Session Information
10 SES 14 B, Symposium - Global Education and Education for Sustainability in Teacher Education across the Visegrad Countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia)
Symposium
Contribution
The presentation examines the competencies of teacher educators in sustainable development and global education, as they are revealed from their account of their motivations, current practices, expressed opinions and dilemmas about ESD and GE, based on the interpretative frameworks of sustainability competence for educators (Wiek et al., 2016; UNECE, 2009). Using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2012), patterns of meaning were identified and organised from 46 interviews, offering insights into what competencies teacher educators consider important, what they possess, and where they perceive gaps. Findings reveal that while committed teacher educators approach sustainability in education with complexity, elements of sustainability competence appear inconsistently in their thinking and practices. This highlights a critical need for systemic support, targeted competence development, and practical tools to enable educators to integrate sustainability and global education effectively and inspiringly into their teaching. This research underscores the transformative potential of well-equipped teacher educators in fostering sustainability-focused education and addressing global challenges collaboratively.
References
Braun V., Clarke V. (2012). Thematic analysis. In H. Cooper, P. M. Camic, D. L. Long, A. T. Panter, D. Rindskopf, & K. J. Sher (Eds.). APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, Vol. 2. Research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, neuropsychological, and biological (57–71). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/13620-004. UNECE. (2009). Learning from Each Other. The UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development. UNECE: New York and Geneva. UNECE. (2012). Learning for the Future. Competences in Education for Sustainable Development. UNECE: Utrecht. https://unece.org/DAM/env/esd/ESD_Publications/Competences_Publication.pdf Wiek A., Bernstein M.J., Foley R.W., Cohen M., Forrest N., Kuzdas C., Kay B., Withycombe Keeler L. (2016). Operationalising Competencies in Higher Education. In: Barth M., Michelsen G., Rieckmann M., Thomas I. (Eds.). Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (241–260). London: Routledge.
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