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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 10999

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Dr. Chia-Li Lin

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Department of International Business, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Interests: decision science & MCDM; SDG education; professional competency cultivation; talent cultivation strategies; adult & professional education
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Dr. Chi-Yo Huang

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Department of Industrial Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Dear Colleagues,

UN Summit on Sustainable Development Goals kickstarts ambitious action to deliver for people and the planet in September 2015, and therefore 193 member states supported and adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. THE 17 SDGs have become the common core issues for countries around the world to achieve The Future We Want. However, in the process of our efforts in the past few years, the breakout of the US-China trade war, COVID-19 coronavirus disease, and the Ukrainian-Russian War may disrupt everyone's footsteps, but it also wakes one-world awareness and partnership action. The core values of sustainable development are diversity, inclusion, and no one left behind. In addition to making different people understand and practice the 17 SDGs, sustainable education /SDG education/ESD also focuses on promoting these core values. Compared with higher education or formal school education, adult education has its special fields, such as vocational education, professionalism, and further education. This special issue intends to discuss issues related to the formation of core values of sustainable education/SDG education and focus on sustainable education and how to change our adult learning based on further education in the post-epidemic era.

Dr. Chia-Li Lin
Dr. Chi-Yo Huang
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Keywords

sustainability education/SDG education/ESD
global awareness and partnership action
professional competency cultivation
professionalism and vocational education
core competence and quality education
meta-learning (learn to learn)
health literacy
medical education
adult learning
talent cultivation
further education
sustainable literacy and environment education
future scenarios for sustainable education
greening technical and vocational education
training (TVET) for sustainable development

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Breeding Hope during the Crisis: A Study on Unemployed Laborers’ Willingness to Receive Educational Compensation under the Chinese “Zero-COVID” Policy

by Qiang Wang, Ruxin Yang and Chengbao Yang

Sustainability 2023, 15(11), 9019; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15119019 - 02 Jun 2023

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Under the Chinese “Zero-COVID” policy, many laborers were forced out of work. Participating in educational compensation can effectively help unemployed laborers achieve re-employment. This paper selected Jining, Shandong Province, as the research area, analyzed the data using a questionnaire survey and key interviews, and observed factors that affect and change willingness to receive educational compensation (WTEC) and the willingness to accept the training duration (WTTD) of unemployed laborers. The study found that 77.78% of unemployed laborers are willing to receive educational compensation, and the WTTD is 12.05 days. Among them, eight factors affect WTEC, such as the years of education, the duration of unemployment, whether there are dependents in the family, and the family’s size. Nine factors such as gender, age, education, unemployed duration, dependents, and other supportable incomes affect WTTD. Based on this, by taking measures from the government and laborers, WTEC and WTTD can be improved, and then the rate of re-employment can be enhanced, and finally, the employment problem can be ameliorated. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Professional Competency Development and Talent Cultivation Strategies for Sustainable Education in the Post-Pandemic Era)

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Career Planning Indicators of Successful TVET Entrepreneurs

by Natasha Dora Muridan, Mohamad Sattar Rasul, Ruhizan Mohamad Yasin, Ahmad Rosli Mohd Nor, Rose Amnah Abd. Rauf and Nur Atiqah Jalaludin

Sustainability 2023, 15(8), 6629; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086629 - 13 Apr 2023

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The absence of career planning is closely linked to low income, severe work environments, lack of health facilities, low life expectancy, and unemployment risks. (1) Background: career planning is the basis of individual career development. The aim of this article is to identify the career planning indicators of high-income entrepreneurs who are graduates with a technical and vocational education and training [TVET] background. (2) Methods: this study, which used a modified Delphi technique, was conducted using two rounds of surveys among 10 TVET graduates and entrepreneurs with high incomes in order to obtain the career planning indicators on how they achieved a high income. All of them have a revenue of above RM 5000 a month, which is considered to be a high-income status according to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Payment System and Financial Stability Report 2018. (3) Results: the findings have shown two indicators to get a high consensus, which are focus and self-efficacy in career. In fact, assigning a specific career objective and striving to achieve high salary are crucial and must be within entrepreneurs’ skillset (realistic). (4) Conclusions: the objective can be modified to imply the self-efficacy of the students in optimizing career plans that are suitable to the personality, beliefs, and the self-motivation of the entrepreneur. Full article

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Identifying and Validating Vocational Skills Domains and Indicators in Classroom Assessment Practices in TVET

by Siti Raudhah M. Yusop, Mohamad Sattar Rasul, Ruhizan Mohammad Yasin and Haida Umiera Hashim

Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5195; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065195 - 15 Mar 2023

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Technical and vocational education training (TVET) assessment is crucial in determining students’ desired learning outcomes. However, there are several issues with TVET assessment, including vocational skills that are not aligned with the learning outcomes. Teacher assessment practices are also inconsistent with the assessment’s purposes. Due to that, this study aims to discuss the classification and integration of vocational skill domains and indicators for classroom assessment practice in TVET subjects. This study employed the modified Delphi technique (MDT), which consists of two study phases. The first phase identifies vocational skill domains by exploring the concept of TVET assessment and student skill development by conducting a literature review. The second phase involved validating vocational skill indicators and TVET assessment practices indicators through the consensus of 19 TVET experts. According to the literature findings, TVET assessment requires the integration of industrial revolution (IR) 4.0 generic skills and career adaptability skills, in addition to technical skills, which serve as the foundation for developing skills and competencies. TVET assessment aspects include cognitive, psychomotor, and affective aspects, and all domains and indicators have high expert consensus. Full article

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The Behavioral Intention of Hospitals to Promote Sustainable Development of Green Healthcare from the Perspective of Organizational Stakeholders during the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Case Study of Hospitals in Taiwan

by Po-Chun Lee, Ching-Yuan Huang, Min-Hsin Huang and Meng-Jun Hsu

Sustainability 2023, 15(5), 4521; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054521 - 02 Mar 2023

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When the World Health Organization (WHO) analyzed the culprits of global warming, it was found that in developed countries with relatively few high-polluting heavy industries, the medical sector is one of the sources of high-density carbon emissions. Therefore, the medical industry has a noticeable impact on the environment. Amid the current COVID-19 epidemic, this study adopts the theory of planned behavior (TPB), widely used in decision-making science. We selected a regional teaching hospital with 339 employees in Taiwan to obtain valid questionnaire data. We explore the comparative analysis of different intra-organizational stakeholders’ “attitudes,” “subjective norms,” and “perceived behavioral control” on the hospital’s behavioral intention to promote green healthcare. The results show that the TPB model has reliable explanatory power. All three factors have a positive and significant effect on promoting green hospital behavior. Among them, perceived behavioral control was the most notable. A comparative analysis of the differences among stakeholders in the research model shows that “medical administrators” and “nursing staff” have a higher proportion of significant influence effects in various hypotheses, highlighting the critical roles of these two groups in promoting green hospitals. This research policy suggests that the cross-departmental staff in the hospital put forward green innovation ideas, strengthen internal environmental education and management, establish a good incentive system for front-line nursing staff, and implement the sustainable development strategy of the hospital. Full article

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Relationship between Personal Traits and Sustainable Competence Development among Librarians in Relation to Value-Added Library Services in a Networked World: A Systematic Literature Review from 2002 to 2022

by Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Mujahid Latif and Abid Iqbal

Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 2359; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032359 - 28 Jan 2023

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The objectives of the study were to identify the relationship between the personal traits and sustainable competence development of library professionals, explore trending practices for the development of the personal and professional competencies of librarians, and find out the challenges affecting the development of modern skills in librarians. The authors applied the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines as a research methodology. Thirty-five peer-reviewed articles were selected to conduct the systematic literature review. The results revealed that there is a strong positive correlation between personal traits and the professional development of librarians. The trending practices for the development of personal and professional skills included expert use of IT, continuous training sessions, teamwork, usage of social media forums, and a customer-oriented approach. The results also showed that old curricula, leadership problems, economic issues, and lack of personal interest were barriers to the development of modern skills in librarians relating to the implementation of value-added services in the networked world. The study contributes theoretically by adding valuable knowledge to the existing literature. It outlines practical implications to help devise strategies for capacity building among librarians related to the implementation of user-centered services in libraries. Full article

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