On the Design of a Youth-Led, Issue-Based, Crowdsourced Global Monitoring Framework for the SDGs

In this paper, we propose a novel methodology and design to contribute towards the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by member states of the United Nations for a better and more sustainable future for all. We particularly focus on achieving SDG 4.7—using education to...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-12, Vol.11 (23), p.6839
Main Authors: Mohanty, Sharada Prasanna, Ramaswamy, Rajiv, Duraiappah, Anantha Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Crowdsourcing
Culture
Design
Education
Empowerment
Experiential learning
Local communities
Monitoring
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Pedagogy
Students
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Teachers
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a novel methodology and design to contribute towards the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by member states of the United Nations for a better and more sustainable future for all. We particularly focus on achieving SDG 4.7—using education to ensure all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development. We describe the design of a crowdsourced approach to monitor issues at a local level, and then use the insights gained to indicate how learning can be achieved by the entire community. We begin by encouraging local communities to identify issues that they are concerned about, with an assumption that any issue identified will fall within the purview of the 17 SDGs. Each issue is then tagged with a plurality of actions taken to address it. Finally, we tag the positive or negative changes in the issue as perceived by members of the local community. This data is used to broadly indicate quantitative measures of community learning when solving a societal problem, in turn telling us how SDG 4.7 is being achieved. The paper describes the design of a unique, youth-led, technology-based, bottom-up approach, applicable to communities across the globe, which can potentially ensure transgressive learning through participation of and monitoring by the local community leading to sustainable development.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11236839