Sustainable Development Begins with Education

Authors

  • Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić
  • John Daniel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v3i3.164

Keywords:

Sustainable development, education, Goal 4

Abstract

This article builds on the report of a meeting of the Memory and Future Club of the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members held in February 2016 to discuss the impact of UNESCO's work on Education for All. It also derives from the authors' personal perspectives on the important contribution that the EFA campaign has made and could make to the overall goal of making education a vehicle for the sustainable development of our world. We celebrate its successes and explore its challenges.

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Published

2016-11-10

How to Cite

Uvalić-Trumbić, S., & Daniel, J. (2016). Sustainable Development Begins with Education. Journal of Learning for Development, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v3i3.164

Issue

Section

Commentary
Received 2016-08-15
Accepted 2016-08-15
Published 2016-11-10