Review article
https://doi.org/10.21464/mo.28.1.14
Didactic guidelines for implementation of the cross-curricular topic “Sustainable Development” in curricula
Gabrijela Marin
orcid.org/0000-0002-0679-0440
; Ante Kuzmanić Medical School, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
Sustainable development – as a concept of changes directed at creating an environment in which a person lives in harmony with nature – is nowadays an imperative. Laws and regulations concerning sustainable development exist, but the implementation of related topics in curricula is sporadic, led by few teachers sensible to eco-topics, and realized mainly through specific project activities. Even though the curricular reform in Croatia recognized the importance of sustainable development and introduced the cross-curricular topic devoted to it, the realization of related educational goals is questionable. The conceptual complexity of the new curriculum that is based on interdisciplinarity presupposes knowledge and skills that go beyond those provided to future teachers during their formal education. The aim of this paper is to present the most important moments in the history of education for sustainable development in Croatia. Further, based on the research by different authors, we shall present didactic guidelines (including content, strategies of learning and teaching, and evaluation) that can help teachers with implementation of the new curriculum.
Keywords
sustainable development; education for sustainable development (ESD); teachers’ competencies; strategies of learning and teaching; cross-curricular topics
Hrčak ID:
260372
URI
Publication date:
14.7.2021.
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