Papers by Anantha K. Duraiappah
The overall goal of the ISEE Assessment is to pool multi-disciplinary expertise on educational sy... more The overall goal of the ISEE Assessment is to pool multi-disciplinary expertise on educational systems and reforms from a range of stakeholders in an open and inclusive manner, and to undertake a scientifically robust and evidence based assessment that can inform education policy-making at all levels and on all scales. Its aim is not to be policy prescriptive but to provide policy relevant information and recommendations to improve education systems and the way we organize learning in formal and non-formal settings. It is also meant to identify information gaps and priorities for future research in the field of education.
2019 IEEE 18th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC)
The purpose of the present education system is economic growth not human flourishing. Recent repo... more The purpose of the present education system is economic growth not human flourishing. Recent reports have confirmed that the emphasis on material wellbeing has been at the expense of increasing anxiety, depression, insecurity and poor interpersonal relationships. This has resulted in a worldwide call for education to adopt a more holistic approach. Building on recent research from the neurosciences that demonstrates the need to build emotional along with intellectual intelligence, we advocate a 'whole brain' approach to education to achieve human flourishing. We posit that education needs to integrate socio-emotional learning skills in addition to skills of problem solving and logical inquiry. We postulate that such transformative developments in education can be best implemented through experiential learning using digital pedagogies leveraging models of AI. We detail embedded Ontology based User Model that power 'individualized' learning through performance based trajectories with appropriate new knowledge and complexity.
npj Science of Learning, 2021
Education is indispensable for the flourishing of people from all backgrounds and stages of life.... more Education is indispensable for the flourishing of people from all backgrounds and stages of life. However, given the accelerating demographic, environmental, economical, socio-political, and technological changes-and their associated risks and opportunities-there is increasing consensus that our current educational systems are falling short and that we need to repurpose education and rethink the organization of learning to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) "Futures of Education" initiative was formally launched at the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 to provide such a vision of education for the future. The International Scientific and Evidence-based Education (ISEE) Assessment synthesizes knowledge streams generated by different communities and stakeholders at all levels and scales and will thereby essentially contribute to re-envisioning this future of education. The overall aim of the ISEE Assessment is to pool the expertise from a broad range of knowledge holders and stakeholders to undertake a scientifically robust and evidence-based assessment in an open and inclusive manner of our current educational systems and its necessary reforms. In this commentary, we discuss the aims and goals of the ISEE Assessment. We describe how the ISEE Assessment will address key questions on the purpose of education and what, how, where and when we learn, and evaluate the alignment of today's education and theory of learning with the current and forthcoming needs and challenges and to inform policymaking for future education.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2012
The world is experiencing urgent and interconnected problems on many social as well as environmen... more The world is experiencing urgent and interconnected problems on many social as well as environmental fronts. Resource shortages, demographic realities, and planetary boundaries prevent us from growing our way out of these problems. A redirection towards sustainability and well-being may be the most viable option for further development. Sustainability must be defined to include meeting human physical, emotional and social needs. Equity considerations are primary in order to have the resources to reduce poverty and increase well-being in developing countries. Well-being is multidimensional and context-specific, and must be approached in a way that preserves cultural diversity and societal autonomy while meeting universal human needs. We must go beyond GDP, measuring the various objective and subjective components of well-being to monitor our progress.
Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, 2013
Satoyama is a Japanese term describing mosaic landscapes of different ecosystems —secondary fores... more Satoyama is a Japanese term describing mosaic landscapes of different ecosystems —secondary forests, farm lands, irrigation ponds and grasslands —along with human settlements managed to produce bundles of ecosystem services for human wellbeing.The concept of satoyama, longstanding traditions associated with land management practices that allow sustainable use of natural resources, has been extended to cover marine and coastal ecosystems ( satoumi). These landscapes and seascapes have been rapidly changing, and the ecosystem services they provide are under threat from varioussocial, economic, political, and technological factors. Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being presents the findings of the Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment (JSSA), a study of the interaction between humans and ecosystems in Japan. It was written by the 200-plus authors, stakeholders, andreviewers from Japan and elsewhere who make up the JSSA team. The study analyzes changes that have occurred in satoyama-satoumi ecosystems over the last 50 years and identifies plausible future scenarios for the year 2050, taking into account various drivers such as governmental and economic policy, climate change, technology, and sociobehavioral responses. This provides a new approach to land-use planning that addresses not only economic development but also cultural values and ecologicalintegrity. This book is a key reference text for development planners, policymakers, scientists, postgraduate students, and others interested in the environment and development.
Advances in Computational Economics, 1993
The multi-country inter-sectoral style modeling of global warming is still at an infancy stage. T... more The multi-country inter-sectoral style modeling of global warming is still at an infancy stage. This implies that there are no uniform and easily accessible databases from which all the relationships of the model can be econometrically estimated. Rather, it is necessary to bring together disparate data from many sources and fashion them into a model which captures the essential elements of the problem. Such a model can then be solved to provide insights to crucial relationships between economic activities and the enhanced greenhouse effect. The solution along with an accompanying sensitivity analysis study can then be used to identify the data which are crucial to the outcome of the model results. These data can then be further studied in detail and the relationships involving them can be estimated to improve the quality of the results.
Titles in the Working Paper Series aim to disseminate interim results on agroforestry research an... more Titles in the Working Paper Series aim to disseminate interim results on agroforestry research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community. Other publication series from the World Agroforestry Centre include: Agroforestry Perspectives, Technical Manuals and Occasional Papers.
Ecology, Economy and Society
NPJ Science of Learning (Nature), 2021
Education is indispensable for the flourishing of people from all backgrounds and stages of life.... more Education is indispensable for the flourishing of people from all backgrounds and stages of life. However, given the accelerating demographic, environmental, economical, socio-political, and technological changes—and their associated risks and opportunities—there is increasing consensus that our current educational systems are falling short and that we need to repurpose education and rethink the organization of learning to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) “Futures of Education” initiative was formally launched at the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 to provide such a vision of education for the future. The International Scientific and Evidence-based Education (ISEE) Assessment synthesizes knowledge streams generated by different communities and stakeholders at all levels and scales and will thereby essentially contribute to re-envisioning this future of education. The overall aim of the ISEE ...
Sustainability
In this paper, we propose a novel methodology and design to contribute towards the achievement of... more 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 quantitati...
Computational Economics, 2001
Studies in Ecological Economics, 2012
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