What Do Secondary School Students in North-East Romania Know and Think about Sustainable Development?

Autor/inn/en	Chiriac, Mona Lissa; Ia?u, Corneliu
Titel	What Do Secondary School Students in North-East Romania Know and Think about Sustainable Development?
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 32 (2023) 4, S.305-322 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
DOI	10.1080/10382046.2023.2183548
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Knowledge Level; Sustainable Development; Poverty; Access to Education; Information Sources; Geography; Rural Urban Differences; Innovation; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Wissensbasis; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Armut; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Information source; Informationsquelle; Geografie; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rumänien
Abstract	As complex global challenges threaten our children's future, there is little international debate that schools must foster education for sustainable development (ESD) by unpacking sustainable development (SD) themes and stimulating (meta)cognitive growth towards higher-order epistemological stances conducive of innovation and transformation. Reform is, however, a different story. In countries like Romania, the traditional system manifests substantial inertia beyond declarative adherence to ESD, while students' voices remain typically unheard and unpromoted. Our study appraises the perspectives of 17-year-old students from both urban and rural NE Romania regarding the perceived sources of SD awareness and knowledge, the SD themes of highest personal significance and how SD should be featured in the school curriculum. From the 496 students participating in our online questionnaire-based survey, we learn that school--and specifically Geography--is the main vehicle for SD knowledge and is held most responsible for achieving ESD. Eradicating poverty, Access to education, Wellbeing and Access to Health care are the SD themes of most interest, much more than Action for climate or Alternative sources of energy. We also identify poorly understood SD themes and discuss the significance of all these results in a national and international context. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01