scholarly journals Call for papers – thematic issue Competences in Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Envigogika ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Dlouhá
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
Reference Framework ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
Key Competences

Competences have been identified as legitimate educational goals wherever it is not only knowledge that counts in learning (and educators are concerned with not only the cognitive domain in their teaching). There is an ongoing discussion on “key competences for all” identified by the European Parliament as a necessary prerequisite for personal fulfilment, active citizenship, social cohesion and employability in a knowledge society (cf. EP, 2006). Also in the field of EE and ESD, there have been attempts to find appropriate operationalisation of action-oriented, learner-centred, and socially and environmentally responsible educational strategies which would help to realize a transition of the whole education system towards sustainability. Competences appear to be an appropriate concept providing an opportunity especially for a change of traditional teaching/learning practices and proper assessment of these innovations at the level of the student, educational module or programme, and also the policy level – they might be specifically designed for different disciplinary and cultural contexts and easily adjusted for all ISCED levels. As a proper tool for setting transformative educational goals and reflection of the prerequisites/outcomes of the relevant learning processes, they have been stressed in prominent ESD policy documents (UNECE, 2011, 2013), in theoretical discussions (Wiek et al.,2011) as well as in practice (growing knowledge base of case studies in relevant journals).We encourage concerned experts to enrich this debate and contribute to the pool of knowledge by providing results of their original research and share their experience with practical implementation of the concept – and submit their work for the thematic issue of Envigogika. We accept articles in the category of research papers and case studies; moreover, there is a possibility to provide multimedia presentations of existing learning programmes and other activities. The deadline for submission of the manuscripts is 15 September 2014; the thematic issue will appear after the review process by the end of the year.The theme of the Envigogika issue is closely related to the international COPERNICUS Alliance Conference to be held on 3 October 2014 the outcomes of which are expected to be one of the main contributions to the UNESCO Decade for ESD (2005‑2014), ending this year. Conference-related themes cover curricular aspects of university education; thus they provide an opportunity to reflect ESD-oriented higher education in all disciplinary fields from the perspective of the educator and his/her professional development. Articles related to the themes of the Conference can be presented in parallel sessions as part of the afternoon programme (see here) if they are submitted in the form of abstracts through the registration system on the conference website by 15th July 2014. Other competence-related themes may be submitted for the special issue of Envigogika as well.Authors are warmly welcome to attend the COPERNICUS Alliance Conference to meet top European experts in the field and discuss issues of common interest. The Conference is closely associated with the UE4SD project which links the competence theme with professional development of university educators in the field of ESD. In the project, 55 partners from 33 countries are represented, the majority of which are expected to attend the Conference as it is a constitutive part of their cooperation. Four regions (East, West, North and South) are evenly covered by the partners’ consortium and thus the Conference will be a unique opportunity to also make links with these regional networks. Authors from the Czech Republic and its neighbours are therefore especially encouraged to consider their involvement in the Conference programme as the transition towards sustainability is an issue to be highlighted in this part of the world.ReferencesEP, (2006). Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning. European Reference Framework in the EC. Official Journal L 394 of 30.12.2006. [online] [cit 2014-05-12] available from http://www.cmepius.si/files/cmepius/userfiles/grundtvig/gradivo/key_competencies_2006_en.pdf  (see also http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/education_training_youth/lifelong_learning/c11090_en.htm ).UN ECE (2011). Learning for the future: Competences in Education for Sustainable Development. Geneva: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/esd/ESD_Publications/Competences_Publication.pdfUN ECE (2013). Empowering educators for a sustainable future: Tools for policy and practice workshops on education for sustainable development Competences. Geneva: , United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/esd/8thMeetSC/ece.cep.ac.13.2013.4e.pdfWiek, A., Withycombe, L., & Redman, C. L. (2011). Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development. Sustain Sci, 6(2), 203-218. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11625-011-0132-6  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-011-0132-6 

scholarly journals Sustainable School Indicators: Approaching the Vision Through the Sustainable School Award

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kalaitzidis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Life ◽  
United Nations Economic Commission ◽  
Economic Commission

Abstract The Sustainable School Award is a project for schools that aims to integrate a sustainability perspective into all aspects of school life through sustainable school indicators. It complies with the implementation strategy of the International Plan of Action of the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) and the Strategy of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). In this paper, we present the vision of a sustainable school and an attempt to connect theory and practice of education for sustainable development in order to approach this vision. A brief report on the first year of the implementation of the project in Greece is also presented.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Education for Sustainable Development at an Early Stage: Cornerstones and Pedagogical Approaches for Teacher Professional Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martín Bascopé ◽  
Paolo Perasso ◽  
Kristina Reiss
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

During recent decades, education for sustainable development (ESD) has been under the scope of the international community, but research in ESD for early childhood education (ECE) is still scarce. This article proposes a procedural framework for the implementation of teacher professional development opportunities in the area. During the first phase, we undertook a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles on ESD for ECE (n = 30). After an expert committee revision of the articles reviewed, three cornerstones (scientific action-integrated, community-based and value-oriented scopes) and three sets of suitable pedagogical approaches (art-based, outdoor-based and project-problem-based) were identified. The review was enhanced by an unsystematic review of articles (n = 26) that specifically referred to the cornerstones and approaches. Finally, a double-blind expert coding and categorization of the articles (n = 56) was performed in order to validate the results. Focusing on guidelines and approaches, different examples found in the literature are presented. This review offers a useful framework to understand and practice ESD in ECE. Unlike previous reviews, it has a practical scope to foster innovative teacher professional development opportunities, inspire teachers and inform policy makers. We conclude with some common challenges and the needs for educational systems to foster science-based citizenship education towards sustainable development in a practical way, fostering agency from an early stage to transform local context, creating global awareness of the environmental, social and economic challenges of the 21st century.

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.

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

10.12737/953 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Ермаков ◽  
Dmitriy Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Universal Model ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Ecological Characteristics ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
The Russian Federation

The decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which has been declared by United Nations, is ending in 2014. That is while the preliminary results should be summarized, and this area’s prospects should be defined. In this paper the essence of ESD, in which several trends (adaptation, formalization, modernization, reformation and transformation) are emphasized from viewpoint of their content has been considered. The ESD’s main psychopedagogical and socio-ecological characteristics have been generalized. It has been demonstrated that there is no the ESD’s universal model. The results of Russian initiatives’ monitoring in the ESD area on all levels of education (from pre-school till postgraduate) have been presented. According to poll of experts the assessment of degree of implementation related to Strategy of the United Nations’ European Economic Commission for ESD has been given. The pedagogical potential of ESD has been revealed as well as diffi culties related to ESD establishing in the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development in STEM (Technical Drawing): Learning Approach and Method for SDG 11 in Classrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2706
Author(s):  
Francisco Del Cerro Velázquez ◽  
Fernando Lozano Rivas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Technical Drawing ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Key Competences ◽  
The United Nations

Five years after proclamation of the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations, Spain joined this process of transforming the world socially, economically, and environmentally. This research covers the route taken and results obtained during subsequent years in Spain and proposes, as a general objective, to observe whether it is feasible to work in the technical drawing classroom on an eco-urban project, following the learning approach and method proposed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2017 Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning objectives, in order to reinforce cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral objectives, as well as the key competences established in Sustainable Development Goal 11. The phases of the project were related to the learning objectives and key competences, the results of which were complemented by a questionnaire that provided information on the sustainable consciousness of the students after completing the project, and could serve as a starting point for future educational projects. We agree with other authors, and in particular with UNESCO, that implementation of this type of project in the classroom is a key learning method for SDG.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Natalya Kuzhanova ◽  
Tatyana Klets
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
International Level ◽  
Ecological Consciousness ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Commission ◽  
Global Transition

In 2004 the European Economic Commission developed the Strategy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The aim of the strategy is the promotion of education for sustainable development and its inclusion in the system of formal and informal education. The authors propose the measures for the acceleration of ESD distribution at the international level because international cooperation in education can be considered as a contribution of countries to the implementation of global transition to sustainable development. The authors’ concept of the phenomenon of ecological consciousness and the conditions of its formation are considered. The main problems of ESD efficiency are defined and criteria for its evaluation are offered. Integral features of the personality as an indispensable component of ESD are described.

scholarly journals DISCIPLINARY AND THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ORIENTATION OF THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Mitic ◽  
Danijela Zdravković ◽  
Srboljub Dimitrijević
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Environmental Orientation ◽  
Theoretical Approaches

This paper examines the relationship and scope of the convergence of environmentally oriented disciplines (sociology and pedagogy), sub disciplines theoretical approaches (socio-environmental theory and ecological systems theory) which focus on the integration of contemporary society, individual and nature, all with the goal of sustainable development and common prosperity. In the process of globalization, man is largely forced to be flexible and to adapt to the mechanisms of the market economy and to adopt the principles of any type of diversity. The connection between environmental values, knowledge and experiences is the central idea of education for sustainable development. The main paradigm of environmental orientation requires the redefinition of the educational goals, in order to balance the changes to the “identitary” culture and value matrices of general social importance during the sustainable development process. It is clear that by defining the desirable environmental values and action competences that are pro-environmental, it would result in the optimum model of sustainable development within the education system, which ensures local and global development and progress. For these reasons, in addition to formal and university education, the education for sustainable development is achieved by self-education, non-formal and informal education. We conclude that the development and transfer of value matrices in the implicit curriculum which are based on the interactive encouragement of environmental sensitivity and social experiences in immediate communication in the classroom and school, can affect the adoption of ethical and environmental sustainability standards, as well as action competencies to address many important social issues. 

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