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Zrównoważony rozwój w kształceniu pedagogów
Sustainable development in educating teachers

Author(s): Ligia Tuszyńska, Anna Pawlak
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji
Keywords: pedagogika; zrównoważony rozwój; studenci pedagogiki; wartości;

Summary/Abstract: Pedagogy is a social science which is based on values and it considers upbringingof an individual and functioning of a person in social relationships. Education for sustainabledevelopment helps to develop values such as human well-being, feeling of community andresponsibility. According to the common interests and goals of education for sustainabledevelopment and pedagogy, the authors of the article postulate that the cooperation of variedfields of science should be deepened, particularly in the context of training new teachers. Theauthors' research shows that students of pedagogy declare they are familiar with terms relatedto sustainable development. However, the majority of respondents do not feel well prepared toteach about issues in this area. What is more, teachers demonstrate small interest in teaching and upbringing as means to create responsible society. The article concludes that sustainable development should be introduced into teacher training programmes. It may prepare future teachers to be educational leaders for sustainable development in their environments

  • Issue Year: 104/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 123-132
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish