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Maria Gabriela Acosta Castellanos

Maria Gabriela Acosta Castellanos

M.Ed.

    Overview

    Personal profile

    PhD student in Environmental and Rural Studies at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

    Her professional trajectory in educational leadership and curriculum design brings an applied perspective to the development of participatory methodologies and socio-environmental education processes in territorial contexts. She has worked in educational and community-based initiatives aimed at strengthening the agency and socio-environmental action of children and young people through situated learning experiences and collective processes with communities.

    Her research interests focus on the relationship between childhood, socio-environmental action, and sustainability from critical and interdisciplinary perspectives. She is a multilingual educator interested in intercultural dialogue and in bridging education, research, and territory to support situated knowledge production and conservation processes in community contexts.

    Education

    Master, Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

    01 Aug 201101 May 2015

    Award Date: 13 Feb 2013

    Keywords

    • H Social Sciences
    • childhood studies
    • L Education
    • sustainability education

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action