Challenges and Future Trends of Sustainable Environmental Education

A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 September 2024) | Viewed by 1450

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Department of Physics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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Department of Physics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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Dear Colleagues,

Education is among the key elements of sustainable development and climate mitigation, providing benefits in terms of scientific literacy, information, formation, involvement, and behavioral activation, areas which constitute the basis of global citizenship. Transdisciplinary education on sustainability includes developing a scientific understanding of today’s ecological crises and the mitigation solutions available, the psychological aspects involved in eco-anxiety and pro-environmental behavior, the economic and social factors involved, as well as the institutional actors at local and global levels.

This Special Issue aims to publish contributions on the role of education in reaching the sustainable development goals set by the UN in the 2030 Agenda. Reaching such goals may require a rethinking of education at all levels by all the educational institutions contributing to citizens’ development. We welcome submissions that present innovative teaching experiences and proposals for specialized and interdisciplinary educational programs. The educational contents proposed must be aimed at one or more of the following: strengthening scientific knowledge, investigating and addressing the psychological aspects of pro-environmental behaviors, raising awareness on the economic and social factors involved in today’s ecological crises, and highlighting the institutional actors involved at the local and the global levels.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability.

Dr. Pasquale Onorato
Dr. Marco Di Mauro
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Dr. Pasquale Onorato
Dr. Marco Di Mauro
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • science education
  • scientific literacy
  • climate change
  • environmental education
  • climate psychology
  • climate action
  • environmental economy
  • sustainable development
  • environmental law

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Using Podcasts to Educate EFL University Students About Sustainability: An Action Research Study in Saudi Arabia
by Iman Oraif and Mohammed Alrashed
Educ. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020120 - 22 Jan 2025
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The implementation of technology in language teaching is essential, as it can have a positive impact on the learning and teaching environment. For example, podcasts have been proven to be helpful to support learning. Therefore, the current study examines the use of podcasts [...] Read more.
The implementation of technology in language teaching is essential, as it can have a positive impact on the learning and teaching environment. For example, podcasts have been proven to be helpful to support learning. Therefore, the current study examines the use of podcasts to educate EFL learners about the important controversial issue of sustainability. In an exploratory stage of action research, a survey was conducted to evaluate the satisfaction of a convenience sample of 25 undergraduate EFL learners being educated about sustainability, following their use of podcasts on the topic as part of an English language listening and speaking course. The results revealed positive responses from the participants. As such, this study recommends the use of podcasts to educate EFL learners about sustainability through the medium of English and will proceed to further implementation. Full article
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