Search for dissertations about: "dimensions of sustainable development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 swedish dissertations containing the words dimensions of sustainable development.

  2. 1. Creating sustainable citizens? : constructions of sustainable development in textbooks

    Author : Elin Biström; Ragnar Lundström; Annica Brännlund; Malin Ideland; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainable development; education; ESD; gender equality; sexuality; sex; environment; individualisation; Sweden; textbooks; biology; civics; geography; home and consumer studies; religion; hållbar utveckling; utbildning; UHU; jämställdhet; sexualitet; sex; miljö; individualisering; Sverige; läroböcker; läromedel; biologi; samhällskunskap; geografi; hem- och konsumentkunskap; religion; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : There is a general consensus that education is crucial for achieving sustainable development. Education for sustainable development aims to foster citizens capable of participating independently and actively in creating a sustainable future. READ MORE

  4. 2. Student views of environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development and their interconnectedness : A search for the holistic perspective in education for sustainable development

    Author : Teresa Berglund; Niklas Gericke; Jelle Boeve-de Pauw; John Piccolo; Daphne Goldman; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Education for sustainable development; sustainable development; upper secondary; student views; sustainability consciousness; interconnectedness; holism; pluralism; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : The work in this thesis centers on upper secondary students’ views of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development and their interconnectedness. The focus has been to study the diversity of students’ views in various contexts. READ MORE

  5. 3. Governing Development : The Millennium Development Goals and Gender Policy Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Author : Helena Hede Skagerlind; Jonas Tallberg; Kristina Jönsson; Jeffrey Checkel; Mathias Koenig-Archibugi; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Millennium Development Goals; sustainable development; gender equality; human rights; performance indicators; United Nations; Sub-Saharan Africa; Kenya; Ethiopia; economic conditionality; social influence; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Recent decades have witnessed an upsurge in the use of different forms of global performance assessments as a means to influence the behavior of states. Within the area of international development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reinforced the practice of development governance through global performance indicators (GPIs) and gained considerable agenda-setting power among the international development community. READ MORE

  6. 4. Student 'sustainability consciousness' and decision making on sustainability dilemmas : Investigating effects of implementing education for sustainable development in Swedish upper secondary schools

    Author : Teresa Berglund; Niklas Gericke; Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren; Franz Rauch; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Sustainable development; education for sustainable development; dimensions of sustainable development; upper secondary students; conceptions; sustainability consciousness; decision making; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : The central role of education for sustainable development (SD) has been emphasized since the 1990s. SD involves the three areas of environment, economy and society, with a focus on the relationships between environmental protection and human development. READ MORE

  7. 5. Learning and teaching sustainable development in global-local contexts

    Author : Birgitta Nordén; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contextual Analysis; Critical Knowledge Capabilities; Deep approaches to learning; Deep approaches to teaching; Education for Sustainable Development; ESD; Environmental and Sustainabilty Education Research; ESER; Global classrooms; Global learning; Global eduction; Global - local contexts; Global Learning for Sustainable Development; GLSD; Global teaching and learning; Phenomenography; Sustainable Development; SD; sustainability; Teaching Approaches; Transdisciplinary Teaching; Transitions; Transnational education; Online learning; Transnational learning; Contextual Analysis; Critical Knowledge Capabilities; Deep Approaches to Learning; Deep Approaches to Teaching; Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Environmental and Sustainabilty Education Research ESER ; Global Classrooms; Global Learning; Global Learning for Sustainable Development GLSD ; Global-Local Contexts; Phenomenography; Sustainable Development; Teaching Approaches; Transdisciplinary Teaching; Transitions;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge of teachingand learning sustainable development in global–local contexts. Theresearch field is global learning for sustainable development (GLSD). READ MORE