Exploring the Nature and Culture of Science as an Academic Discipline: Implications for the Integration of Education for Sustainable Development

Autor/inn/en	Hogan, Deirdre; O'Flaherty, Joanne
Titel	Exploring the Nature and Culture of Science as an Academic Discipline: Implications for the Integration of Education for Sustainable Development
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 23 (2022) 8, S.120-147 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-06-2021-0236
Schlagwörter	Scientific Principles; Science Education; Sustainable Development; Objectives; Intellectual Disciplines; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Course Content; Inquiry; Active Learning; Undergraduate Students; Science and Society; Scientific Research; Foreign Countries; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Geisteswissenschaften; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Kursprogramm; Aktives Lernen; Ausland; Irland
Abstract	Purpose: Goal 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly frames education as an enabler of change and a means to achieve all SDGs. This study aims to explore the nature and culture of science as an academic discipline and its capacity for the integration of education for sustainable development (ESD). Design/methodology/approach: Drawing upon interviews with academics working in a Life Sciences Department (n = 11), focus groups with students (n = 21) and observations from lectures, laboratory sessions and field trips, the study advances a number of recommendations for the integration of ESD in Science Education programs. Findings: Findings point to the nature and structure of scientific knowledge and the culture of science as articulated by study participants. The study provides a number of recommendations for the integration of ESD in Science Education programs including a greater emphasis on inquiry-based learning, enhancing ESD themes in science-related modules to teach for sustainability and adopting a department wide strategy that promotes ESD. Originality/value: This study argues that ESD practitioners need to be cognizant of the nature and culture of the discipline area -- as a particular discipline propagates a specific culture -- encapsulating ways of being, thinking, acting and communicating, which can have implications for the integration of ESD. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01