scholarly journals Building major competencies for enhancing higher education for sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 07002
Author(s):  
Alexander Ivanov ◽  
Svetlana Tolstikova ◽  
Larisa Ovcharenko ◽  
Tatiana Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning

This paper focuses on the specifics and preconditions for building major competencies that are envisaged for enhancing higher education for sustainable development (ESD). It looks into the professional development of specialists in higher education, factors affecting individual stages of professional development of these specialists, as well as into the role of the environment in their professional development. Furthermore, it studies the formal and informal learning as the important setting leading to the creation of the major competencies for linking globalization, complexity and environmental responsibility and channelling them to students through the teaching process in higher education.

Competence of Educational Specialists in the Field of Education for Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
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Dmitriy Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Training Professional

Based on the analysis of international and domestic documents, we have shown an importance of the role of educators (teachers, trainers, other educational specialists) in the education for sustainable development, the need for their adequate training, professional retraining and life-long professional development. We present the results of the 2011�2015 survey, in which 359 teachers from 10 regions of the Russian Federation participated. The majority of respondents knows about the necessity of education for sustainable development, and appreciates the need for it. However, only 9.7 % of specialists� estimated the level of their own methodological skills as suffi cient for implementation of education for sustainable development; and 77.4 % would like to improve their skills. We have done a comparative analysis of foreign models of educators� competences in the fi eld of education for sustainable development and the requirements of national education (general, higher education) and professional standards; we have found the signifi cant incompleteness of the second compare to the fi rst. Based on international recommendations, we have formulated practical suggestions for strengthening the capacity of educators in education for sustainable development.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development: Glocal Implications for Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Lilia Raitskaya ◽  
Elena Tikhonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
University Systems ◽  
The Subject

The editorial overviews the key research aspects of embedding sustainable development into university systems worldwide. The JLE editors dwell upon the pivotal role of higher education in transferring knowledge, skills, and underlying values in promoting Sustainable Development Goal No.4 (Quality Education for Sustainable Development). The editorial analysis is underpinned by the most cited Scopus-indexed articles (Top-50 as of March 2021) on sustainable development in higher education. JLE potential authors will find some recommendations on the subject field gaps and key directions to be published in the journal upcoming issues.

Dealing with the Intangible: Using the Analytical Lens of Hidden Curricula for a Transformative Paradigm of Sustainable Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822110566
Author(s):  
Christian Rammel ◽  
Oliver Vettori
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Universities ◽  
Explore Test ◽  
Broad Consensus ◽  
Societal Role ◽  
Hidden Curricula

There is a broad consensus that universities have the potential to act as drivers of education for sustainable development (ESD) and constitute fundamental vehicles to explore, test, develop and communicate conditions for necessary socio-ecological transformations. This goes hand in hand with stronger acknowledgment of the societal role of universities and the related need for a new transformative paradigm of sustainable higher education. Before such a paradigm can be established, before higher education can be transformative, universities themselves must be transformed. Despite various pioneer projects and frontrunners of sustainable universities, real transformations are still rare though.

Australia's Response to a UN Decade in Education for Sustainable Development

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Tilbury
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Learning And Change ◽  
Business As Usual

AbstractThe United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) 2005-2014 provides a significant platform to enhance the profile of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in formal and informal learning spaces and ultimately to assist in transforming our future into a more sustainable one. The article presents a brief summary of Australia's response to the DESD since its announcement in 2003. It argues that if stakeholders interpret the Decade as “business as usual”, rather than as a chance to reflect on how to be more strategic and reach out to key decision-makers or how to be more effective in involving a greater number of stakeholders in learning and change for sustainability, then the opportunities presented by the DESD will be missed.

scholarly journals Promoting Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Issues for Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Shahid Hussain Mughal ◽  
Nasim Qaisrani ◽  
Ghulam Mohuyuddin Solangi ◽  
Sumaira Faiz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract Education is critical agent of transformation in terms of changing life styles, attitude and behavior.  The role of education in pursuit of Sustainable Development is indispensable. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1987) used the term Sustainable Development. According to UN Commission (known as Brundtland Commission) Sustainable Development is “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generation.” Sustainable Development talks about environmental problems and its solution in a broader perspective. It takes into account social, political, cultural and economic aspects. The United Nations has declared 2005-2014 as the decade for Education for Sustainable Development. Since the 1993 Kyoto Declaration on Sustainable Development, the role of higher education has become vital. The recent trend in the depletion of natural resources, energy, water and food crises, has increased and challenged the role of higher education institutions in Pakistan. The question arises “To what extent our higher education & research institutions are playing their role in order to ameliorate the situation?  The other questions that come to mind are “how higher education institutions can respond to prevailing intricate situation? And what role can these institutions play for promoting education for sustainability? This research study intends to critically examine the role of higher education institutions for the promotion of education for sustainability and to explore the opportunities for the integration of education for sustainability considerations in the existing courses being offered in the universities of Pakistan. This study intends to analyze the National Conservation strategy (NCS) of Pakistan with reference to the promotion of education for sustainability.   Key Words: Education for sustainability, Higher Education, National Conservation Strategy, Integration

The role of campus, curriculum, and community in higher education for sustainable development – a conference report

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Müller-Christ ◽  
Stephen Sterling ◽  
Rietje van Dam-Mieras ◽  
Maik Adomßent ◽  
Daniel Fischer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development

scholarly journals Catalysing Change in Higher Education for Sustainable Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 798-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Mulà ◽  
Daniella Tilbury ◽  
Alexandra Ryan ◽  
Marlene Mader ◽  
Jana Dlouhá ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Collaboration ◽  
The World

Purpose The world is shaped by an education system that reinforces unsustainable thinking and practice. Efforts to transform our societies must thus prioritise the education of educators – building their understanding of sustainability and their ability to transform curriculum and wider learning opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to focus on university educators and critically review the professional development and policy landscape challenges that influence their effective engagement with Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The paper is informed by a pan-European collaboration involving 33 countries that identified emerging scholarship and practice in this area and assessed the lessons learned from ESD professional development initiatives. It sets the context for a special issue titled “Professional Development in Higher Education for Sustainable Development” that draws together a collection of articles focusing on professional development of university educators across the world. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a critical review of existing practice, international policy frameworks and literature relating to ESD, professional development and higher education. It examines innovative initiatives worldwide that seek to improve the capability of educators in higher education to integrate ESD into academic practice at individual, disciplinary and institutional levels. A rigorous process of selection was applied and overseen by an international expert group. This ensured that the initiatives sought educational change in ESD, and not simply the embedding of content about sustainability into learning opportunities. It also assured that the initiatives had a clear and intentional professional learning process to underpin the engagement of participants with ESD. Findings ESD has grown in visibility and status worldwide, with a clear increase in activity in higher education. The sector is viewed as a significant force for change in societies, through the education provision it offers to future professionals and leaders in all sectors. However, universities currently lack capacity to integrate ESD effectively into mainstream teaching practices and the training they provide for academic staff or to integrate ESD into their institutional teaching and learning priorities. Many ESD activities remain focused on teaching issues arising in sustainable development research and delivering specialist modules or courses in sustainability. Very few countries and institutions have significant staff development programmes to enhance the ESD competences of university educators and build their academic leadership capabilities for ESD. The contributions to this special issue show the need for greater understanding of the multi-level task of integrating ESD into professional development activities, not just for individual impact in the classroom but to advance institutional change and decisively influence the teaching and learning discourse of higher education. Originality/value There are few research studies and documented activities on ESD professional development in higher education available in the literature. This paper attempts to explore what ESD professional development involves and describes its complexity within the higher education sector. The special issue provides a collection of innovative research and practical initiatives that can help those involved in education and learning to develop ESD as a priority for future university innovative pathways.

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