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Education for sustainable development – from students’ and geography teachers’ knowledge to educational activities Cover

Education for sustainable development – from students’ and geography teachers’ knowledge to educational activities

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|Jan 2019

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Source of knowledge about SD (more than one answer possible). Source: own elaboration
Source of knowledge about SD (more than one answer possible). Source: own elaboration

Figure 2

What is SD? (open question). Source: own elaboration
What is SD? (open question). Source: own elaboration

Figure 3

Application of SD principles in everyday life and using SD in teaching by the respondents. Source: own elaboration
Application of SD principles in everyday life and using SD in teaching by the respondents. Source: own elaboration

General characteristics of the respondents

Research groupNumber of respondentsCharacteristics
Geography teachers30Current geography teachers, participants in training courses
Postgraduate students30Current teachers of other subjects, participants in postgraduate programs for teaching geography
Undergraduate students40Undergraduate students majoring in geography

Questionnaire results (selected topics)

TopicGeography teachersPostgraduate studentsUndergraduate students
Familiarity with SD100%100%80%
Source of knowledge about SD (more than one answer possible)87% lectures and conferences, 40% internet, 27% school education66% lectures and conferences, 23% internet, 16% school education50% lectures and conferences, 37% internet, 45% school education
What is SD? (open question)60% caring about the environment, 50% keeping the balance in the environment, 37% preservation of the elements of nature for future generations70% keeping balance in the environment, 30% preservation of the elements of nature for future generations, 23% caring about the environment77.5% keeping the balance in the environment, 33% – caring about the environment, 27.5% preservation of the elements of nature for future generations
Following principles the of SD in life97%70%48%
Using SD in teaching83%70%60%
Teaching aidsTalk and brainstorming, multimediaGIS, multimediaGIS, multimedia
Potential GIS in ESD of66%94%100%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 52
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2018
Accepted on: Jul 30, 2018
Published on: Jan 31, 2019
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Joanna Angiel, Wojciech Pokojski, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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