Reflections and future perspectives on action research for sustainable development in a turbulent world

2017 ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt ◽  
Lesley Wood ◽  
Bob Dick
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Future Perspectives

scholarly journals Exploring and Promoting Ecological Consciousness in Teacher Education: the Possibilities of Educational Action Research in Education for Sustainable Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Gedžūne ◽  
Ginta Gedžūne
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Ecological Consciousness ◽  
Research In Education

Exploring and Promoting Ecological Consciousness in Teacher Education: the Possibilities of Educational Action Research in Education for Sustainable DevelopmentThe paper reports on the findings of a qualitative study with 39 first year students of pre-school and primary school teacher education programmes who are taking an educational action research based study course "Environmental Pedagogy". The study aimed at engaging the students in reflection on their experiences of interaction with nature and uncovering their views on ecological consciousness. Qualitative content analysis sought emergent themes in students' reflections. A conceptual framework was identified containing three frames of reference: (1) inclusion-oriented frame of reference; (2) exclusion-determining frame of reference and (3) solution-oriented frame of reference. Conclusions were drawn about the possibilities of educational action research to encourage students' reflection on ecological consciousness and building sustainable and inclusive relationships with the world.

scholarly journals Nanocatalysts in Olefins and Dienes Polymerization Processes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fuzuli A Nasirov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Synthetic Polymers ◽  
Catalytic Reactions ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Homogeneous Catalysts ◽  
Intensive Research ◽  
Considerable Success ◽  
Published Research

Sustainable development, the design of green and economically feasible processes to produce synthetic polymers is one of the major needs and biggest challenges. Catalysis of polymerization processes is among the most important applications within the field of nanoscience. Intensive research is being conducted and considerable success has been achieved in the heterogenization of various homogeneous catalysts on nano supports for polymerization of olefins and dienes. The large surface area of various nanomaterials qualifies them quite naturally to act either as a heterogeneous promoter for catalytic reactions or as a support for the heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts. To the polymerization of olefins and dienes by using nanocatalysts are devoted significant numbers of published papers, but to elucidate the possible effect of both the type and properties of nano supports and their sizes and amounts on the activity and stereoselectivity of heterogenized catalysts and the properties of the obtained polymers are needed more detailed studies. This review attempted to collect some published research materials in the field of the nanocatalysis of olefins and dienes polymerization processes and our main aim is to assess the critical points and to indicate the future perspectives and possible strategies in this area of research. We are confident that this review will be a helpful companion and deliver key hints to those, in academia and in the industry, who decide to move their research interest in this direction

scholarly journals GAIA 3.0: Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on sustainable development and future perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 100014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issa Ibrahim Berchin ◽  
José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Future Perspectives

scholarly journals Exploring Education for Sustainable Development in a Chinese Kindergarten: An Action Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-514
Author(s):  
Guangheng Wang ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Hua Cui
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Objective System ◽  
Education In China ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Chinese Kindergarten

Purpose: This article was intended to share and reflect on experiences concerning the education for sustainable development (ESD) project at Hongqiao Kindergarten in Shanghai. The project aimed to explore how ESD could be implemented in a current curriculum and to provide useful examples of educational activities and experiences. Design/Approach/Methods: The action research included two cycles with four steps. The first cycle involved the integration of ESD into a traditional science curriculum. The second cycle involved the validation and optimization of the ESD objectives. The implementation strategies were reviewed and refined. Findings: First, a variety of strategies can be used to identify the theme and choose the content. Second, the objectives should be developed on children’s life experiences and interests. Third, the idea of ESD can be implemented in multiple ways. Fourth, a reasonable objective system involving ESD was constructed for children by ages. Fifth, there were many effective ways to integrate ESD activities into other domains of curriculum. The challenges and implications were also discussed. Originality/Value: The study had a positive effect on teachers’ ability to practice ESD. This was a pioneer project in early childhood education in China, which provided valuable information for those aiming to implement ESD practices in Chinese kindergartens.

scholarly journals Heritage as Action Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 282
Author(s):  
Guillermo Reher
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
General Public ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Duty To Protect

This paper intends to weigh the importance of archaeology by how much impact it has, or could have, on society. Heritage values are precisely the language in which that impact translates to the general public. It is necessary, however, to balance the duty to protect heritage with the mutating and negotiated nature of these values. Archaeologists should not be seen as the wardens but rather as the enablers, the midwives, of local communities coming to terms with a deeper understanding of their past. The more effectively this heritage stimulates the relation of the community with these values, the greater the potential it will have to stimulate social innovation, which is the foundation for sustainable development or abandonment. For many the boon of cultural heritage is tourism, and this is true but to an insufficient extent. In order to be sustainable, tourism must be part of a broader social innovation strategy that foregoes easy pickings in favor of the creation of quality brands, employment, and the protection of traditional lifeways. Only in this way can heritage truly unlock a sustainable horizon.

scholarly journals A Sustainable Development Concept in the Light of the Kingdom of God

Kairos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-92
Author(s):  
Dalia Matijević
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Church ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Actual Relation ◽  
Contemporary Context

In searching for answers about the actual relation between two apparently incompatible concepts: the Kingdom of God and the Sustainable Development (SD), we will try to put them side by side and use respective comparative findings, in order to see if they can work together and possibly benefit from each other. The aim is to better understand future perspectives that are opening for the church within the contemporary context. The two concepts considered in this research, the Kingdom of God and SD, are never supposed to be separated. Although coming from different sources, using different languages, and springing out from different socio-political contexts, they tackle the same set of universal issues; both are eagerly anticipated, their fulfilment is of utmost importance, they both call for profound personal and communal transformation, both are powerfully creative and innovative, and both have the capacity to mobilize communities, peoples, and resources. The intersections between the SD and the Kingdom of God create opportunities for the church to practice shalom and to nurture hesed in the world by encouraging inclusiveness, lobbing for social justice, carrying for the poor and marginalized, and extending love and compassion onto the whole of creation, without losing its genuine identity. Within the SD framework, the role of the church is to make sure that nobody is left behind. The church might be the best part of the SD practice by persistently insisting on the same universal set of Kingdom values no matter how circumstances are changing.

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