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Design and Technology Education for Sustainable Future

In Preparation for Global Citizenship

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Environment, Ethics and Cultures

Part of the book series: International Technology Education Studies ((ITES,volume 5))

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The processes of globalisation with their positive and negative influences on almost every aspect of modern life have not ignored education. One aspect of these processes is visible through the formulation of international educational agendas by such organisations as United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), United Nations (e.g. Millennium development goals) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that are shaping significant shifts in the educational debate about the purpose and nature of education.

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  1. Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

    Margarita Pavlova

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  1. Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

    Kay Stables

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    Steve Keirl

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Pavlova, M. (2015). Design and Technology Education for Sustainable Future. In: Stables, K., Keirl, S. (eds) Environment, Ethics and Cultures. International Technology Education Studies, vol 5. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-938-8_6

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