scholarly journals HIGHER ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION OF UKRAINE: HISTORY OF FORMATION AND CURRENT STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Tamerlan Safranov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Environmental Component ◽  
Personal Level

The environmental component of education determines the socio-economic foundations of society and is the basic component of the state environmental policy. The nature of interaction with the environment at the personal level and society makes it possible to implement the concept of sustainable development, and therefore the assessment of the current state of higher environmental education in Ukraine is an urgent problem. The purpose of article is to analyze the formation and current state of higher environmental education in Ukraine, which is the central link in the system of continuous environmental education. An important step in the development of the system of continuous environmental education, in particular higher environmental education, was the development of the Concept of Environmental Education of Ukraine (2001), the principles of which were not properly implemented. The content of higher environmental education is reflected in four generations of standards for higher environmental education in Ukraine, which took into account changes in the relevant regulatory and legislative documents and requirements for the content and results of educational activities of higher educational institutions within certain areas of training and specialties. The article describes the structure and content of standards of higher environmental education in Ukraine. Despite the fact that the environmental component currently prevails in the form of education that most consider education for sustainable development, yet this is only the beginning of the formation of a new system-integrated model of education for sustainable development. The importance of greening and ideas of sustainable development is reflected in the current standards of higher education in Ukraine for applicants for higher education "bachelor" of all specialties. But the environmental component is still absent in the educational programs and curricula of many specialties of "non-environmental" higher education institutions, is not due attention is paid to the greening of higher education in Ukraine. Some provisions of the existing Concept of Environmental Education of Ukraine are no longer relevant, which leads to the development of a modern Concept, and, perhaps, a separate Concept of higher environmental education in Ukraine. In recent years, there has been a decline in state interest in the training of environmentalists, so it is advisable to develop measures to improve the training of applicants for higher environmental education.

A Long, Winding (and Rocky) Road to Environmental Education for Sustainability in 2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Gough
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
The Road ◽  
New Directions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis article charts the history of environmental education over four decades - from the 1960s to 2006 - as a rocky road of determined chocolate with the possibilities of rocks (nuts) and easy passage (marshmallow). There were distractions such as suggestions of changing names and new directions (add fruit?) along the way but the road has continued to be well travelled. The article concludes that there is much in common with where we have come from (the 1975 Belgrade Charter) and where we stand now (in year 2 of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development). Where next?

scholarly journals Sustainable development in higher education

Economica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Timbaliuc ◽  
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Aliona Gusuvati ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Important Work ◽  
Economic Issues

Nowadays, humanity is increasingly focusing on the principles of sustainable development, which are becoming more and more important, and universities are acting as agents to promote these principles in society. Many universities are doing important work regarding environmental issues, but also social and economic issues, thus including the three dimensions of sustainability. This article highlights important concepts related to sustainable development, compares and contrasts the definitions of education for sustainable development versus environmental education. The aim of this study is to examine the need to create a universal tool for assessing sustainability and to incorporate it into the classification system of universities. Finally, it can be said that higher education institutions need to make more strenuous efforts to improve their performance in relation to the variables of environment, infrastructure, transport and education.

The Impact of COVID-19 and the Role of Higher Education in Making a Sustainable Recovery

2021 ◽  
pp. 461-475
Author(s):  
Sunaina Gowan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Recovery

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the implications of COVID-19 to higher education and how universities and colleges can play a critical role in helping shape new ways for the world by adopting environmental sustainability as its academic mission. The effects of the pandemic have reached such proportions that the world may never be the same again. Even though educational institutions have been affected at different levels, there are some measures that can be undertaken to mitigate its impacts. The findings indicate the need for the integration of higher education for sustainable development. This study provides a unique and timely commentary about how coronavirus has altered in positive and negative ways higher education. It suggests that, due to its areas of influence, COVID-19 may also jeopardise the implementation of the sustainable development goals. It sends a cautious warning about the need to continue to put an emphasis on education for sustainable development, so that progress achieved to date is not endangered.

scholarly journals Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development: Emerging Teaching and Research Developments

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Cebrián ◽  
Mercè Junyent ◽  
Ingrid Mulà
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
External Support ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Competencies Development

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development clearly reflects the urgency to embed the principles of education for sustainable development (ESD) into all levels of education. ESD, understood as an integral part of quality education and all educational institutions, from preschool to higher education and in nonformal and informal education, can and should foster the development of sustainability competencies. This Special Issue entitled “Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development” responds to this urgency and the papers presented deliver recent developments in the field of ESD competencies. They focus on various perspectives: systematic literature reviews; curriculum developments; meta-analysis of the interrelation between sustainability content, competencies developed and pedagogical approaches used; testing and validation of evaluation tools and processes for sustainability competencies; and the development of conceptual models focused on different subject areas and educational levels (higher education, primary education, rural schools, external support services to schools, and extracurricular activities). The contributions indicate how the field of ESD competencies in the area of sustainability has become a major focus in recent years. Further research efforts need to be put into operationalizing sustainability competencies and developing tools to measure and evaluate students’ and educators’ competencies development.

scholarly journals Implementation trajectories of environmental education for sustainable development in formal, non-formal and informal education based on eduScrum project management methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 05002
Author(s):  
Natalya Ryazanova ◽  
Vladimir Naumov ◽  
Natalia Kamennykh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Analytical Form ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Development Of Competencies

The aim of the study is to study approaches to localization of the topic of SDG in higher education in Russia and some tracks for implementation of environmental education for sustainable development (EESD). The objectives were: to formulate a goal setting for each of the approaches; to develop a methodology for the introduction of the SDG ideology into EESD; to implement the personal and collective role of research team members in working on the project; to create effective collaborations and introduce an interdisciplinary approach; to be able to present the results obtained in a visual and analytical form; to expand the professional outlook of environmentalists, to form a worldview based on the development of competencies for sustainable development. The research methodology in formal education was based on the hypothesis that modern environmental education should be based on the triad of SDG clusters, and all didactic units of university programs should be filled with this ideology. The information approach was implemented through the introduction of project laboratory technologies, case studies and youth models. Strategically, the higher education institutions participating in the experiment developed a methodology for tracking higher education for sustainable development and introduced methods for working with the subjects of SDG.

scholarly journals Sustainable development as a challenge of engineering education

2020 ◽  
pp. 304-304
Author(s):  
Vesna Nikolic ◽  
Tamara Vukic
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
International Context ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
The Republic

The purpose of this paper is to research the ways of integrating sustainable development into study programs of engineering faculties in an international context, as well as to analyze the current state of engineering education for sustainable development at the universities of the Republic of Serbia. Therefore, a desktop research, as well as an analysis of the engineering education curricula, have been conducted. The results of the research indicated to two possible approaches to the integration of SD into the engineering curricula - in the form of special subjects dedicated to the problems of sustainable development in the engineering, or as an integrative approach which implies that sustainable development becomes an integral part of the entire curriculum. Subjects dedicated to sustainable development have been identified at all universities, but not at all faculties where engineers are educated in the Republic of Serbia, they are present at all levels of study (undergraduate, master, doctoral), as well as within applied, integrated and specialist studies, and by status they are most often elective. The results confirm that the engineering curricula open up towards the questions of sustainable development both in international context, and in higher education of the Republic of Serbia and as such, they can serve to the relevant ministries of education and science, universities and engineering faculties as a recommendation in which way to plan and design higher education of engineers in the future in order to provide overall support in the integration of sustainability into the engineering.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Sustentabilidade, Educação Ambiental e Educação para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Reflexões para ensino de graduaçãoDesarrollo Sostenible, Sustentabilidad, Educación Ambiental y Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible: Reflexiones para enseñanza de graduaciónSustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development: Reflections for undergraduate education

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Marella Corrêa ◽  
Patricia Almeida Ashley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Enseñanza Superior

A confusão de interpretações sobre os termos desenvolvimento sustentável (DS), sustentabilidade, educação ambiental (EA) e educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável (EDS) pode resultar em uma divergência entre projetos e propostas. Essa divergência é refletida nas Instituições de Ensino Superior, em currículo, ementas e práticas de ensino. Este trabalho se propõe a trazer discussões sobre: desenvolvimento sustentável e sustentabilidade; desenvolvimento sustentável e governança; e desenvolvimento sustentável e educação; assim como reflexões para o ensino de graduação. Portanto, visa mostrar como o entendimento e ações em concordância os temas discutidos podem funcionar como um fomento para inovações e avanços para o ensino superior. Por exemplo, a sugestão de criação de um modelo de classificação de ementas que possa analisar o tipo de temática ambiental que aquele conteúdo oferece. La confusión de interpretaciones sobre los términos desarrollo sostenible, sostenibilidad, educación ambiental y educación para el desarrollo sostenible puede resultar en una divergencia entre proyectos y propuestas. Esta divergencia se refleja en las Instituciones de Enseñanza Superior, en currículos y prácticas de enseñanza. Este trabajo se propone a traer discusiones sobre: desarrollo sostenible y sostenibilidad; desarrollo sostenible y gobernanza; y el desarrollo sostenible y la educación; así como reflexiones para la enseñanza de graduación. Por lo tanto, pretende mostrar cómo el entendimiento y acciones en concordancia con los temas discutidos pueden funcionar como un fomento para innovaciones y avances para la enseñanza superior. Por ejemplo, la sugerencia de crear un modelo de clasificación de plan de estudios que pueda analizar el tipo de temática ambiental que el contenido ofrece. The misinterpretation of the terms sustainable development (SD), sustainability, environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) can result in a divergence between projects and proposals. This divergence and reflection in Higher Education Institutions, in curriculum, events and teaching practices. This paper proposes to bring discussions about: sustainable development and sustainability; sustainable development and governance; and sustainable development and education; as well as reflections for undergraduate education. Therefore, it aims to show how the understanding and actions, in concordance the themes discussed, can work as a promoter for innovations and advances for higher education. For example, the suggestion to create a menu classification model that can analyze the type of environmental theme that content offers.

scholarly journals EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TODAY: A PROBLEM AREA FOR OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES OF PEDAGOGICAL ADAPTATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF A HIGHER SCHOOL)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulia M. Grishaeva ◽  
Irina V. Wagner ◽  
Zinaida N. Tkacheva ◽  
Alexander M. Lugovskoy ◽  
Platon N. Moro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Foundations Of Education ◽  
Russian Higher Education

Aim. The aim of this study is to structure the problem areas of pedagogical adaptation of the content of the concept of sustainable development into the practice of Russian higher education. Methods. Analysis, synthesis and generalization of some relevant works, including foreign ones, in this field were used as research methods, as well as the results of many years of professional pedagogical activity of the authors (pedagogical observation, peer review, pedagogical interpretation). Results. The findings of the research are the identification of the problem areas for overcoming the difficulties of pedagogical adaptation of the principles of education for sustainable development in the practice of the Russian higher school. Conclusions. The findings of the study include the problems of pedagogical adaptation of content and methods of effective education for sustainable development, such as: 1) the inconsistency of the content tendencies of higher education in relation to objective needs of the society and politics that contradict sustainable development as a whole; 2) the problem of insufficient methodological support to develop critical thinking in students in the process of environmental education, as well as the pedagogical problem of the formation of students' reflexive experience; 3) the problem of "locality" and "targeting" of the content and methods of education for sustainable development; 4) the problem of developing inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches for the education for sustainable development; 5) the problem of pedagogical adaptation of the axiological foundations of education for sustainable development.

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