A Holistic Approach to Education for Sustainability: Ecofeminism as a Tool to Enhance Sustainability Attitudes in Pre-Service Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Echegoyen-Sanz, Yolanda; Martín-Ezpeleta, Antonio
Titel	A Holistic Approach to Education for Sustainability: Ecofeminism as a Tool to Enhance Sustainability Attitudes in Pre-Service Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 23 (2021) 1, S.5-21 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
DOI	10.2478/jtes-2021-0002
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Environmental Education; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Intervention; Feminism; Holistic Approach; Ecology; Learning Activities; Teacher Competencies; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teacher Education Programs; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Story Reading; Student Developed Materials; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Schülerverhalten; Feminismus; Holistischer Ansatz; Ökologie; Lernaktivität; Lehrkunst; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	To achieve an effective Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), teachers should possess appropriate sustainability attitudes to transmit those values to their future students. In this article, a holistic educational intervention around the ecofeminist movement is described and its impact on the sustainability attitudes of 188 pre-service teachers is assessed. The quantitative results with a validated questionnaire reveal an initial high level of sustainability awareness and a statistically significant increase in the environmental dimension after the educational intervention. In addition, the qualitative analysis of the stories and activities for children prepared by the students in a process of didactic transposition confirms their ability to effectively integrate different competencies around a topic. Due to their status as future educators in the early stages of the system, pre-service teachers are relevant to disseminate a holistic view of ESD and we can conclude that ecofeminism is a thematic node that integrates key concept and attitudinal content to achieve that goal. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01