Teaching Teaching Development: UP Development: UP Cebu ExperienceCebu Experience

DISCUSSION NOTESDISCUSSION NOTESPresented by:Presented by:

Dr. Rhodora M. BucoyDr. Rhodora M. Bucoy

Presented to the Presented to the

6th Asia and Pacific Experts Consultation 6th Asia and Pacific Experts Consultation on “ Reorienting Teachers Education to on “ Reorienting Teachers Education to

Address Sustainability”Address Sustainability”

August 22-25, 2006August 22-25, 2006 Penang, MalaysiaPenang, Malaysia

RCE Cebu and UPV Cebu RCE Cebu and UPV Cebu CollegeCollege

Cebu: Tourism and Cebu: Tourism and IT Hub in the IT Hub in the PhilippinesPhilippines

Cebu Boom Cebu Boom Phenomena amidst Phenomena amidst poverty and poverty and Malnutrition in the Malnutrition in the regionregion

ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL CONTEXTS:

II.. Towards Integrating Towards Integrating Development Discourse in the Development Discourse in the

Curriculum: UP Cebu ExperienceCurriculum: UP Cebu Experience

Rapid Scanning & Personal InsightsRapid Scanning & Personal Insights Faculty Engagement with Civil Society Faculty Engagement with Civil Society

on the Development/Underdevelopment on the Development/Underdevelopment DiscourseDiscourse

Curriculum Content: Initial Inventory Curriculum Content: Initial Inventory of Disciplinal Initiatives at Integration of Disciplinal Initiatives at Integration of D/SD Concepts of D/SD Concepts

Parallel initiatives on Development Parallel initiatives on Development Education/HRE/SSD in other UP campusesEducation/HRE/SSD in other UP campuses

Curriculum Content: Initial Curriculum Content: Initial Inventory of Disciplinal Initiatives Inventory of Disciplinal Initiatives

at Integration of D/SD Conceptsat Integration of D/SD Concepts

A. GeneralA. General Education Curriculum: Liberal Education Curriculum: Liberal Education Heart of UP EducationEducation Heart of UP Education

B. Undergraduate Courses Which B. Undergraduate Courses Which Mainstreamed /Integrated Mainstreamed /Integrated SD/Development Theories and ConceptsSD/Development Theories and Concepts

C. Graduate Program in Environmental C. Graduate Program in Environmental Studies (MES)Gender, Environment and Studies (MES)Gender, Environment and DevelopmentDevelopment

A. General Education Curriculum: A. General Education Curriculum: Liberal Education Heart of UP Liberal Education Heart of UP

EducationEducation

1.1. GE Courses : GE Courses : Foundations of the Foundations of the Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Sciences (SS1)(SS1)

2.2. Science, Technology and Science, Technology and Society ( STS 40)Society ( STS 40)

3.3. ENS 10 ( People and the ENS 10 ( People and the Environment)Environment)

B. Undergraduate Courses Which Mainstreamed B. Undergraduate Courses Which Mainstreamed /Integrated SD/Development Theories and /Integrated SD/Development Theories and

ConceptsConcepts Development Studies Courses: ( merged Development Studies Courses: ( merged

with other courses in the Revised with other courses in the Revised Curriculum ( 2000)Curriculum ( 2000)

Philippine Development Strategies; Philippine Development Strategies; Third World Development Strategies; Third World Development Strategies; North-South RelationsNorth-South Relations

Politics of Development ( PS 112)Politics of Development ( PS 112) Selected Issues in Development Selected Issues in Development

( PS165) ( PS165) Gender and Politics ( PS 164) Gender and Politics ( PS 164) International Political Economy (PS International Political Economy (PS

183)183) Environmental Politics and Policy( PS Environmental Politics and Policy( PS

189)189)

CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CONTENT/THEMESCONTENT/THEMES

Development Theories and ConceptsDevelopment Theories and Concepts Contestations on the Meanings of Development: Contestations on the Meanings of Development:

Analysis of Documents Articulating Development/SDAnalysis of Documents Articulating Development/SD Measuring Development: Growth and Equity issues, Measuring Development: Growth and Equity issues,

HDI, GDI,GEMS and Poverty IndexHDI, GDI,GEMS and Poverty Index State of Unsustainability: Global and Philippine State of Unsustainability: Global and Philippine

ContextsContexts Macro and Micro Contexts of DevelopmentMacro and Micro Contexts of Development Globalization and DevelopmentGlobalization and Development Gender, Environment and Development Gender, Environment and Development Peace, Human Security and DevelopmentPeace, Human Security and Development Global and Philippine Issues on DevelopmentGlobal and Philippine Issues on Development Human Rights and DevelopmentHuman Rights and Development Third World/North/South DialogueThird World/North/South Dialogue

Gender and Development Gender and Development Perspectives: Towards Gender Perspectives: Towards Gender

Equity, Development and Peace in Equity, Development and Peace in VisayasVisayas

Educating GAD advocatesEducating GAD advocates Rights-Based Approach to Rights-Based Approach to

Gender and Development Gender and Development Hosting Gender Resource Hosting Gender Resource

CentersCenters Linking with Women’s MovementLinking with Women’s Movement

Pedagogical IssuesPedagogical Issues

Lecture Discussion: Lecture Discussion: “Socratic” and “non-“Socratic” and “non-banking” method ala banking” method ala Paulo FreiriPaulo Freiri

Field or Community Field or Community Exposure and immersion Exposure and immersion Program: Developing Program: Developing Compassion for the Poor Compassion for the Poor and the Marginalizedand the Marginalized

Summer Practicum Summer Practicum Course: Service learning Course: Service learning in an NGO Settingin an NGO Setting

Field Visits: Sites of Field Visits: Sites of Development Projects Development Projects and urban Poor and urban Poor CommunitiesCommunities

Student’s Journals: Student’s Journals: Reflecting on their Reflecting on their learninglearning

Poster-Making: Gauging Poster-Making: Gauging their understanding of their understanding of development development concepts/issuesconcepts/issues

Debate on Controversial Debate on Controversial issues such as issues such as Reproductive HealthReproductive Health

Film ShowingFilm Showing Inter-action with NGO Inter-action with NGO

leaders and community leaders and community organizersorganizers

Tests: Going Beyond the Tests: Going Beyond the CognitiveCognitive

Creative and inter-active ways of teaching development

Work in Progress at the Work in Progress at the UPVisayasUPVisayas

Island Sustainability, Livelihood, Equity Island Sustainability, Livelihood, Equity and Gender Project ( CIDA and university and Gender Project ( CIDA and university consortium)consortium)

RGEP Course on RGEP Course on

“ “ Understanding Sustainable Development: Understanding Sustainable Development: Principles In Practice: Ocean and Coastal Principles In Practice: Ocean and Coastal Governance ” ( 2005)Governance ” ( 2005)

SD Course OutlineSD Course Outline

I.I. Introduction: SD as concept, goal or process; historical Introduction: SD as concept, goal or process; historical background; development paradigmsbackground; development paradigms

II.II. SD origin, principles, guidelines, Agenda 21 and Philippine SD origin, principles, guidelines, Agenda 21 and Philippine Agenda 21Agenda 21

III.III. Sustainability and the Environment: climate change, pollution, Sustainability and the Environment: climate change, pollution, Land, mineral resources, environmental harmony and securityLand, mineral resources, environmental harmony and security

IV.IV. Sustainability and Economy: Poverty and Inequality, work and Sustainability and Economy: Poverty and Inequality, work and Unemployment. efficient use of resources, property rights, market Unemployment. efficient use of resources, property rights, market Policy frameworks globalization, economic valuation, production Policy frameworks globalization, economic valuation, production and distributionand distribution

V.V. Sustainability and Society: Health, education, conflict and violence, Sustainability and Society: Health, education, conflict and violence, population, food security:just and equitable social orderpopulation, food security:just and equitable social order

SD Course OutlineSD Course Outline Sustainability, Culture and Governance: Sustainability, Culture and Governance:

indigenous knowledge systems, values, indigenous knowledge systems, values, mores, agents, institutions and processes of mores, agents, institutions and processes of power relations, good governancepower relations, good governance

Approaches to Sustainable Development: Approaches to Sustainable Development: Systems Approach and Ecosystem Based Systems Approach and Ecosystem Based Management, Ecological Footprints, Risk Management, Ecological Footprints, Risk ManagementManagement

Sustainable Future: Individual Choices, Sustainable Future: Individual Choices, Collective Action, Communities, Ecosystems Collective Action, Communities, Ecosystems

Integration: Revisiting the Principles, Integration: Revisiting the Principles, overcoming challenges and gaps and overcoming challenges and gaps and evolving strategiesevolving strategies

Transformative Transformative EducationEducation

Need for more synergy, holism, integrationNeed for more synergy, holism, integration

Need to evaluate the impact of learning at Need to evaluate the impact of learning at the cognitive, affective domainsthe cognitive, affective domains

Curriculum Education for SD Social Transformation

Learners: Knowledge, Values and

Attitudes

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