Essays about: "ESD"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 93 essays containing the word ESD.

1. 11. EXAMINING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN EDUCATION - AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Promise Fornjum; Kayode John Oyedele; Adeola Oluwakunmi Azu; [2023]
   Keywords : Essential Components; Transformational Learning; Education for Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Considering the rise in global sustainability challenges and most especially in a continent like Africa, these challenges could pose a grave danger to the population owing to the limited commitment towards sustainability. This requires a proactive and systematic approach in order to propagate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on the continent. READ MORE

3. 12. Growing to thrive or growing to die? Analysing high-school students’ perspectives on the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Ronja Karvinen; [2023]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development; Degrowth; Ecological Modernization; Economic growth; Education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : How and what we should teach children about sustainability, in relation to our current economic system, has become the cornerstone of the debate on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This debate takes place in conjunction with a much broader debate on the concept of sustainable development itself, where the role of economic growth is both questioned and supported, seen as either a necessary support for sustainability or as a barrier to truly sustainable societies. READ MORE

4. 13. Exploring the Mainstreaming of Education for Sustainable Development and Indigenous Knowledge in Initial Teacher Education in Indonesia: A Comparative Study of Teacher Educators' Beliefs and Attitudes

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Ucu Nurhadi Hafman; [2023]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Indigenous Knowledge IK ; Initial Teacher Education ITE ; mainstreaming; beliefs and attitudes;

   Abstract : The primary objective of this study is to explore the mainstreaming of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) into Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs, with a specific focus on the beliefs and attitudes of teacher educators in selected ITE institutions in Indonesia. A comparative case study approach was employed, involving 11 participants who were interviewed using a semi-structured format. READ MORE

5. 14. Exploring Education for Sustainable Development: a Comparative Study of Two Theories

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Ekelund; Dzhenet Berdiieva; [2023]
   Keywords : Education for Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line; Four Components of ESD; Attitude towards Sustainable Development; Global Education and Education Policy;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate current attitudes towards Sustainable Development among students and evaluate their correlation with two theories of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Namely, the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) theory, that emphasises the intersection of three pillars: Profit, People, and Planet; and the Four Components theory, which integrates Socio-economic, Environmental, Legal, and Moral & Ethical dimensions. READ MORE

6. 15. Fighting Doomsday : an Ecocritical Discourse Analysis of Coursebooks

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Fanny Vik; [2023]
   Keywords : Ecocriticism; Climate Psychology; Education for Sustainable Development; Upper Secondary School; Coursebook Analysis;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate how three coursebooks used in upper secondary school in Sweden portray nature and promote agency to enact the environmental perspective as outlined by Skolverket (2022). The data for this study was obtained through a close reading of the coursebooks, and the criteria for selecting data were that the texts should touch upon subjects related to nature, sustainability and the environment. READ MORE