Title: Greening TVET for the Sustainable Development in Latin America: A Case Study of Fundación Paraguaya’s Financially Self-sufficient Agricultural School
Stream: Curriculum Design & Development
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Jeongwon Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
Abstract:
This paper aims to propose a ‘Financially Self-Sufficient Agricultural School’ as a ‘Greening TVET (GTVET)’ school model for the sustainable development of rural areas in Latin America. To combat the climate change, the world endeavors to reach net-zero carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement. While Latin America is especially vulnerable to the climate change, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated more than 15 million green jobs would be produced during the green transition because of the region’s abundant natural resources. For its promising green economy, three pillars of sustainability - economic, social and environmental have grown in importance. In order to accomplish the sustainable development through the education, GTVET is recognized to be a crucial educational tool for assisting the learners to adapt themselves to the green economy by fostering green skills. In this regard, the paper will conduct a case study of Fundación Paraguaya’s financially self-sufficient agricultural school, which proceeds sustainable education for the socially disadvantaged groups living in rural areas in Paraguay. An upper secondary school with focus on agriculture, Fundación Paraguaya’s San Francisco Agricultural School is an enterprise-based school, under the new model of financial self-sufficiency. Through analyzing its environmental and socioeconomic effects, the paper’s main finding is that financially self-sufficient agricultural school is a potential GTVET institution which satisfies three pillars of sustainability. Finally, the paper concludes by suggesting several strategies for the improvement of the school model to activate GTVET in Latin American education for preparing the green transition.
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