Higher education and education Higher education and education for sustainable development: for sustainable development:

Experience of Experience of Institute of Sustainable EducationInstitute of Sustainable Education

Daugavpils UniversityDaugavpils UniversityInstitute of Sustainable EducationInstitute of Sustainable Education

prof. Ilga Saliteprof. Ilga Salite

• Time context:Time context:

Daugavpils University (DU) 1921 / Daugavpils University (DU) 1921 / 1993/ 20021993/ 2002

Faculty of Education and Management Faculty of Education and Management (FEM) 1994 / 1996/ 2003(FEM) 1994 / 1996/ 2003

Institute of Sustainable Education Institute of Sustainable Education (ISE) 2003 / 2006(ISE) 2003 / 2006

ESD RESD

Support system for development of ESD & RESD

General

Frame

General framework for development of ISE

• Development of staff’s personal Development of staff’s personal inquiry and frames of reference for inquiry and frames of reference for study program developmentstudy program development

ComplementarityComplementarity of meta-content & content of meta-content & content

in educationin education

ecology

subjects

culture

ecologization / environmentalization

integration

spirituality, identity

content centered attitude / value / wisdom centered

• Holistic model of sustainable educationHolistic model of sustainable education

Ecological context

Cultural and spiritual context

Social context Economical context

Source: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Cultural well-being and local government, Report 1, 2006

Source: Nathan Cardinal & Emilie Adin’s An urban Aboriginal life: The 2005 indicators report on the quality of life of Aboriginal people in the Greater Vancouver region, Centre for Native Policy and Research

• Action research: Historical backgroundAction research: Historical background

2000, Faculty of Education and Management 2000, Faculty of Education and Management (FEM) (FEM) ((Daugavpils UniversityDaugavpils University, , LatviaLatvia)) joined joined the the UNESCO project UNESCO project ““Reorienting Teacher Reorienting Teacher Education to Address SustainabilityEducation to Address Sustainability””

action research project action research project involvinvolveded teachers, teachers, researchers, students, partners of the faculty, researchers, students, partners of the faculty, and othersand others

2002, International conference “Person. 2002, International conference “Person. Colour. Nature. Music”Colour. Nature. Music”

Identification of the need to establish new conference Identification of the need to establish new conference “Sustainable development. Culture. Education”“Sustainable development. Culture. Education”

Identification of the need Identification of the need for a forum for large-scale for a forum for large-scale global dialogue global dialogue andand international journal international journal

22000022, the Journal of Teacher Education and , the Journal of Teacher Education and Training (JTET) was launched as a tool for Training (JTET) was launched as a tool for local and global networkinglocal and global networking

2003, 2003, organization of organization of the First International the First International JTET Conference “Sustainable Development. JTET Conference “Sustainable Development. Culture. Education” Culture. Education” at Daugavpils Universityat Daugavpils University

2003, establishment of the Easten 2003, establishment of the Easten European European Regional Network of the UNESCO Regional Network of the UNESCO Teacher Teacher reorientation project reorientation project

2003, found2003, foundation ofation of the Institute of the Institute of Sustainable EducationSustainable Education by FEM by FEM

20052005, foundation of the, foundation of the Baltic and Black Baltic and Black SSeeaa consortium in educational research consortium in educational research (BBCC)(BBCC)

20072007, rename of, rename of the Journal of Teacher the Journal of Teacher Education and Training (JTET) as Education and Training (JTET) as Journal of Teacher Education for Journal of Teacher Education for SustainabilitySustainability

• Educational action researchEducational action research

Economicalaspect

Social aspect

Sustainability through cultureSustainability through culture

Ecologicalaspect

environment 65%

culture 16%

social 11%

economic 8%

Content of sustainability in students' perception (n=300)

0

5

10

15

20

25Environment

ecosystemsnatural recources

biodiversity

habitats

Culture

family values

responsibilities

freedom/rightsethics/behaviour

Socialeducation

health/medical

human resources

legal system

Economic

quality of life

economics

natural capitalemployment

Content of sustainability in students' perception (n=300)

Unsustainability: creativity or / and bioethical issue?

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