Mainstreaming education for sustainable development
Elaborating the Role of Position-Practice Systems Using Seven Laminations of Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8103074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adesuwa Vanessa Agbedahin (0000-0002-6271-6691, South African National Research Foundation Chair (SARChI) in Higher Education and Human Development (HEHD) Research Programme, University of the Free State (UFS), Bloemfontein, South Africa, corresponding author), Heila Lotz-Sisitka (0000-0002-5193-9881, South African National Research Foundation Chair (SARChI) in Transformative Social Learning and Green Skills Learning Pathways, Environmental Learning Research Centre, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-122 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Critical Realism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7430 • E-ISSN: 1572-5138 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14767430.2019.1602975 |
| OpenAlex | W2936608414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 14 |
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4.7 proposes that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) should be included at all levels of education, known as ‘mainstreaming’. However, there is little guidance as to how to achieve this. ESD mainstreaming demands more than simply a technical policy transfer; it also requires attention to the position-practice systems of involved agents. This article critically assesses the mainstreaming of ESD in the case of university educators in Africa who have participated in the International Training Programme on ESD in higher education. It clarifies their position-practice systems in terms of Bhaskar’s seven laminations of scale. This article therefore provides a detailed description of the ways in which agents' position-practice systems enable and constrain ESD mainstreaming. It also demonstrates that a critical realist perspective can contribute towards the understanding and achievement of transformation towards sustainability and can help to ensure the flourishing of both current and future generations
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Education for sustainable development · Engineering ethics · Flourishing · Mainstreaming · Pedagogy · Political science · Position (finance · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Special education · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Transdisciplinarity · Critical Realism in Sociology · Engineering · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |