Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island States at the University of Aruba: Practice and Evaluation.
Mijts, Eric ; Acevedo, Diego ; de Scisciolo, Tobia ; John, Nigel ; Mertens, Anouk ; Mijts, Eric
; Acevedo, Diego
; Mertens, Anouk
; de Scisciolo, Tobia
Mijts, Eric
Acevedo, Diego
de Scisciolo, Tobia
John, Nigel
Mertens, Anouk
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Location research
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2024-07-10
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This panel will focus on different approaches at the University of Aruba for capacity building for internal resilience of small island states and the way in which the creation of a critical mass of local higher educated experts that can create contextually relevant and locally accepted solutions will highly contribute to the resilience of these states. Building upon three papers that will be presented by the panel participants, we will demonstrate that it is necessary and possible to develop and implement impactful programs for Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island States, going beyond the focus on cognitive skills and knowledge. The panelists will present approaches to education in Aruba that stimulate critical sustainability thinking (the Academic Foundation Year, and the Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs (SISSTEM)). Second, they will demonstrate how the modules within these programs address and affect sustainability thinking and student attitudes toward sustainability. They will also elaborate on the founding principles and evaluation of these programs utilising the EU GreenComp framework. Altogether, the panel aims to demonstrate that despite the global nature of the challenges we face, contextual embeddedness and recognition of local characteristics and local adoption of sustainability thinking are key to building resilient societies.
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Mijts, E., Acevedo, D., de Scisciolo, T. Nigel, J. & Mertens, A. (2024). Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island States at the University of Aruba: Practice and Evaluation. International Conference on Sustainable Development.
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SOE Biennale Revolutionizing Caribbean Education, Cultivating Critical Competencies in a Shifting Landscap. UWI-Mona
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/1127