Investigating the implementation of education for sustainability through science in Australian secondary schools: Perspectives and practices of students and teachers

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Abstract

The twenty-first century is seeing unprecedented technological advancement, environmental degradation, and complex socioeconomic issues jeopardizing the planet's sustainability. Given these concerns, UNESCO calls for education for sustainable development to promote social transformation toward a sustainable present and future. Like many countries across the world, Australia is committed to promoting education for sustainability (EfS). Consequently, sustainability has been included as a crosscurricular priority (CCP) in the Australian Foundation-10 curriculum and is intended to be taught through all the subjects. Scholars of science education highlight its disciplinary features and emphasize its role in the school curriculum for developing critical skills among students to promote social activism and individual and collective agency toward sustainability. Little to nothing is known about how sustainability is being implemented through science in Australian secondary schools. Therefore, the proposed Ph.D. study intends to explore the views of science teachers and students. Further, how sustainability is reflected in the secondary science curriculum and how EfS is translated into classroom teaching and learning will be investigated. The proposed study will
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventAustralasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA) 2024 Conference (ASERA 55) - Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
Duration: 02 Jul 202405 Jul 2024
https://www.asera.org.au/2024-conference/
https://www.asera.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ASERA55-Completed-Conference-Program-16.7.24.pdf (Program and abstracts)

Conference

ConferenceAustralasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA) 2024 Conference (ASERA 55)
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAlbany
Period02/07/2405/07/24
OtherASERA is one of the oldest and most highly regarded science education research associations in the world.

We are proud to bring together science education researchers and educators from Australia, New Zealand, the region and the world to share ideas that change the nature and practices of science education through our annual conference.

We will be holding our 55th conference (ASERA55) in New Zealand, at Massey University's Auckland Campus (in the Sir Neil Waters Building) on Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th July, 2024.
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