Global Citizenship Education and Its Role in Sustainability at the University Level

Bibliographic Data

ID22048430
AuthorsAnna Monzó-Martínez (0000-0002-6996-4866, Universitat de València, corresponding author), Eva Ortiz-Cermeño (0000-0001-7313-7006, Universidad de Murcia, corresponding author), María Pilar Martínez Agut (0000-0001-9130-6213, Universitat de València), María Pilar Martínez-Agut (Universitat de València)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue8
Pages847
Publication date2024-08-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci14080847
OpenAlexW4401362374
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

The contents linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be introduced in studies in the field of education. This research analyzes the knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda among 477 participants from the University of Murcia and the University of Valencia in the Degree of Primary Education, Social Education, and the Master of Teacher Training in the Faculty of Education. A descriptive–comparative methodology with a quantitative approach was used based on an ad hoc questionnaire. The educational intervention included theoretical–practical modules on the SDGs and citizenship, with academic readings and case studies on the implementation of the SDGs in various sectors, which positively impacted future education professionals who were to be part of their initial training. The results showed significant differences in the knowledge of the SDGs between the experimental group and the control group at the end of the term, especially among the experimental group, which worked on the SDG concepts in the subjects taken. Greater knowledge was also observed among the students with a Social Education degree who took a subject related to this topic

Citizenship · Citizenship education · Education for sustainable development · Global citizenship · Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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