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Regional Communities: Building a Sustainable Future
The people and economies of the Asia-Pacific region are growing more connected and cooperating with each other more than ever, thanks to globalisation. This unit explores these connections, and Australia's role in an emerging regional community. It looks at the importance of students becoming active, responsible and informed citizens of a rapidly changing world.
Index
- Preparing
- Gathering, exploring and interpreting
- Responding, reporting and reflecting
- Links
- Assessment
- Unit Self-assessment
- Student Assessment Record
- BLM 1
- BLM 2
- BLM 3
Unit Overview
Stage of Schooling
Middle secondary
Learning Focus
Systems, Resources and Power (Asia Scope and Sequence for Studies of Society and Environment, p33-4),
Time, Continuity and Change (Asia Scope and Sequence for Studies of Society and Environment, p36),
Place and Space (Asia Scope and Sequence for Studies of Society and Environment, p35)
Elaborations
Students explore the ways in which international events and developments can affect Australia's relationships with countries in Asia (e.g. terrorism, changed status of Timor-Leste, responsibilities associated with international relations and agreements).
Students investigate the nature and purpose of regional trade and other international agreements with countries in Asia and how Australia's relations with countries in the region may have changed over time (e.g. APEC and ASEAN).
Students evaluate the significance of mutually beneficial economic, cultural, political and strategic relations between countries in Asia, and the ways in which they can be sustained by governments and businesses in the region.
Resources
- Images of Asia Cards - Environment (Curriculum Corporation, 2004)
- Environments: Asia-Pacific (Curriculum Corporation, 2003)
- In Our Own Backyard (Curriculum Corporation, 2007)
- Voices and Values (Curriculum Corporation, 1998)
- Look Global (Curriculum Corporation, 1999)
- APEC: Strengthening our Community - Building a Sustainable Future (Curriculum Corporation, 2007), also available online.
Focus questions
How is Australia working with other countries in the region to build a sustainable future? How does a regional forum such as APEC foster regional prosperity and global cooperation?
Overview
Globalisation is facilitating an ever-increasing interconnectedness and level of co-operation between peoples, economies and systems in the Asia-Pacific region. This unit explores these connections, the role of Australia as part of an emerging regional community, and the importance of students becoming active, responsible and informed citizens in a rapidly changing world.
Duration
This unit should be completed over five weeks with two one-hour blocks per week.
