2020
DOI: 10.3390/su12187741
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Education for Sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions and Knowledge

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the change in the perceptions of pre-service teachers after participating in a training process on Education for Sustainability. The research was conducted during academic year 2019–2020 in the context of the Master’s Degree in Educational Research for Teachers’ Professional Development. The changes related to Education for Sustainability, the knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals, and methodological strategies to integrate both were analysed. An initial and a f… Show more

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“…The results showed a gap in the SDG knowledge in students, which has also been reported by García-González et al [83]. Moreover, knowledge gaps have been reported in teachers [84,85]. These outcomes prepare programs to train the professors initially, which requires using various strategies to develop an understanding of each SDG, understand its link to their careers, consider SDGs as part of economic development after the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop the research interest in these SDGs.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…The results showed a gap in the SDG knowledge in students, which has also been reported by García-González et al [83]. Moreover, knowledge gaps have been reported in teachers [84,85]. These outcomes prepare programs to train the professors initially, which requires using various strategies to develop an understanding of each SDG, understand its link to their careers, consider SDGs as part of economic development after the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop the research interest in these SDGs.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 67%
“…Reflecting on a possible reorientation in geoscience curricula directed at education for sustainability, both at a conceptual content level and in terms of teaching methodologies and strategies, might be an efficient answer to the current challenges of geosciences teaching. The way in which teachers and students conceptualize sustainability will influence the ways in which they anchor it into their processes of teaching and learning [38,39].…”
Section: Earth Sciences and Education For Sustainabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, it provides relevant knowledge and information on family planning, sex education and reproductive health. Teachers are in charge of preparing the coming generations to face the challenges of current unsustainable development [ 2 ]. Therefore, teachers need to preserve and maintain their psychological well-being before dealing with the various challenges in the education sector.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%