Teacher Training and Sustainable Development: Study within the Framework of the Transdisciplinary Project RRREMAKER
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Educational research Teacher training Sustainable development Quantitative research Transdisciplinarity Social responsibility
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2023-08-03Referencia bibliográfica
Soto-Solier, P.M.; García-López, A.M.; Prados-Peña, M.B. Teacher Training and Sustainable Development: Study within the Framework of the Transdisciplinary Project RRREMAKER. Educ. Sci. 2023, 13, 794. [https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13080794]
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European Project RRREMAKER: Re-use, Reduce, Recycle. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based platform for automated and stable Maker culture in the circular economy; European Union within the MarieSktoowska-Curie Actions Program. Research and Innovation Staff Ex-change (Rise). Call: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020. GA n 101008060; E-ARTyTECH Innovation Project artistic projects, STEAM; “Call for Teaching Innovation Projects of the FIDO University of Granada Plan (Spain) 2022–2024”, linked to the firstAbstract
The development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a challenge that requires
the involvement of the educational system. This study seeks to identify the perception and knowledge
of future teachers in relation to sustainable development (SD), the European Green Deal (ECD), and
circular economy (CE) at the University of Granada. A qualitative study was carried out, conducted
face to face, using an online questionnaire in the classroom. A total of 321 students participated,
from bachelor’s degrees in early childhood and primary education to master’s degrees in secondary
education. Out of these, 176 validated questionnaires were analyzed. The results showed that
future teachers understood the importance of SD education as an important social problem. They
believed that education in SD, EGD, or CE could contribute to solving environmental and social
problems. Nevertheless, they doubted whether this training should be included by universities in
their training actions for teachers; they expressed reservations about the educational effectiveness
of the curricula. However, most of them considered the need for more training in this area. Finally,
they associated sustainable development mainly with the environmental dimension, followed by the
social dimension, and to a lesser extent with the economic dimension.