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DEARDevelopment Education

Association and Resource Center

DEAR’s Aims

1. To support and facilitate learning programs and activities on development education (D/E) in schools and communities.

2. To collect and disseminate information on D/E

3. To promote research on D/E4. To advocate and campaign on D/E5. To network D/E and global education

organizations overseas

History of DEAR

First Symposium on Development Education was held in Tokyo in 1979

Development Education Council of Japan (now DEAR) was formed in 1982

Regional Seminars started in 1992. 52 seminars been held in 44 prefectures.

History of DEAR

DEAR redefined D/E in 1997, which includes most of global issues.

Three Years Planning 1998-2001 a. new learning method b. curriculum development c. partnership among schools, communities

and NGOs d. study of the concept of the various

‘development’

DEAR defines D/E

D/E is the education and learning in schools and communities to raise awareness and understanding of developmental issues, and to discuss the development for a better future.

It also seeks changes of attitudes and morale to participate in solving developmental issues.

Principles of D/E

To understand the diversity of culture To raise awareness of unequal

situations of the development To understand the interrelatedness of

global issues – development, environment, human rights, gender etc.

To empower people for participation to solve these issues

Projects of DEAR 2004

1. Annual National Conference in Fukuoka

2. Workshops and Seminars of curriculum development and participatory learning

3. Exchange visit to UK

4. ESD Seminar in Chiangmai

5. Publication of Journals, Newsletters, Handbooks, Teaching materials, etc.

6. Advocacy

Membership

1,000 Members Including 60 Organizations

Half are school teachers Half are NGOs, local government staff,

community leaders, students, etc.

Structure

Specified Nonprofit Corporation (NPO) Annual General Meeting 27 Board members 20 Task teams 5 Staff Interns and Volunteers

Publications

Talk for Peace New Trading Game

DEAR’s Strategy for ESD- School Education

Teaching materials of ESD

Curriculum Development

Teacher training for participatory learning

For Community and NGOs

Facilitator Training

Partnership

NGOs and ESD

Advocacy

ESD in every walk of 2010 curriculum

Evaluation of Local Agendas and new approaches to local policy of community development

Partnership

Partnership with environmental education and international education in Japan

Cooperation with ESD-J

　Exchange with Global educationists in Europe -with DEA in Britain -with North-south Centre (Council of Europe)

Asian-Pacific Partnership

Asian-Pacific networking on ESD

-with ESD group in Chiangmai

-with Development NGOs in Seoul

-with ASPBAE groups

OurOur network network

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