Reimagining Education for Equity and Social Justice
Explore transformative education approaches focused on equity, inclusion, and sustainable development in this comprehensive course for education professionals.
Explore transformative education approaches focused on equity, inclusion, and sustainable development in this comprehensive course for education professionals.
This course examines the role of education in achieving sustainable development goals and creating socially just societies. Led by Professor Poonam Batra, it draws from a four-year research programme on Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures. The course addresses educational inequalities, teacher development, and curriculum transformation while exploring practical approaches to create inclusive, equitable learning environments. Designed for educators and policy makers, it combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies.
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What you'll learn
Analyze education's role in sustaining and transforming social inequalities
Develop strategies for creating inclusive and equitable learning environments
Understand the evolution of education policy and its impact on society
Explore transformative pedagogies for sustainable development
Master approaches to decolonizing curriculum and addressing epistemic injustice
Integrate diversity and inclusion principles in educational practice
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This course includes:
320 Minutes PreRecorded video
6 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the intersection of education, equity, and sustainable development. It examines India's education policy trajectory and the role of education in addressing social inequalities. Through seven modules, participants analyze childhood development, curriculum design, gender issues, and inclusive education practices. The course emphasizes transformative pedagogies and decolonizing approaches to education, integrating theoretical frameworks with practical case studies from the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures research program.
Welcome to the Course
Module 1 · 51 Minutes to complete
Module 1: Education Aims, Policy and Teachers: Evolution of Perspective, Measures, and Impact
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Module 2: Childhood, Child, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Evolution of Perspective, Practice, and Challenges
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 3: Teachers, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Subject Content, Context and Interdisciplinarity
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 4: Education and Inclusion: Identity, Caste, Inequality, and Education
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 5: Gender, School, and Society: Perspective in Curricula, Pedagogy, and Educational Arrangements
Module 6 · 3 Hours to complete
Course Assessment and Conclusion
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Distinguished Climate Change Expert and Sustainable Development Scholar
Amir Bashir Bazaz serves as Lead-Practice at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), bringing extensive expertise in climate change adaptation and sustainable development. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Management with specialization in Public Systems from IIM Ahmedabad and a degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee. As Regional Research Lead for the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project, he oversees climate adaptation research across Africa and Asia through the IDRC/DfID funded CARIAA program. His research focuses on the intersection of economics, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development, with particular emphasis on urban-climate change linkages and environmental policy. His professional experience includes serving as National Expert Consultant to India's Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for UNFCCC communications, and teaching Development & Environmental Economics at Symbiosis International University. At IIHS, he leads multiple practice-based initiatives including Energy Innovation with Cambridge University, Ecosystem Services sustainability with Nature Conservancy India, and climate resilience projects supported by various international organizations. He regularly contributes to the Urban Fellows and Urban Practitioners Program while maintaining active involvement in disaster and climate resilience projects.
Distinguished Education Policy Expert and Teacher Education Reform Scholar
Poonam Batra serves as Professor of Education at the University of Delhi, where she has made significant contributions to educational reform and policy development in India. Her expertise spans multiple domains including public policy in education, curriculum development, pedagogy, social psychology of education, teacher education, and gender studies. As a co-creator of the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) program in the 1990s, she helped establish India's first four-year professional elementary teacher education program. Her distinguished career includes serving as a Nehru Memorial Fellow and member of the Indian Supreme Court's Commission on Teacher Education. Her recent research focuses on examining coloniality in Indian educational reform, comparative education imperatives, and the politics of school and teacher education reform. She has been instrumental in shaping national education policy through her role as co-author of key policy documents and her critical analysis of educational reforms, including the National Education Policy 2020. Her work consistently advocates for equitable and quality public education while addressing the challenges of teacher education in India's diverse linguistic and cultural context
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