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Global consciousness and pillars of sustainable development: A study on self-perceptions of the first-year university students
EdLink- Global consciousness and pillars of sustainable development: A study on self-perceptions of the first-year university students
- International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18(2), 218-241, 2017
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- 2017
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- 專上教育
- Purpose: This paper aims to provide data on the self-perceived state of sustainability consciousness of first-year Hong Kong students. Design/methodology/approach: Within a mixed-method research design framework, the authors conducted 787 questionnaires and collected 989 reflective narratives of first-year students of a university in Hong Kong, who were enrolled in the General Education course. Findings: Attributed to students’ immersion in compulsory sustainability education modules within liberal studies programs in secondary through higher education (HE), the quantitative results revealed an increase in the self-perceived knowledge and behavioral aspects of sustainability consciousness of Hong Kong students and their low engagement in sustainability-related civic, campus or action groups. However, qualitative results revealed three aspects of the students’ sustainability consciousness: intentionality to make a difference; engagement with complex questions about identity, society and nature; and eschatological perspectives, which included imaginative, future-oriented and action-oriented approaches to critical reflection, supported by the rhetoric of hope, promises and commitment for better future. Originality/value: The study provides insights into the challenge of implementation of the United Nations-based sustainable development model in the Hong Kong educational system through the formal liberal studies curriculum. It advances the field by constructing a momentum for conceptual changes in sustainability education research toward design of the non-linear and culturally sensitive frameworks for sustainability implementation in HE. This allows to utilize universities’ unique capacities for fostering students’ sustainability consciousness in a continuous and systemic way.[Copyright © 2017 Tamara Savelyeva and William Douglas.]
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- 英文
- 期刊論文
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- 14676370
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/3d66c3f7
- 2017-04-11
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