Tag: education
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Jones et al. 2021: 2020-Vision: understanding climate (in)action through the emotional lens of loss
Abstract We are the midst of a climate emergency requiring urgent climate action that is as yet unforthcoming both on the scale and at the speed needed. This article considers this current state of inaction and how we might understand the processes of attitudinal and behavioural change needed through the emotional framework of loss. These…
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Lönngren et al. 2022: Emotionally challenging and existential issues in teaching and learning practices
Abstract Severe and far-reaching sustainability problems can cause strong feelings of worry, anxiety and ecological grief. They can be experienced as existential in the sense of putting our mode of being, attitudes towards life and the meaningfulness of our lives at stake. During the seminar, the discussions related to this theme were based on an…
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Grund and Brock 2019: Why We Should Empty Pandora’s Box to Create a Sustainable Future: Hope, Sustainability and Its Implications for Education
Abstract (1) Hope and optimism are strongly connected to physical and psychological health and have been much researched in the field of positive psychology. Research has shown that hope is connected to pro-environmental behavior and plays an important role in ESD. (2) In order to operationalize hope and optimism, in a survey, 2564 young people…
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Grund and Brock 2020: Education for Sustainable Development in Germany: Not Just Desired but Also Effective for Transformative Action
Abstract Despite its role as a key factor for transformation, there is still a lack of large-scale studies on the effects of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The aim of this study is to predict sustainable behavior based on reported implementation of ESD as well as psychological (e.g., attitudes, emotions) and socio-demographic variables. Descriptive statistics…
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Grund and Holst 2023: Emotional Competence: The missing piece in school curricula? A systematic analysis in the German education system
Abstract Emotional competencies are increasingly recognized in their importance for flourishing human development. Yet, there is a lack of research examining their structural integration within education systems. The present mixed methods study systematically assesses the implementation of emotional competence and its five facets (knowledge, recognition, expression, regulation, empathy) within 422 German school curricula. About 40%…
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Grund et al. 2024: Emotions and transformative learning for sustainability: a systematic review
Abstract As multiple global sustainability crises are getting more severe and existential, a better understanding of how people undergo deep personal transformations related to sustainability is needed. In the educational debate on sustainability learning, transformative learning theories are widely used. To analyze specific phases of transformative learning, we derived five meta-phases from the literature (novel…