Sustainability in out-of-school science education: Identifying the unique potentials
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Sustainability in out-of-school science education : Identifying the unique potentials. / Evans, Henry James; Achiam, Marianne.
In: Environmental Education Research, Vol. 27, No. 8, 2021, p. 1192-1213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sustainability in out-of-school science education
T2 - Identifying the unique potentials
AU - Evans, Henry James
AU - Achiam, Marianne
N1 - This research was funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, grant #0052319
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Out-of-school science education institutions, such as museums, science centres, zoos and aquaria, have strong potentials to promote sustainability, yet seem to lack an operational definition of sustainability that aligns with their specific characteristics and institutional remit. Here, we use the anthropological theory of didactics to systematically develop such an operational definition, designated as the reference model. We draw on literature from research and practice to account for the features of sustainability science and policy, as well as the different specific strengths of out-of-school science education institutions, to identify unique potentials for sustainability education. These potentials are synthesised and illustrated in a set of institutionally specific guidelines that optimise the organisation of sustainability for each kind of out-of-school science education institution. We conclude by considering the implications of our findings for sustainability education.
AB - Out-of-school science education institutions, such as museums, science centres, zoos and aquaria, have strong potentials to promote sustainability, yet seem to lack an operational definition of sustainability that aligns with their specific characteristics and institutional remit. Here, we use the anthropological theory of didactics to systematically develop such an operational definition, designated as the reference model. We draw on literature from research and practice to account for the features of sustainability science and policy, as well as the different specific strengths of out-of-school science education institutions, to identify unique potentials for sustainability education. These potentials are synthesised and illustrated in a set of institutionally specific guidelines that optimise the organisation of sustainability for each kind of out-of-school science education institution. We conclude by considering the implications of our findings for sustainability education.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - museum
KW - science center
KW - zoo
KW - aquarium
KW - sustainability
KW - education
U2 - 10.1080/13504622.2021.1893662
DO - 10.1080/13504622.2021.1893662
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 1192
EP - 1213
JO - Environmental Education Research
JF - Environmental Education Research
SN - 1469-5871
IS - 8
ER -
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