What Kind of Actions Are Appropriate? Eco-School Teachers' and Instructors' Ranking of Sustainability-Promoting Actions as Content in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Autor/inn/en	Stagell, Ulrica; Almers, Ellen; Askerlund, Per; Apelqvist, Magnus
Titel	What Kind of Actions Are Appropriate? Eco-School Teachers' and Instructors' Ranking of Sustainability-Promoting Actions as Content in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 4 (2014) 2, S.97-113 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0329
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; Environmental Education; Statistical Analysis; Nongovernmental Organizations; Moral Values; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Social Structure; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Preschool Teachers; Comparative Analysis; Gardening; Recycling; Energy Conservation; Rating Scales; Course Content; Political Attitudes; Citizen Participation; Transportation; Merchandise Information; Eating Habits; Life Style; Questionnaires; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Statistische Analyse; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Sozialstruktur; Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Gartenarbeit; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Rating-Skala; Kursprogramm; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Verkehrswesen; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensstil; Fragebogen; Schweden
Abstract	Based on the consideration that learning about different action alternatives and strategies are essential parts of ESD, this quantitative study focuses Eco-School teachers' and instructors' views on including different sustainability-promoting actions in teaching practices. Direct actions, and actions that take place in the private sphere were viewed by both groups as the most appropriate actions to include in teaching practices. However, actions related to individuals as consumers were seen as less appropriate by teachers than by instructors, and consequently have been less included in teaching practices. The actions considered least appropriate by both groups were two indirect actions occurring in the public sphere aiming at solutions on a structural level, "engaging with political parties" and "engaging with NGOs." The results highlight teaching that addresses the individual's moral responsibility in the private sphere, and that different action strategies for the democratic change of social structures tend to be excluded. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.iejeegreen.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01