complex and uncertain,students need to learn critical thinking,cooperation
文摘Since the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development(DESD)(2005-2014)in 2005,Education for Sustainable Development(ESD)has been started a new era of educational innovation progress in China.Up to now,China has created a new history of ESD for 21 years,and ESD,the abstract conception from international academia has been became a leading thought of teaching and learning innovation for more and more teachers in China,and in 2010,ESD was been written in the Outline of the National Program for Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development(2010-2020)by Chinese Ministry of Education as a strategic direction of education development for the coming ten years.Exactly,ESD has really played a positive role in educational reforni and innovation.
文摘The basic characteristics of China ESD program is:The dual attribute of the definition of ESD;A new interpretation of the subject-oriented education theory from the perspective of sustainable development;ESD is an Important Content of strengthening morality education;the"whole?school"model has become the norm;an international cooperation and exchange platform has been actively built.
文摘The independent college is a new organizational form within the Chinese higher education system born in the late 20th century and has become an important part of the system.By 2012,independent colleges amounted to 303 institutions with a total enrolment of 2.78 million students,accounting for 12.7%of the number of institutions and 11.6%of the enrolment in the Chinese higher education system.From the date of its birth,however,it is full of controversy.On the one hand it is viewed as an institutional innovation to enhance opportunities for higher education access;on the other hand,many people criticized it as inequitable because generally the tuition fees are twice as high as in public universities.Just as Zhejiang University City College,every independent college’s name is affiliated to the public university involved,but it has an independent social identity。
