Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
SDG 4 looks to provide children and young people with easy access to a quality education. Among its targets are free primary and secondary education, equal access to quality pre-primary education, affordable technical, vocational and higher education, elimination of all discrimination in education, universal literacy and numeracy, and education for sustainable development and global citizenship. The push to acheive these targets encourages the building and upgrading of inclusive and safe schools, the expansion of higher education scholarships for developing countries, and an increase in the supply of qualified teachers.
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The University of Minnesota supports the United Nations’ vision for SDG 4 and is committing resources to align its teaching, research, and service to its blueprint. This work includes rigorous teacher training programs, and research on educational success strategies for all children so that they can meet the challenges of the 21st century.
RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE
2020-2021
- Parent-child Discourse in Outdoor Inquiry: Understanding Autonomy, Risk, and Failure during Learning - David J DeLiema, Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology
- Building community collaborations: Stimulating interdisciplinary research around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Duluth - Julie Etterson, Head of Biology at University of Minnesota Duluth
- Human Rights and the SDGs in Response to COVID-19 - Amanda Lyons, Executive Director, Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School
- A study of mechanisms inhibiting racial and gender diversity and equity in American orchestras and their concert programming - Hon Ki Cheung, Music Department in the College of Liberal Arts
- Quechua sustainability and education in the Peruvian Andes: From coloniality to Covid-19 - Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Associate Professor, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota
2021-2022
- Bridging the Digital Divide in STEM through an Immersive Local and Global Maker Program - Abimbola Asojo, Associate Dean for Research at the College of Design and Lesa M Clarkson, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Human Development
- Outbound/In: Racialized Bodies and the (Un)seen Borders of Belonging - Nida Sajid, Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Liberal Arts
- Civil Society Advocacy, Children with Disabilities, and the Sustainable Development Goals - Christopher J Johnstone, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development in the College of Education & Human Development
2023-2024
- Efforts in Global Food Security Education: Catalyzing interdisciplinary educator professional development connecting global issues to local impact - Laura L Rice, Teaching Assistance Professor, Agricultural Education in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
- Indigenous land education for self-determination: co-designing sustainable futures in Chiapas - Katie Johnston-Goodstar, Associate Professor, School of Social Work and Meixi, Assistant Professor, Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development in the College of Education & Human Development
- Assessment of Relevancy of Nurse Practitioner Entry-to-Practice Competencies in the Primary Health Care Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa - Dorcas E Kunkel, Clinical Associate Professor, Academics in the School of Nursing
OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT