The Scope and Status of Sustainability Education in Out-of-School Settings across Denmark
Denmark has a strong foundation in terms of sustainability, making the country an interesting backdrop for studying how the overarching sustainability agenda has shaped education practice. This study investigated the scope and status of sustainability education targeted at grade 4-6 students in Dan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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University of Oslo
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education |
| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/nordina/article/view/8945 |
| Summary: | Denmark has a strong foundation in terms of sustainability, making the country an interesting backdrop
for studying how the overarching sustainability agenda has shaped education practice. This study investigated
the scope and status of sustainability education targeted at grade 4-6 students in Danish out-ofschool
science education institutions, such as natural history museums, science and technology museums,
science centres, zoos and aquaria. First, a desktop review took place to map educational programmes
with sustainability content. Second, five representative programmes were selected for further study. Thematic
analysis of observation field notes and interviews with educators and teachers yielded four themes
that collectively defined the sustainability programmes: institution, formal education, content and pedagogy.
The final sections of the paper contextualise these themes, and discuss their implications for sustainability
education in out-of-school practice. The study concludes by offering reflections on constructive
future pathways for sustainability education.
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| ISSN: | 1504-4556 1894-1257 |