Searching for the political dimension in education for sustainable development: socially critical, social learning and radical democratic approaches

M Håkansson; David Kronlid; L Östman

doi:10.1080/13504622.2017.1408056

Back

Searching for the political dimension in education for sustainable development: socially critical, social learning and radical democratic approaches

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Searching for the political dimension in education for sustainable development: socially critical, social learning and radical democratic approaches

M Håkansson, David Kronlid and L Östman

Environmental Education Research, Vol.25(1), pp.6-32

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1408056

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1408056View

Published Version

Abstract

Environmental Science and Management

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Specialist Studies in Education

sustainable development

political dimension

conflict

knowledge overview

By means of a narrative research synthesis, the aim of this article is to explore how the political dimension can or should be staged as a teaching and learning content in education for sustainable development (ESD). The study is limited to research literature dealing with the political dimension in relation to the phenomenon of conflict. Three approaches to the topic are identified: a socially critical approach (SCA), a social learning approach (SLA) and a radical democratic approach (RDA). Notably, SCA and SLA are already established in the research field, whereas RDA is a result of our synthesis. The scope of the synthesis is limited to these three approaches. We follow up the narrative research synthesis by comparing the three approaches to discern how the political dimension emerges as an educational content by using conflict as part of the teaching and learning activities. The main results are that all three approaches tend to downplay the political and produce political sameness. The article ends by suggesting possible directions for further research that would fruitfully translate the idea of the political dimension into educational settings and enrich the political dimension as a concept in ESD in both practice and research.

Details

Title: Searching for the political dimension in education for sustainable development: socially critical, social learning and radical democratic approaches
Authors: M Håkansson (Author) - Uppsala University, Sweden
David Kronlid (Author) - Uppsala University, Sweden
L Östman (Author) - Uppsala University, Sweden
Publication details: Environmental Education Research, Vol.25(1), pp.6-32
Publisher: Routledge
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2017.1408056
ISSN: 1350-4622
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Centre
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451133002621
Output Type: Journal article