Preserving World Cultural Heritage: Social Justice and Sustainability Competencies via Socially-Oriented Interdisciplinary Education

Autor/inn/en	Vázquez-Villegas, Patricia; Ruiz-Cantisani, María Ileana; Caratozzolo, Patricia; Lara-Prieto, Vianney; Ponce-López, Roberto; Martínez-Acosta, Mariajulia; Torres, Anthony; Sriraman, Vedaraman; Martínez-Ortiz, Araceli; Membrillo-Hernández, Jorge
Titel	Preserving World Cultural Heritage: Social Justice and Sustainability Competencies via Socially-Oriented Interdisciplinary Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 24 (2022) 1, S.49-72 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
DOI	10.2478/jtes-2022-0005
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cultural Background; Cultural Maintenance; Educational Innovation; Higher Education; Thinking Skills; Sustainability; College Students; Biodiversity; Research Skills; Problem Solving; Social Justice; Experiential Learning; Social Responsibility; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Denkfähigkeit; Nachhaltigkeit; Collegestudent; Biodiversität; Forschungsleistung; Problemlösen; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Soziale Verantwortung; Mexiko
Abstract	The world's cultural heritage (customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions, and values that signify a legacy of the history of humanity) provides identity to communities. In Mexico, the case of the World Heritage City of Xochimilco involves a sustainable agroecological system designed by its ancient inhabitants more than 500 years ago. Currently, the biodiversity and the chinampas (floating agricultural gardens) are at risk due to inconsistent government oversight and the lack of incentives for communities to carry on with the culture of agricultural production on Lake Xochimilco. Through a Challenge-Based Learning, a culturally relevant academic experience for university students was designed to involve them in preserving biodiversity while developing research and problem-solving skills. Satisfaction surveys and course evaluations indicated that this didactic methodology encouraged students to consider their connection to social justice issues and prompted them to expand their knowledge in their different disciplines. Socially-oriented experiential learning is an effective pedagogy that fosters a sense of social responsibility in students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01