Exploring the Role of the Economy in Young Adults’ Understanding of Sustainable Development

Berglund, Teresa; Gericke, Niklas

doi:10.3390/su10082738

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“…In the above-mentioned previous study, we investigated how upper secondary students in Sweden view the interconnectedness of economic objectives and SD (Berglund and Gericke 2018). We focused specifically on the concepts of economic growth and economic development, and students' views of their interconnectedness to SD.…”

Section: Student' Views On the Economic Dimension Of Sustainable Developmentmentioning

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“…In a previous quantitative generalizable study, we identified four distinctively different belief sets among grade 12 students regarding the interconnections between economic objectives and SD. More specifically, students' views on the role of economic growth and economic development in SD were investigated, and each of the four belief-groups was characterized by a specific way of viewing the interconnections between economic perspectives and SD (Berglund and Gericke 2018). In this study, we move on to investigate the diversity of views in depth by focusing on students' motivational arguments for the different views present within these four groups.…”

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Diversity in views as a resource for learning? Student perspectives on the interconnectedness of sustainable development dimensions

Berglund

Gericke

2021

Environmental Education Research

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This study investigates the different arguments put forward by Swedish upper secondary students on the interconnectedness of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development (SD). The aim is to study the diversity in views among students in order to find out whether this can be used as a resource in a holistic and pluralistic approach to ESD. The study design was based on a two-step process in which the first step was to identify students representing four different, broadly coherent, views on the interconnections between sustainability dimensions, with a specific focus on the role of the economy in SD. Thereafter, focus group interviews were undertaken with the selected groups of students representing the four different views. The findings indicate a diversity of arguments in discussions of SD and the potential that this plurality brings for perspective shifting. Moreover, the economic dimension appears as central to promoting discussions that aim to examine the overall interconnectedness of sustainability dimensions. A further conclusion is that omitting the economic dimension in ESD risks excluding the core of students' ideas of how SD may be realized.

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Diversity in views as a resource for learning? Student perspectives on the interconnectedness of sustainable development dimensions

Berglund

Gericke

2021

Environmental Education Research

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“…Currently in the world, many different city, country, and regional rankings are being used to present various kinds of information about sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR) [21,[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. However, these rankings concentrate on the NTS-3 level or higher, or exclusively on metropolitan areas.…”

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The Role of Local Governments in Supporting Creative Industries—A Conceptual Model

Fazlagić

Szczepankiewicz

2020

Sustainability

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Local government relates to the public administration of towns, cities, counties, and districts. One of the key responsibilities of local government is the administrative purpose of supplying goods and services. Local governments should also represent and involve citizens in determining specific local public needs and how these local needs can be met. As the structure of gross domestic product (GDP) in many countries across the world changes, so do the expectations towards the role of local governments as far as supporting local economic growth is concerned. The administrative purpose involves creating conducive conditions for economic development. Statistical figures show that the share of the creative economy in the GDP of the most developed countries is steadily increasing. New economic sectors such as “creative industries” pose a challenge to local governments. In this paper, we present a conceptual model for measuring the efforts of local governments in developing and supporting the creative industries. The model proposed by the authors allows for the comparison of smaller administrative units such as counties regarding their advancement and commitment to supporting creative industries.

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“…At a general level, there is, for example, a discussion about whether the goals of economic growth and environmental sustainability are compatible, a discussion relating to over-consumption, over-exploitation of nature's resources and the impact on the regenerative capacity of ecosystems (e.g., Munda 1997;Ekins 2000;Aşici 2013). A recent study investigated how young adults in Sweden view the relationships between economic growth, economic development and SD and found a number of different ways that young people view these relationships (Berglund and Gericke 2018). In addition, the multidimensionality of SD gives rise to different interpretations among people or groups with respect to what is regarded as sustainable in specific situations (Rauch 2002;Jickling and Wals 2008).…”

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A cross-cultural comparative study of sustainability consciousness between students in Taiwan and Sweden

Berglund

Gericke

Pauw

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Environ Dev Sustain

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Education for sustainable development (ESD) is promoted as one important component in the endeavor toward sustainable development. Goal 4 in the Sustainable Development Goals (UN in Sustainable development goals-17 goals to transform our world, 2017) in particular targets the role of ESD in this respect. The importance of cultural specificity in ESD is emphasized in numerous international policy documents, but there are few crosscultural studies that focus on the broad context of sustainable development and ESD. The current study investigates the sustainability consciousness of grade 12 students (age 18-19) in Taiwan (N = 617) and Sweden (N = 583) and discusses the implications for ESD policy and practice. The findings indicate that significant differences exist between the two samples, both with respect to their sustainability consciousness and within the three subconstructs of knowingness, attitudes and self-reported behaviors. The differences are considered in light of the cultural value orientations of the East Asian and Western European regions. Implications for ESD are discussed from the perspective of cultural specificity.

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Exploring the Role of the Economy in Young Adults’ Understanding of Sustainable Development

Cited by 16 publications

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Diversity in views as a resource for learning? Student perspectives on the interconnectedness of sustainable development dimensions

Diversity in views as a resource for learning? Student perspectives on the interconnectedness of sustainable development dimensions

The Role of Local Governments in Supporting Creative Industries—A Conceptual Model

A cross-cultural comparative study of sustainability consciousness between students in Taiwan and Sweden

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