development education project
DevelopmentEducation.ie is an online resource focused on the unequal and unjust
shape of the world today. It offers resources to stimulate debate and discussion
about the issues and challenges we face and which encourage us to make decisions
about the type of world we need and want to create. It is a place for primary
and post primary teachers, youth workers, students, adult and community workers
and those with an interest in development, sustainability and human rights. It
is a place to learn about and explore: The basic shape of our (unequal 80:20)
world International development and underdevelopment Human rights (and human
wrongs) (in)Justice and (in)equality issues Race and interculturalism Views and
perspectives on a variety of development issues including poverty, exclusion,
women’s rights, HIV and AIDS, discrimination, aid, etc. Development and human
rights education It is a place to find ideas, tools and materials for exploring
controversial and contested issues such as human development, sustainability,
fair trade, women’s rights etc. with stimulus resources, statistics, debates,
viewpoints and values enquiry. It includes: A searchable online resource library
Downloadable themed issue guides, development data, cartoons and photographs
Blogs and opinion pieces from teachers, activists, development workers, students
and educators Photo stories, ‘Top 10s’, resource reviews, An action hub with
project case studies Teacher and educator guides Campaign ideas and action
projects Details on resource centres in Ireland