Global Development Issues

  • Sustainable development
  • human rights
  • environmental sustainability
  • access to health
  • peace building
  • recognition of cultural diversity
  • fairtrade
  • refugees rights
  • HIV/AIDS
  • indigenous peoples rights
  • active citizenship
  • climate change.

“Global Education is a process that helps students participate effectively in the development of a better world for all” Calder and Smith 1991.

Six Themes of Global Education.

  • Globalization and interdependence
  • identity and cultural diversity
  • dimensions of change
  • social justice and human rights
  • peace building and conflict and
  • sustainable futures


The focus of the professional development available through the One World Centre is to assist teachers and trainee teachers to develop learning experiences for their students with a global perspective using global development issues and the broad themes of global education.

Websites with information about global development issues.

Global Education Centre, South Australia
www.global-education.asn.au

Global Learning Centre, Queensland
www.uq.net.au/~zzglcent

AusAID ‘s Global Education Website
http://globaleducation.edna.edu.au/

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