Fostering External and Internal Sustainability Within the English for Academic Purposes Course in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ahrens, Andreas; Zaščerinska, Jeļena; Aļeksejeva, Anastasija

doi:10.17770/eid2021.1.5412

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“…Stability is understood as the process that proceeds without significant changes. This leads us to the need for two-sided sustainability (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021):…”

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“…-sustainable communication, and -sustainability communication. In this work, we differentiate these two terms in this way (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021):…”

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“…-Sustainable communication refers to the sustainable process of communication or, in other words, the sustainable process of information exchange (Elving, 2020), and -Sustainability communication means communication for sustainable development or, in other words, individual's knowledge, skills and attitudes to sustainable development. Sustainability can be external and internal (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021). Table 1 shows the relationships between the external and internal perspectives as well as sustainable communication and sustainability communication.…”

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A New Development Model of Sustainable Communication for Higher Education Institutions

Ahrens

Zaščerinska²,

Bikova³

et al. 2023

EID

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Higher education institutions are the important chain in provision of the inter-connections between the workforce (school graduates, youth, or adults), representatives from different economic sectors, experts from research and innovation development organisations, and all the interested contributors. The research purpose is to build a new development model of sustainable communication for higher education institutions. This research is qualitative as it aims at constructing a new model. The research integrates the use of theoretical analysis, comparative analysis of existing models, theoretical modelling, model creation, summarising analysis. Very often the researchers think of the process of communication as a one-way process. The present work allowed for the establishment of the inter-connections between the development of the system of the external and internal perspectives, on the one hand, and the implementation of the process of sustainable communication, on the other hand. The novel contribution of this research is that the sender and the receiver of the information in the sustainable communication process act at the same time, their information meets and exchanges, thereby promoting information interaction or quasi-knowledge creation. Future research intends to include the empirical methods of research. Collection of quantitative data is a future research direction, too.

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“…Stability is understood as the process that proceeds without significant changes. This leads us to the need for two-sided sustainability (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021):…”

Section: Research Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…-sustainable communication, and -sustainability communication. In this work, we differentiate these two terms in this way (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021):…”

Section: Research Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A New Development Model of Sustainable Communication for Higher Education Institutions

Ahrens

Zaščerinska²,

Bikova³

et al. 2023

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“…This methodology accentuates the existence of two perspectives -external and internal. The external perspective relates to the process, while the internal refers to the process results (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021). The methodology proceeds from the external perspective to the internal perspective (Zaščerinska, 2011).…”

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Sustainability Values: A Comprehensive Framework for Adult Education

Ahrens,

Dzerviniks,

Skromule

et al. 2024

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Sustainability means prioritising the needs of all life forms and of the planet by ensuring that human activity does not exceed planetary boundaries. Adult education plays an important role in empowering adult learners to foster sustainability and its values. Sustainability competence is guided by sustainability values. Competence is considered as an educational category, thereby adult education is aimed at infusing sustainability values into adult learning. However, sustainability values are an under-explored area in scientific literature. Only sustainability values for children have been listed. The aim of this research is to analyse sustainability values in scientific literature underpinning the creation of a framework of sustainability values to be embedded into adult education. The exploratory research is employed in this work as there is no well-defined framework of sustainability values. Scientific literature review as a method of investigation is deployed. Obtained data are processed via content analysis. A novel framework of inter-related sustainability values was created. The novel framework is based on the principles of interconnectedness and interdependency of sustainability values. The framework categorizes sustainability values from the external and internal perspectives. A new research question has been formulated: What are modern methods to foster adult learners’ sustainability values?

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“…Our research originality is revealed by our understanding of sustainability as gradual and sequential growth and development. Sustainability means the consideration of all the stakeholders' interests in the decision-making process (Ahrens, Zascerinska, & Aleksejeva, 2021). The method of data collection is literature review.…”

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A Historical Overview of Evolution of the Irrigated Agriculture Sector in Morocco

Wahid

Bouazzama²,

Yousfi³

et al. 2022

JRESD

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Purpose and aim of the study: The paper aim is to analyse scientific and other relevant literature on the sustainable development of the irrigated agricultural sector in Morocco.Design / Methodology / Approach: The method of data collection is literature review. Literature review was chosen as it is the basis for further research. The obtained data is presented in accordance with the identified historical periods. A summary of results is delivered.Main Findings: In light of scarce water resources, the technical, legal and institutional levels in the agricultural sector are permanently updated by the public authorities in order to mitigate the impact of climate change and adapt the management of water resources.Originality: Sustainability is regarded as gradual and sequential growth and development. Sustainability means the consideration of all the stakeholders’ interests in the decision-making process.Implications: Concerted efforts of the public authorities, companies and other stakeholders in the improvement of the efficiency of water use in agriculture through the development of localized irrigation technology and modernization of collective or private water supply networks in large irrigated areas would be beneficial for all. Innovative irrigation systems that allow the exploitation of unconventional, largely unused water resources must be developed. Low cost solutions with natural and locally available materials (Low Technology, Low Energy, Low cost, Easy to Use) should be used.

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Fostering External and Internal Sustainability Within the English for Academic Purposes Course in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

A New Development Model of Sustainable Communication for Higher Education Institutions

A New Development Model of Sustainable Communication for Higher Education Institutions

Sustainability Values: A Comprehensive Framework for Adult Education

A Historical Overview of Evolution of the Irrigated Agriculture Sector in Morocco

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