Βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση

Γονή, Μαρία

Sustainable development in primary education

Master Thesis

Author

Γονή, Μαρία

Date

2024-03

Abstract

Sustainable development is of increasing concern to societies today, which is pushing societies to look further into ways of developing it. It was established as 'our common future' in the Brundtland Report by the International Commission on Environment and Development (1987). Although many societies are now concerned with the issue of sustainability, unsustainable trends can still be observed in many areas. As has been shown, the education sector is the most appropriate instrument for achieving the promotion of sustainable development. Through education, sustainable development and its corresponding practices can be promoted, which will have the impact of shifting the activities of people and societies to a sustainable framework for a sustainable future for present and future generations. The aim of this paper is to highlight the perceptions of primary school teachers regarding sustainable development, the attitude of principals and ways of changing the culture of principals, teachers and students in order to successfully promote the practices and the main pillars of sustainable development. This objective was implemented through a quantitative research which highlighted the perceptions of teachers and a qualitative research which highlighted the perceptions of principals regarding Sustainable Development in Greek primary schools. For the quantitative research, a questionnaire was used for 160 teachers of different groups and educational institutions of primary education and for the qualitative research, 5 principals of different educational institutions of primary education were interviewed. The findings revealed a positive picture regarding the adoption of sustainable practices by both teachers and principals but the process is still in its primary stages therefore integrated practices by all stakeholders and collective action is required to adopt the principles of sustainability. The challenges and corresponding solutions regarding the adoption of sustainable practices were also highlighted.

Postgraduate Studies Programme

Οικονομική της Εκπαίδευσης και Διαχείριση Εκπαιδευτικών Μονάδων

Department

Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Οικονομικής Επιστήμης

Number of pages

221

Language

Greek

URI

https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/16334
http://dx.doi.org/10.26267/unipi_dione/3756

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