Demystifying Technology as the Basis of Education for Sustainability

Abstract

The chapter discusses the meaning and current understanding of societal sustainability and resilience, particularly in relation to the development of technologies that can or should enable the sustainability of any community and society. It presents the problems associated with the sustainability of small communities and societies, that is, the challenges they face in line with global trends and efforts that fundamentally undermine their resilience and sustainability. In doing so, it highlights education for sustainability and sustainable development as one of the most important prerequisites for the sustainability of any society and critically analyses the trends to which it is exposed. Arguments are then presented for the need to demystify technology for young generations as a crucial segment for the development of their critical thinking, which is largely neglected in such education. Such demystification is necessary for the younger generations to understand the causes of disruption, but also the needs of society and the economy at a local and global level. This is the only way to ensure their critical approach to solving the problems of the present and the future and to motivate them to take transformative action aimed at solving the problem of sustainability and sustainable development.