Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development
The professional competencies pre-service geography teachers acquire in university influence their contribution to education for sustainable development (ESD) in their future school careers. We assessed pre-service geography teachers’ (<i>n</i> = 100) competencies and attitudes towards t...
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| description | The professional competencies pre-service geography teachers acquire in university influence their contribution to education for sustainable development (ESD) in their future school careers. We assessed pre-service geography teachers’ (<i>n</i> = 100) competencies and attitudes towards the official, German ESD orientation framework to determine the specific need for higher education action. The results are a high competence assessment and even higher importance assigned to the ESD-related professional competencies. In the context of ESD, pre-service teachers are most confident in their content knowledge and social and personal competencies and least confident in their pedagogical knowledge. The cross-sectional analysis shows the perceived competence level rising with the semester number and a strong positive influence of the school practice module. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d40639d35cf4460b1d52d7031c4bfeb2023-11-23T13:32:59ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-01-011214210.3390/educsci12010042Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable DevelopmentRieke Ammoneit0Andreas Turek1Carina Peter2Geography Education, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, GermanyMartin-Luther-Schule Marburg, 35037 Marburg, GermanyGeography Education, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, GermanyThe professional competencies pre-service geography teachers acquire in university influence their contribution to education for sustainable development (ESD) in their future school careers. We assessed pre-service geography teachers’ (<i>n</i> = 100) competencies and attitudes towards the official, German ESD orientation framework to determine the specific need for higher education action. The results are a high competence assessment and even higher importance assigned to the ESD-related professional competencies. In the context of ESD, pre-service teachers are most confident in their content knowledge and social and personal competencies and least confident in their pedagogical knowledge. The cross-sectional analysis shows the perceived competence level rising with the semester number and a strong positive influence of the school practice module.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/1/42teacher educationESDcompetencieshigher education |
| spellingShingle | Rieke Ammoneit Andreas Turek Carina Peter Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development Education Sciences teacher education ESD competencies higher education |
| title | Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development |
| title_full | Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development |
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| title_short | Pre-Service Geography Teachers’ Professional Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development |
| title_sort | pre service geography teachers professional competencies in education for sustainable development |
| topic | teacher education ESD competencies higher education |
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