An ESD pathway to quality education in the Cyprus primary education context
| Autor: | Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran, Petra Lindemann-Matthies, Nicoletta Christodoulou, Costas Kadis, Susan Barker, Aravella Zachariou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
05 social sciences Primary education 050301 education Common ground Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences Education for sustainable development 01 natural sciences Teacher education Education Environmental education Pedagogy Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory business Psychology 0503 education Curriculum 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Education Research. 23:1015-1031 |
| ISSN: | 1469-5871 1350-4622 |
| Popis: | This research is based on the rationale that the well-defined framework of education for sustainable development (ESD), its connection with real life and its specific integration in the educational policies and curricula can help to enhance quality education (QE) in a meaningful and identifiable way. In a first step, the common ground of ESD and QE was explored in different areas: common dimensions, future-oriented objectives, commonly targeted skills, value orientation, teaching and learning approaches. In a second step, this information was taken as a base to investigate how well twelve lesson units for primary school reflect the common ground of ESD and QE. The units were specifically developed for this research, in which ESD experienced teachers (mentors) supported inexperienced ones (mentees). Results indicate that ESD can reinforce QE, but that teachers need support with regard to the political and cultural dimensions of SD issues, collaborations with local communities and assessments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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