Sustainable Development Planning: Master’s Based on a Project-Based Learning Approach
| Autor: | Juan Ignacio Pasten, Ignacio de los Ríos-Carmenado, Adolfo Cazorla-Montero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Knowledge management
Higher education transdisciplinary sustainability Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Experiential learning Social skills media_common.cataloged_instance Sociology Project management European union sustainability competencies 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Sustainable development sustainable development Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 021107 urban & regional planning Project-based learning project management Alliance Bologna Agreement business rural development |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 22 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su11226384 |
| Popis: | The educational subject of Sustainable Development Planning in Europe is evolving due to the implementation of the Bologna Agreement across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). This paper analyses a project-based learning strategy for training Sustainable Development Planning in postgraduate programs, in Spain (Universidad Polité cnica de Madrid, UPM). This project-based learning strategy is applied to an International Postgraduate Program for Sustainable Rural Development&mdash Erasmus Mundus, Master&rsquo s of Science&mdash with the participation of five European Union universities that formed the Agris Mundus Alliance for Sustainable Development. Using a mixed methods approach, the research examined the program&rsquo s implementation through student and staff perceptions, from the technical, behavioral and contextual project management skills. The paper argues that the &ldquo Practical Learning platforms&rdquo used in the Master&rsquo s demonstrate the correct approach of the learning strategy based on teaching&ndash research linked to the professional sphere. The findings that were identified can be categorized as follows: (1) Perspective: holistic thinking and intellectual coherence, defining the contextual skills that must be navigated within and across the broader environment, (2) Practice: experiential learning by reconnecting to real-life situations, and (3) People: Personal and interpersonal skills required to succeed in sustainable projects, programs and portfolios. Reflections on the experience and main success factors in the learning strategy are discussed. |
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