The purpose of this paper is to undertake a cross-comparative inquiry into Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) related to governance, initiatives and practices in initial teacher education (ITE) across four countries with very different contexts – Sweden, Scotland, Canada and Australia. It provides insights into issues arising internationally, implications for ESD in ITE and offers learnings for other countries and contexts.

    Design/methodology/approach

    A cross-comparative study design with overarching themes and within-case descriptions was applied to consider, compare and contrast governance characteristics, initiatives and practices from each context.

    Findings

    The approaches to governance, initiatives and practices that each country adopts are unique yet similar, and all four countries have included ESD in ITE to some extent. Comparing and contrasting approaches has revealed learnings focussed on ESD in relation to governance and regulation, practices and leadership.

    Research limitations/implications

    Making comparisons between different contexts is difficult and uncertain and often misses the richness and nuances of the individual sites under study. However, it remains an important endeavour as the challenges of embedding ESD in ITE will be better understood and overcome if countries can learn from one another.

    Originality/value

    Scrutinising different approaches is valuable for broadening views about possibilities and understanding how policies and initiatives translate in practice.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Comparing education for sustainable development in initial teacher education across four countries


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021-06-16


    Format / Umfang :

    1 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    Technical communications in aerospace education - A comparison across four countries

    Kennedy, John / Pinelli, Thomas / Hecht, Laura et al. | AIAA | 1995




    Promoting Sustainable Energy Technologies in Developing Countries Through Education and Training

    Stern, Ted / Culhane, Thomas / Conklin, James et al. | AIAA | 2006


    Education across the Oresund

    British Library Online Contents | 2001