scholarly journals Etik i utbildning för hållbar utveckling – Att undervisa den etiska dimensionen av en kontroversiell fråga

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Samuelsson

Både i Sverige och internationellt är hållbar utveckling numera ett allmänt accepterat mål i utbildningssammanhang. De centrala komponenter som bygger upp hållbarhets­tanken kan emellertid ges olika tolkningar som genererar oförenliga hållbarhetsmål. Det är med andra ord en kontroversiell fråga vilket slags utveckling som ska räknas som hållbar. Det innebär i sin tur att utbildning för hållbar utveckling aldrig är neutral – tvärtom vilar den på etiska antaganden. En viktig komponent i en helhetlig utbildning för hållbar utveckling är därför att synliggöra och diskutera dessa antaganden. Artikelns syfte är dels att belysa den etiska dimensionen av hållbar utveckling förstådd som en kontroversiell fråga, dels att argumentera för ett lämpligt metodbaserat angreppssätt för att hantera denna dimension i ett utbildningssammanhang. Under­sökningen är huvudsakligen av filosofisk karaktär, vilket innebär att den metod som främst använts är det analytiska tillvägagångssätt som utmärker modern analytisk filosofi, med inslag av bland annat begreppsanalys och granskning av argument. Studie­materialet har utgjorts av styrdokument samt nationella och internationella rapporter. Bidragets huvudsakliga resultat är etablerandet av en specifik metodbaserad modell för etikundervisning som särskilt lämplig för att hantera den etiska dimensionen av utbildning för hållbar utveckling (och för kontroversiella frågor generellt). En viktig praktisk implikation är att lärare via denna modell får tillgång till en uppsättning verktyg för att behandla den etiska dimensionen av hållbarhet och andra kontroversiella frågor i sin undervisning. Vidare forskning krävs emellertid för att utröna vilka undervisnings­former som bäst lämpar sig för att arbeta med dessa verktyg i olika undervisnings­sammanhang. Nyckelord: hållbar utveckling, utbildning för hållbar utveckling, etikundervisning, kontroversiella frågor, SIL-metoderna, SIL-villkoren   Ethics in education for sustainable development – On teaching the ethical dimension of a controversial issue Abstract Sustainable development is nowadays a widely accepted goal in educational contexts, both in Sweden and internationally. However, the central components that constitute the idea of sustainability can be given different interpretations generating incompatible sustainability goals. It is thus a controversial question what kind of development we should count as sustainable. This means that education for sustainable development is never neutral – to the contrary, it rests on ethical assumptions. An important component in a comprehensive education for sustainable development is hence to reveal and discuss these assumptions. The aim of the paper is to elucidate the ethical dimension of sustainable develop­ment and argue for a suitable methods-based approach for dealing with this dimension in an educational context. The investigation is mainly philosophical in character, which means that the method used is primarily the analytic approach that is characteristic of modern analytic philosophy, with conceptual analysis and examination of arguments. The research material used is regulatory documents and relevant reports. The main contribution is the establishment of a specific methods-based model for ethics education as particularly appropriate for dealing with the ethical dimension of education for sustainable development (and for controversial issues generally). An practical implication is that teachers via this model get access to a set of tools for dealing with the ethical dimension of sustainability and other controversial issues. Further research is however needed to determine which teaching methods are most suitable for working with these tools in various educational contexts. Keywords: sustainable development, education for sustainable development, ethics education, controversial issues, the “SIL methods”, the “SIL requirements”

Author(s):  
Hossam Mohamed Elhamy

This chapter describes ways sustainable development education can be integrated into media education on various levels: institutional or university level, program content, and teaching—learning arrangements. Several chapter topics relate to the relationship between sustainable development and media education, such as the role of communication in development, communication strategies for the implementation of sustainable development, education for sustainable development, and reorienting media education programs to address sustainability. The chapter also details a guideline for media education decision makers regarding planning and implementation of the integration of sustainability and sustainable development on macro levels (institutional) and micro levels (programs structure, content, teaching, and learning).


Author(s):  
Karena Menzie-Ballantyne ◽  
Miriam Ham

Abstract In June 2020, an Australian Curriculum (AC) review was announced, particularly regarding content crowding in primary years, flexibility and deep understanding of core concepts. The language of the announcement highlighted again the ‘competing-priorities’ discourse that suggests a disjuncture between focusing on fundamental knowledge and skills of literacy and numeracy and providing opportunities to develop broader conceptual understandings and skills inherent in the pedagogies of education for global citizenship (EGC) and education for sustainable development (ESD). By contrast, the School Strike 4 Climate rallies exemplified students’ integration of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes from a variety of disciplines and broader learning experiences embedded within the AC with the cross-curriculum priorities, particularly sustainability, and the general capabilities. This article claims that the School Strike 4 Climate rallies highlight the interconnection between EGC and ESD and the AC. It will argue that the inquiry-based, pedagogical approaches of EGC and ESD are powerful integrators offering teachers the opportunity to take cross-disciplinary approaches to planning, connecting multiple learning areas from the AC with real-world projects and issues. It is suggested that, far from crowding the curriculum, such integration frees up space and offers opportunities for the deep conceptual understanding the curriculum review seeks.


Prismet ◽  
1970 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Ulrika Svalfors

Denna artikel diskuterar hur ungdomars egna erfarenheter kan användas som en resurs i undervisning för hållbar utveckling inom religionskunskapen. Diskussionen sker mot bakgrund av en intervjustudie bland sistaårselever på fyra gymnasieskolor i Sverige. I dessa intervjuer framkommer det att ungdomar har gedigna erfarenheter av såväl engagemang som makt och uthållighet som är så pass integrerade med ungdomars uppfattningar om sig själva att de kan betraktas som delar av deras livsåskådning. Dessa erfarenheter kan därmed utgöra en resurs i undervisning om hållbar utveckling, vilket blir tydligt i religionskunskapen. Hållbar utveckling är ett tema som kan bidra till att stärka elevernas hermeneutiska förmåga och till mångfald – centralt för religionskunskapen och nödvändigt för en hållbar utveckling.Nyckelord: ungdomar, livsåskådning, religionskunskap, hermeneutisk förmåga, engagemang, makt, uthållighet, utbildning för hållbar utveckling, gymnasieskolan, SverigeThis article discusses how young people's own experiences can be used as a resource for sustainable development education within religious education. The discussion takes place in the light of an interview study among last year's students at four upper secondary schools in Sweden. In these interviews, it appears that young people have a solid experience of commitment as well as power and stamina that are so integrated with their perceptions of themselves that they can be regarded as part of their world view. Hence, these experiences become a resource for education for sustainable development, which become clear in religious education. Sustainable development is a theme that reinforces the students’ hermeneutical competence and contributes to diversity – central for religious education and necessary for sustainable development.Keywords: youth, world view, religious education, hermeneutical competence, commitment, power, stamina, education for sustainable development, upper secondary school, Sweden


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
Yan Liu ◽  
Wenjin Qi

Education for sustainable development is essentially a value education. It is an educational process that aims at the value recognition, perception, practice and sustainable value tendency of sustainable development. Language teachers’ competences for sustainable development education is a professional ability manifested in sustainable development education activities based on their recognition of relevant concepts and willingness to practice sustainable values in their personal lives and educational activities in higher education. The connotation, pedagogic goals and characteristics of sustainability education constitute the foundation of language teachers’ professional competences in education for sustainable development, which fall into three major categories of professional knowledge, professional skills and professional attitude.


2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-224
Author(s):  
Lars Samuelsson ◽  
Niclas Lindström

Education for sustainable development (ESD) is nowadays internationally considered an important aspect of the overall education of children and young people in the world. It is included among the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Besides its content – sustainable development – ESD is also characterized by its emphasis on a democratic and participatory educational procedure. In this paper, we show how both these aspects of ESD – its content and procedure – reveal the importance of bringing ethical considerations into ESD, as well as provide challenges for ethics teaching in ESD. Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD), sustainable development, ethics education, teaching ethics, participatory education, controversial issues


Author(s):  
T. S. Korotkova ◽  
D. I. Zakirova

The ideological basis of education for sustainable development is primarily formed by environmental education. It is an essential component and the first step in the development of education for sustainable development. The article examines the relationship between environmental education and education for sustainable development, their standard features and distinctive features. Education for sustainable development is inextricably linked with environmental education. Each of these areas, being independent, can develop together with more effectively. The principles declared by the Tbilisi Declaration and faced with the shortcomings of environmental education can be implemented through education for sustainable development. Education for sustainable development can effectively use traditional environmental education's positive achievements, complementing economic, social, and cultural contexts. The new paradigm of sustainable development education involves solving many problems related to the formation of education as the leading social institution and the development of a new system of values. It is necessary to ensure close interaction of education with social, political and cultural processes,strengthen the connection between education and science, ensure informatization and greening of education, etc. However, it is necessary to solve the problem of understanding education for sustainable development as education about sustainable development.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-156
Author(s):  
Håkan Burden ◽  
Frances Sprei

Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the challenges of teaching sustainable development to computer engineering students. Part of the problem is that they perceive the topic as irrelevant for their future profession. Design/methodology/approach To address this challenge, we introduced a project element into a course on sustainable development where the students developed applications for sustainable mobility together with the local public transport authority, an academic institution and a multinational telecom company. Findings The findings conclude that the course changes improved the overall student satisfaction while succeeding in anchoring sustainable development in a context which the students can relate to. The collaboration was also perceived as fruitful by the external stakeholders who encouraged the students to stay in touch for their bachelor theses and internships. Research limitations/implications The theoretical implication is a first attempt in integrating sustainable development education with entrepreneurial experiences, whereas the practical implication is a description of how the integration can be realized. Practical implications The contribution is therefore of value for both educational researchers to open novel research opportunities and for teachers to describe new possibilities for sustainable development education. Originality/value The contribution describes how entrepreneurial experiences can be used to motivate engineering students in mandatory courses on sustainable development and ethics. The approach is novel in that the approach has not been described earlier in this context.


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