Education for Sustainable Development, Curriculum Reform and Implications for Teacher Education in a Small Island Developing State

Autor/in	Clark, Keriffe R.
Titel	Education for Sustainable Development, Curriculum Reform and Implications for Teacher Education in a Small Island Developing State
Quelle	In: Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 13 (2022) 1, S.145-153 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2255-7547
DOI	10.2478/dcse-2022-0011
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Curriculum Development; Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Curriculum Implementation; Preservice Teachers; Jamaica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Ausland
Abstract	Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been identified as a viable means of securing a sustainable present and future. However, the existing body of literature related to Sustainable Development (SD) and ESD varies. Additionally, there is a paucity of studies conducted within the context of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as Jamaica which are unique in their biodiversity, culture, economy and society. As a member state of the United Nations, Jamaica is expected to devise and implement strategies towards SD, guided by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there is a need for these strategies to be contextually appropriate and relevant as efforts are pursued to engage in curriculum reform seeking to improve learners' knowledge, values, competencies and dispositions towards sustainable lifestyles. Consequently, curriculum reform should be carefully aligned with teacher education and its implementers. With this in mind, this paper seeks to: (1) contextualise ESD; (2) review salient components of curriculum reforms in Jamaica; and (3) proffer implications for teacher education in a small island developing state in light of ESD curriculum reforms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01