scholarly journals Reflective Practice in Times of Covid-19: A Tool to Improve Education for Sustainable Development in Pre-Service Teacher Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6261
Author(s):  
M. Teresa Fuertes-Camacho ◽  
Carles Dulsat-Ortiz ◽  
Isabel Álvarez-Cánovas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Reflective Capacity ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Reflection On Action

Crisis situations such as the current Covid-19 pandemic are a catalyst for change. This study stresses the need to work towards achieving quality education, and to prepare future teachers in sustainability competencies. The research questions are related to the key competencies necessary to accelerate change and to how to increase awareness and literacy of the SDGs in higher education. A quantitative methodology aimed at improving the training of future teachers who engage in reflective and critical thinking was used. Data were gathered on the level of reflection of students from three Spanish universities. The instrument used, the Reflective Practice Questionnaire, includes concepts defined in the literature related to reflective capacity such as Reflection in Action, Reflection on Action and Reflection with Others. The results of the study provide quantitative data showing a positive impact of reflective practice on future teachers. Education for sustainable development requires participatory methods that motivate and empower students to change their behaviour. Reflective practice must be accompanied by processes of communication and supervision that encourage confidence and the desire to improve. Training future teachers in reflective practice should be a differentiating element to achieve quality education, allowing adaptation to current and future adverse situations.

scholarly journals Drama in Education for Sustainable Development: Preservice Preschool Teachers on Stage

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugce Akyol ◽  
Deniz Kahriman-Pamuk ◽  
Ridvan Elmas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Drama In Education ◽  
Educational Drama ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Economic Ground ◽  
Field Notes

Early childhood education for sustainable development roots on environmental, socio-cultural and economic ground for encouraging lifelong learning and improving values and behaviors that support sustainable development such as use of natural resources, cultural awareness, gender equality, and democracy. Educational drama contributes to the development of skills necessary for sustainable development such as communication, cooperation and decision-making. This study has two main objectives: the former is to raise awareness and to develop these skills of pre-service teachers by organizing drama activities in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); the later objective is to implement and to evaluate the activities based on the data collected from pre-service teachers and from one specific pre-school teacher, in whose classroom these activities were carried out. Phenomenographic approach was adapted for the current study and the data was collected through interviews, photos, and field notes. The study shows that the drama activities increase awareness and improve skills for ESD within pre-service teachers. Furthermore, opinions and experiences of the pre-service teachers and the preschool teacher state that drama has positive impact on learning of pre-school children about sustainable development.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Quality Education Awareness Competence of Pre-Service Educators Using Vignettes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10203
Author(s):  
Ana-Inés Renta-Davids ◽  
Marta Camarero-Figuerola ◽  
Juana-María Tierno-García
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
University Curriculum ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
Sustainability Principles ◽  
High Degree

For decades, higher education institutions have been incorporating sustainability principles. Spanish universities have considered it important that sustainability principles are integrated into the university curriculum, in order to contribute to the education of socially-responsible professionals. The present research aims to estimate pre-service educators’ awareness of selected challenges posed by Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), and it identifies the learning experiences that contribute the most to these students’ awareness of quality education. Moreover, the study aims to explore the potential of the use of the vignettes approach for the evaluation of students’ awareness. The study drew on a sample of n = 202 first year students pursuing education-related degrees at a Spanish university. The data was collected using a vignette survey, and the data analysis was conducted using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results show a high degree of awareness within the context of most of the challenges posed by SDG 4 and, in the search for the factors that contributed to the degree of awareness in the students, personal interests and classes taken at the university stand out. In addition, the study provides the methodological implications of the use of the vignette approach in the assessment of students’ awareness. This paper discusses the practical implications for universities of the integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) competences into the curriculum.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development: Glocal Implications for Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Lilia Raitskaya ◽  
Elena Tikhonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
University Systems ◽  
The Subject

The editorial overviews the key research aspects of embedding sustainable development into university systems worldwide. The JLE editors dwell upon the pivotal role of higher education in transferring knowledge, skills, and underlying values in promoting Sustainable Development Goal No.4 (Quality Education for Sustainable Development). The editorial analysis is underpinned by the most cited Scopus-indexed articles (Top-50 as of March 2021) on sustainable development in higher education. JLE potential authors will find some recommendations on the subject field gaps and key directions to be published in the journal upcoming issues.

scholarly journals Map and Track the Performance in Education for Sustainable Development across the European Union

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13185
Author(s):  
Daniela Cristina Momete ◽  
Manuel Mihail Momete
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
European Union Member States

The 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) established by 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved unless the learners are educated about sustainable development. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a key component in preparing individuals to cope with sustainable challenges and paves the way towards a more sustainable aware society and life satisfaction. However, ESD is very complex as it depends on numerous factors and needs significant development all over the word. The paper aims to design an original and easy-to-apply framework which maps and tracks the actual performance in quality education across the European Union member states (EU27), focusing on SDG4—quality education from Agenda 30. The framework integrates three interventions—formal, non-formal, and essential education—and delivers a useful tool, a composite index, which maps and tracks the performance of the EU27 in the transition to ESD in a practical manner. The research categorizes four clusters of countries and tracks the Nordic countries of the EU27 among the high performers tier, allowing the identification of the best practices which can be spurred at European level. The findings of this paper may be used by educators, researchers, national and European authorities, and other stakeholders to monitor and accelerate progress in ESD, especially for low performers.

scholarly journals Effective Teaching and Activities of Excellent Teachers for the Sustainable Development of Higher Design Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Chen Lai ◽  
Li-Hsun Peng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
High Quality Education

Education for sustainable development (ESD) is regarded as a key element of high-quality education. Hence, the United Nations proposed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, in an attempt to achieve the harmony and shared prosperity between humans and the Earth, and advocate for fair and high-quality education. With the aim of exploring “high-quality sustainable teaching”, this study intends to probe into the idea and meaning of the high-quality design education for sustainable development and elaborate on the teaching effectiveness and sustainable teaching activities by the teachers of higher design education. According to the research results, the effectiveness of high-quality teaching is introduced in seven categories, as follows: (1) Faith in sustainability in teaching, (2) the trend of talent demand, (3) the teaching value of sustainability, (4) curriculum mapping, (5) teaching approach, (6) teaching evaluation, (7) the sustainable management of teaching development. The factors of high-quality teaching include: The teacher has passion for teaching, the teacher pays attention to the student’s independent learning ability, the teacher intrigues student’s interest in learning, the teacher places emphasis on furnishing the student with professionalism and confidence, the teacher highlights learning through doing to increase the student’s competitiveness in the job fair, the teacher reviews teaching effectiveness and makes progress in pursuing the value of high-quality ESD.

Institutional Barriers to Educational Participation

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Ashwini Tiwari ◽  
Tian Fu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Caste System ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
Household Registration ◽  
Registration System

Drawing primarily from Pierre Bourdieu's work on “field” and “capital,” this article examines in detail how institutional barriers have systematically denied access to quality education to lower-class/caste students, which results in educational inequality impeding the efforts of sustainable development. China's hukou (household registration system) and India's varna vyavastha (caste system) are used as examples to illustrate how oblivious institutional barriers could manifest and exhibit in similar ways in two distinct sociopolitical nations. The article concludes with making a case for deconstructing the discourses on education for sustainable development based on the principles of social justice and equity.

scholarly journals Self-Perception and Training Perceptions on Teacher Digital Competence (TDC) in Spanish and French University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delfín Ortega-Sánchez ◽  
Isabel María Gómez-Trigueros ◽  
Marc Trestini ◽  
Carlos Pérez-González
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Competence Framework ◽  
The One

The purpose of this research is, on the one hand, to analyze the self-perception of future teachers of childhood education and primary education, and those studying for a master’s degree in secondary education teacher training on their Teacher Digital Competence (TDC), as well as the potential influence of gender, country and university institution of origin in their representations. On the other hand, it seeks to analyze the perception of future teachers on the TDC of their university trainers (formative perception). In accordance with these aims, a quantitative methodology of a non-experimental nature and of a prospective cross-sectional ex post facto approach has been used. A total of 428 students from two Spanish universities and from a French university agreed to participate in the research. The results report a positive and differential self-perception by gender of the TDC acquired and unfavorable perceptions of the digital competences of their teachers. These results confirm the need to improve the technological-manipulative and didactic training of university teachers, and to adapt the teaching competences to the demands of the Information and Communication Society (ICS) and to the guidelines of the Common Digital Competence Framework.

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