Global Education Project Professional Development Initiative

Development compass rose

The development compass rose is based on questioning in four focus areas. It encourages students to look at an issue from a variety of angles. The development compass rose can be used in response to picture books, a picture or poster, or an issue.

Development compass rose N. Natural. These are questions about the environment - energy, air, water, soil, living things and their relationships to each other. These questions are about the built as well as the 'natural' environment. E. Economic. These are questions about money, trading, aid, ownership, buying and selling. W. Who decides? These are questions about power, who makes choices and decides what is to happen; who benefits and loses as a result of these decisions and at what cost. S. Social. These are questions about people, their relationships, their traditions, cultures and the way they live. They include questions about how, for example, gender, race, disability, class and age affect social relationships.

Source: Think Global, page 29 and 30

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