International Journal of
Information and Education Technology

Abstract

This research is a part of the project ESICS (Education for Sustainable and Inclusive Civil Societies), which aims to develop educational programs for developing countries. They are now under high economic growth and rapid changing of the societies. However, at once, these countries are facing many social issues, such as economic gaps, destroying their cultures and community bund and bubble economy. They should find out alternative development differ from western ways and recent china way. We are going to develop educational programs that young generations can find out alternative ways and can act as citizens effectively. ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) were promoted under the UN Decade of ESD from 2005 to 2014 world widely. This education became successful in environment and development education. But many programs had three problematic points; 1) they concentrate their interest on environment issues by the perspectives of natural sciences. But many issues concern social sciences. 2) Some of them simply finish with students’ determinations. But many real social issues include citizens’ dilemma. 3) They emphasized students’ personal actions. But we, citizens, also have formal decision making processes. They are more effective on social issues. We should develop students’ political literacy for problem solving of social issues we face. Citizenship education has many good practices for political literacy. This paper discusses new possibility of ESD based on citizenship education. Our project ESICS does not remain theoretical discussions. This project includes developing real learning materials, making teacher training seminar programs and education for young engineers.