CHAPTER 2. Education for Sustainable Development and Chemistry Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Rauch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development

Education for sustainable development in chemistry – challenges, possibilities and pedagogical models in Finland and elsewhere

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 488-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Juntunen ◽  
M. K. Aksela
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Green Chemistry ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Sustainability Science ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Current State ◽  
Pedagogical Models ◽  
Pedagogical Frameworks

This article analyses Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in chemistry by reviewing existing challenges and future possibilities on the levels of the teacher and the student. Pedagogical frameworks that are found eligible in practice are reviewed. Lesson themes that are suitable for implementing socio-scientific issues (SSI) related to ESD into basic chemistry education at schools are discussed. Based on this analysis, three new demonstrative pedagogical models for ESD in chemistry are presented to help guide the work of teachers. The models draw on an interdisciplinary reading of research in the field of SSI-based science education, sustainability science, green chemistry and environmental education. The current state of ESD in Finnish chemistry education is used as an example case throughout the article. Two tasks where future development is required were recognised. The first task concerns supporting chemistry teachers in overcoming the challenges with SSI and ESD they face in their work. The second task is to ensure that students are more often provided with more relevant and flexible chemistry content and studying methods.

Interdisciplinarity as a key to green chemistry education and education for sustainable development

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Лилиана Маммино ◽  
Liliana Mammino
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Chemistry ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Organic Chemical ◽  
New Production ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature

Green chemistry is the chemists’ contribution to sustainable development — a contribution whose fundamental role derives from the fundamental role of chemistry for development, embracing nearly all forms of industry and nearly all products used in everyday life. The ‘development’ concept entails a myriad of components related to various disciplines; pursuing sustainable development requires careful attention to all the aspects of each component. Green chemistry interfaces with all the areas of chemistry: organic chemistry, because most substances used in the chemical industry are organic; chemical engineering, because of the need to design new production processes; computational chemistry, because its role in the design of new substances with desired properties is apt for the design of new environmentally benign substances; and many others. Their inherently interdisciplinary nature needs to be reflected in the education for sustainable development and in green chemistry education at all levels of instruction, for learners to mature a comprehensive and realistic vision. The paper highlights the importance of such interdisciplinary outlooks and considers a number of illustrative examples.

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and chemistry education

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mareike Burmeister ◽  
Franz Rauch ◽  
Ingo Eilks
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development
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