Workshop IV, Learning for a sustainable Development

This workshop was held on October 11-13, 2007 at the Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg, Sweden

Welcome to the workshop Learning for a sustainable Development. The Laboratory will gather about 40 persons - educators, researchers, cultural workers and activists, including international guests from Africa, Asia and Europe. The participants have practical as well as theoretical backgrounds.

In the Laboratory, the theme Learning for Sustainable Development will be viewed in three different and mutually complementary perspectives:

1. Learning through liberal adult education and social movements
2. Learning through academic studies and research
3. Learning through cultural heritage institutions

The workshop will be held at the Museum of World Culture, in Göteborg, Sweden from October 11th to October 13th .

The format

The workshop contains open and closed parts. Open attendance at the workshop will be possible at Thursday October 11th between 09.00 and 15.30 and on Saturday October 13th between 15.00 and 17.00 (please see schedule).

There will be room for 75 guests at the open parts of the workshop.

International guests

• Marion Horton, Great Britain, Community Development Consultant and Trainer, The Ad Ed Knowledge Company
• John Grayson, Great Britain, Adult Educator and Historian,  Northern College for Residential Adult Education
• Jaya S Upadhyay, India, Teacher and founder of Centre for Education for Social Awakening and Rural Reconstruction
• Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Ghana, Human rights activist, WACAM (Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining)
• Sullay Kamara, Sierra Leone, Engineer and Development worker, ORIENT (Organisation for Research and Extension of Intermediate Technology)
• Afi Yakubu, Ghana, Documentary filmmaker and Human rights activist, FOSDA (Foundation for Security and Development in Africa)
• Jakob Erle, Denmark, President for Association for World Education, Director for IAED (International Academy for Education and Democracy)
• Dacil Q. Keo, Cambodia, Project leader DC-CAM (Documentation Center of Cambodia)

We are very happy to have the honour to host the conference

• National Museums of World Culture/Museum of World Culture
• Göteborg Folk High School
• The Grundtvig Institute, Göteborg University
• Centre for Environment and Sustainablility, GMV at Chalmers University of Technology
• Göteborg University

Schedule for the open parts of the workshop

Thursday October 11th

08.45 Entry to open lectures

09.00-10.30 Introduction and welcome

Speaker: Birgitta Nesterud, Director of Göteborg Folk High School

Education for a Sustainable Development in the age of Globalization

Speaker: Jacob Erle, director of International Academy for Education and Democracy, President of Association for World Education

Gender mainstreaming and social learning for sustainability

Speaker: Merritt Polk, Assistant Professor, Administrative Head of Human Ecology, Subprogram Head TransportMistra.

10.15-10.45 Coffee

10.45-12.00 Continuation of the lectures

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-15.30 Project presentations

Speakers:
Marion Horton, Great Britain
John Grayson, Great Britain
Jaya S Upadhyay, India
Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Ghana
Afi Yakubu, Ghana
Jakob Erle, Denmark
Dacil Q. Keo, Cambodia

Saturday October 13th

15.00-17.00 The results from the closed parts of workshop will be presented.