Essays about: "ESD"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 93 essays containing the word ESD.
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16. EDUCATION SERVING THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS?! An interview study of the educational foundations, challenges and opportunities in Auroville, India
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Auroville, in India was created to become a living laboratory for a new way of living and being on Earth. In this context, education in Auroville has a specific purpose. READ MORE
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17. Competency over complaceny - A content analysis of sustainable competencies and abilities within the Swedish school-age educare
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : This content analysis combines the fields Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Swedish School-age Educare (SAEC) by looking at Key Sustainable Competencies and abilities within documents related to the SAEC and/or ESD. The documents are authored by the Swedish National Agency of Education (SNAE) and are chosen due to their relation to the SAEC teachers, most prominent being the Swedish National Curriculum and an ESD-module. READ MORE
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18. Lessons from waste - from ignorance to awareness
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: This study aimed to introduce elementary school students to an ecocentric worldview by creating opportunities in class for actions that could lead to changes locally and at the global level regarding the disposal of materials. Theory: This thesis used a combination of theories to challenge the anthropocentrism practice in our schools and societies and facilitate the development of an ecocentric worldview in students. READ MORE
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19. Educators´ perspective on education for sustainable development in childcare centers in Victoria, Australia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The purpose of this research thesis is to describe practices used by childcare centers in the Australian state of Victoria, as well as to understand educators' attitudes, knowledge, and needs regarding ESD. This research thesis seeks to answer the following question: What are the practices, attitudes, knowledge, and needs of early childhood educators in ESD in State of Victoria? Theory: This study's conceptual framework was built on a mix of theories, including Deweyan theory, which focuses on the development of student knowing, being, and doing, and critical theories, which focus on reflective assessment and critique of society and culture in order to reveal and challenge underlying power structures and inequalities. READ MORE
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20. BIOPHILIC VALUES AS PATHWAYS TO NATURE CONNECTEDNESS IN UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of activating the five biophilic values of emotion, contact, meaning, beauty, and compassion to increase upper secondary students’ nature connectedness and thereby their pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Theory: The study was mainly based on the theory of the five biophilic values as pathways to nature connectedness; while also drawing on experiential learning theory, and the EYE for Sustainability Learning Tool. READ MORE
