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Zygmunt, Tomasz – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2016
The aim of the present paper is to awake awareness of the term "sustainable development" and show that the very term is not understood in a unilateral way. A discrepancy of perception and thus understanding of the notion of sustainability blurs its meaning. Numerous scholars and researchers use the term sustainable or sustainability to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Definitions, Scholarship
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Lönngren, Johanna; Svanström, Magdalena; Ingerman, Åke; Holmberg, John – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
The concept of perspectives is important in discussions about the multidimensionality of sustainability problems and the need to consider many different aspects when dealing with them. This paper aims to facilitate discussions among both educators and researchers about didactical approaches to developing students' abilities to deal with the…
Descriptors: Models, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Engineering Education
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Karaarslan, Güliz; Teksöz, Gaye – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
In order to educate science teachers for a sustainable future, recent discussions are going on related to collaboration between science education and education for sustainable development (ESD). Still, ESD has been in a development stage and needs to be improved in terms of developing teacher competencies. Therefore, in this study we focused on…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Teachers, Sustainable Development, Sustainability
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Badjanova, Jelena – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2013
Recent tendencies in education highlight the need to align the system of general education in Latvia with the tenets of sustainability. In keeping with this broad target orientation, this paper re-examines international and Latvian experiences and perspectives on the application of a holistic approach to the content of primary education. This…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Holistic Approach, Music, Cultural Influences
Rachelson, Anouchka – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of community college professors regarding education for sustainable development (ESD). In-depth interviews with 14 professors from different disciplines were conducted. The participants taught at Miami Dade College, Florida, a Talloires Declaration signatory since 2006,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teacher Role, Holistic Approach, Sustainable Development