Essays about: "Transformative Education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words Transformative Education.
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1. Experiencing and learning about food and food waste: A phenomenological study of household individuals in Malaysia and Sweden from an ESD perspective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to map how lived experiences affect the approach towards food and food waste. The study also aimed to map the primary learning sources regarding food and food waste in Malaysia and Sweden. Theory: The theoretical framework that was used is the Theory of Transformative learning by Jack Mezirow. READ MORE
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2. Flying under the radar? Education for sustainable development in private pilot training
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: Private pilot (PPL(A)) training has hardly received any scholarly attention from educational and sustainability science perspectives. Through an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) perspective, the study aimed at 1) answering how sustainability and sustainable development (SD) are taught in pertinent PPL(A) theory learning material, theory lessons and practical training, 2) identifying gaps pertaining to sustainability and SD in those three components, and lastly 3) explore if and how certificated flight instructors, theory instructors and student pilots experience transformative learning during PPL(A) training, as well as what possibilities these stakeholders see in supporting transformative learning in PPL(A) training. READ MORE
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3. Weaving relations: Exploring the epistemological interaction between indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge and Eurowestern paradigms in education for sustainable development - an umbrella review
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: This thesis aims to explore the epistemological challenges and opportunities of integrating Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the context of Euro-Western paradigms. Theory: In considering epistemological interactions between ITEK in ESD, the theoretical framework for this study is a "weave" of the transformative paradigm as the warp; postcolonial, decolonial, and Indigenous research methodologies as the weft; and the transdisciplinary approach as the frame. READ MORE
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4. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. READ MORE
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5. Nature Experiences and Education for Sustainability in Physical Education and Teacher Education : Environmental Identities of PE Teachers in Sweden and Switzerland
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)Abstract : Sport, as a human activity, contributes to the changes happening in the natural environment, making the sport sector a responsible actor for sustainable development. Experiences in nature can raise awareness about our natural environment and possibly influence pro-environmental behaviour and our identities. READ MORE
