Elevating the purpose of education to achieve the spirit of SDG 4

Emily Markovich Morris, Ghulam Omar Qargha and Rebecca Winthrop

International Journal of Educational Development, 2023, vol. 103, issue C

Abstract: This commentary reflects on the importance of acknowledging the diverse purposes and stories of schooling in education systems transformation. The authors caution against over overreliance on quantifiable indicators and argue that elevating other purposes and historicizing the power dynamics in how we frame the purpose of education will help ensure that transformation efforts do not ignore the deeper philosophical, historical, and epistemological foundations that are critical for developing a shared purpose of education. The commentary argues for intentional dialogue on the multiple purposes of education at local and global levels to fully achieve the spirit and vision of Sustainable Development Goal 4 for inclusive, equitable, quality education.

Keywords: Purposes of education; International education; Educational policy; Education systems transformation; Sustainable development goal 4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073805932300202X
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:injoed:v:103:y:2023:i:c:s073805932300202x

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102926

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Educational Development is currently edited by Stephen P Heyneman

More articles in International Journal of Educational Development from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().