Naslov
Student Teachers' Perception of Expected and Obtained Sustainability Competences in Higher Education

Autori
Vukelić, Nena ; Rončević, Nena ; Vinković, Anamarija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, kratko priopćenje, znanstveni

Skup
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 'Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future'

Mjesto i datum
Hamburg, Njemačka, 03.09.2019. - 06.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
student teacher, education for sustainability, sustainability competencies

Sažetak
Education for sustainability (ES) is aimed at developing competencies, skills, values and attitudes that enable citizens to lead healthy and fulfilled lives and empower them to reflect on their own behaviors, actions and responses while taking into account current and future social, cultural, economic and environmental factors, making informed decisions and responding to challenges at the local and global level (UNESCO, 2016, pp. 4). One of the main priorities of education for sustainability is the education of student teachers, as they are often referred to as the most important actors of change and promotion of sustainable development (UNESCO, 2015 ; 2017). In considering the role of teachers in the context of sustainable development, the question arises as to what competences teachers should have in order to successfully implement education for sustainability in their practice. Mixed-method research on the contribution of higher education in developing sustainability competences of student teachers is part of a larger, mixed-method project “Formal Education in Service of Sustainable Development”, 5 years long research project funded by Croatian Science Foundation (2018-2023). This research is a pilot study that investigates student teachers' perceptions of the role their higher education had in development of their sustainability competencies. Quantitative results indicate a great discrepancy in the student teachers' perception of expected and obtained contribution of education in development of their sustainability competencies. Student teachers estimate that their education significantly less contributed to the development of sustainability competences than needed. Also, the insight into qualitative data has revealed that student teachers recognize the need to promote sustainability in their future work, and that teacher education should empower them to be ready to respond to this challenge. The results obtained in this research clearly reflect the fact that more emphasis should be placed on competence-based education within the existing teacher education curriculum.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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