Στάσεις και αντιλήψεις των εκπαιδευτικών της πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης σε θέματα που αφορούν την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη και την αειφορία της σχολικής μονάδας
Attitudes and perceptions of primary education teachers on issues related to sustainable development and sustainability of the school unit

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Keywords
Εκπαίδευση για την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη ; Αειφόρο / βιώσιμο σχολείο ; Ποιοτική εκπαίδευση ; Καινοτομία ; Ολιστική σχολική προσέγγιση ; Πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση ; Education for sustainable development ; Sustainable school ; Qualitative education ; Innovation ; Holistic school approach ; Primary educationAbstract
Education for Sustainable Development is an educational innovation, as it introduces a different concept to the school. It is based on pioneering principles, original pedagogical ideas and features of a quality education, such as interdisciplinarity and holistic learning, critical thinking, problem solving, participatory decision making and the opening of the school to life. This aims at
shaping autonomous and active citizens and is linked to the need for substantial changes in education.
The present study was conducted in order to record teachers' perceptions on the above issue, as a quality element of primary schools. The research findings show that teachers consider as an essential element for building a quality-sustainable primary education, the orientation to active learning approaches that promote critical thinking. Teachers respond positively to the issue of
integrating the principles of sustainability into all subjects and are always positive in their additional training on this issue. In addition, teachers describe a school in which there is a spirit of cooperation but without the necessary logistical infrastructure, the
openness to society, the integration of sustainability and innovative actions in its overall culture.
Finally, they recognize as the most important problems for the creation of a quality-sustainable school of primary education, the lack of funding, the lack of financial resources, the lack of adequate teacher training, concentric approach, the inelastic curriculum, the lack of support from institutions as well as and lack of vision.