Advancing SDG Competencies in Higher Education
| Autor: | Maria Melén, Karin Alm, Caroline Aggestam-Pontoppidan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Higher education
Process (engineering) (SDGs) Sustainable development goals Human Factors and Ergonomics Mindset 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Education Responsible management education Sustainable development ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Systems thinking Sociology Sustainability development goals 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry 05 social sciences 050301 education Key competencies Pedagogical approaches Sustainability Active learning Engineering ethics business 0503 education Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22(6):1450-1466 |
| ISSN: | 1758-6739 1467-6370 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJSHE-10-2020-0417 |
| Popis: | Purpose This study aims to explore an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach for advancing knowledge and understanding of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study conducted an explorative experiment to elaborate on forms to advance a pedagogical approach that embeds sustainability. The design of the pedagogical project was explorative and interdisciplinary, using a predefined framework on key competencies for sustainability. Findings The findings showed that an interdisciplinary approach can create a learning setting that stimulates students’ problem-solving competencies for sustainability-related issues. Students were trained in the five key sustainable competencies addressed by Wiek et al. (2011). Moreover, although it is not always possible to arrange an interdisciplinary pedagogical setting, this might be a key condition for the development of students’ key competencies regarding their understanding of the SDGs. Addressing the SDGs from an interdisciplinary perspective paved the way for the development of students’ strategic competencies, including systems thinking and anticipatory competencies. Practical implications The pedagogical project, as an interdisciplinary explorative experiment, was shown to be a potentially suitable method to counteract “cherry-picking” approaches to teaching the SDGs at HEI. Originality/value The pedagogical approach advanced in this paper, extends active learning and interdisciplinarity in higher education. The authors argue that this approach encourages students to take ownership of and responsibility for their learning process and indicates a changed mindset and behavior. |
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