Sweden

UNESCO Chair in Early Childhood Education and Sustainable Development (789), established in 2007 at Göteborg University (Sweden).

Fields/Disciplines

Early Childhood Education and Sustainable Development.

Objectives

The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of early childhood education and sustainable development.
It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe and North America, and in other regions of the world.

The specific objectives of this Chair are:
To promote the principles enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a fundamental text and point of departure for collaboration with universities in the North and South;
To teach children democratic values through sharing and respect for others at an early age, which is part of the quality education imperative that is emphasized at Göteborg University and a teacher training skills and awareness of the concept of knowledge;
To reinforce cooperation with parents;
To collaborate closely with universities in the North and South as an effective means of better targeting research that draws attention to early experiences and their impact on life-long learning and human development.

Host Institution

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education.

Contact

Mrs Pam Fredman, Göteborg University
Vice Chancellor

Work Phone - +46 (0)31 786 18 60
Fax - +46 (0)31 786 43 88
Street - Box 100
City - Göteborg
Postal Code - S-405 30
Country - Sweden

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