The Role of Education in Promoting Social Innovation Processes in the Society

Surikova, Svetlana; Oganisjana, Karine; Grīnberga-Zālīte, Gunta

doi:10.17770/sie2015vol4.337

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“…The gap between pro-environmental attitudes to actual changes in behaviour has proven difficult to bridge, with reports of high levels of pro-environmental attitudes not necessarily corresponding to equally high levels of pro-environmental behaviours. Nevertheless, changes in attitudes are important, and this is where education for sustainability may also play an important role [28][29][30]. Orion and Libarkin suggested that the focus of the traditional environmental movement on the development of environmental awareness has failed to change the environmental behaviour of citizens worldwide and pointed to the inherent potential of Earth sciences to better address the challenge of changing environmental behaviour [31].…”

Section: Earth Sciences and Education For Sustainabilitymentioning

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Earth Science Education as a Key Component of Education for Sustainability

Vasconcelos

Orion

2021

Sustainability

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Environmental insight has emerged as a new scientific concept which incorporates the understanding that the Earth is made up of interworking subsystems and the acceptance that humans must act in harmony with the Earth’s dynamic balanced cycle. This Earth system competency represents the highest level of knowing and understanding in the geosciences community. Humans have an important role as participative beings in the Earth’s subsystems, and they must therefore acknowledge that life on Earth depends on a geoethically responsible management of the Earth system. Yet, the world is far from achieving sustainable development, making the role of the Earth science education in promoting education for sustainability even more relevant. The Earth system approach to education is designed to be an effective learning tool for the development of the innovative concept of environmental insight. Through a holistic view of planet Earth, students realize that humans have the ability to enjoy a sustainable life on our planet while minimising detrimental environmental impacts. There is growing evidence that citizens value science and need to be informed about Earth system problems such as climate change, resource efficiency, pandemics, sustainable use of water resources, and how to protect bio-geodiversity. By moving away from both traditional practices and traditional perceptions, environmental insight and geoethics will lead towards an education for sustainability that provides the citizens of Earth with the tools they need to address the full complexity of its urgent environmental concerns.

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Section: Earth Sciences and Education For Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Earth Science Education as a Key Component of Education for Sustainability

Vasconcelos

Orion

2021

Sustainability

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“…Ultimately, social entrepreneurship is manifested when an individual is not isolated but rather is embedded into the structural environment and context (Vogel, 2017). This situation may arise when individuals and institutions, as agents of change, are enrolled in a comprehensive and structural social entrepreneurship development and education program (Surikova et al, 2015).…”

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Exploring the formation of social entrepreneurship from an ecological perspective: Evidence from South Korea

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2021

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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This study explores the formation of social entrepreneurship from an ecological perspective as developing personal attributes taking into account the dynamic context of external factors. Semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with 22 social entrepreneur trainees are conducted based on the grounded theory. The main finding is that the paradigm of the social entrepreneurship formation is described through close interactions between the purposeful actors and the decisive environments. Especially, the interdisciplinary social‐economic educational program in which individual attributes are developed—that is, social welfare, business administration, and health studies programs—are part of an important process through which social entrepreneurship is formed. Thus, the study suggests that systematically organized social‐economic education programs should serve as intermediaries in connecting individuals and the environment around them.

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“…environmental condition and developed and enhance individual's knowledge, skills and competencies [40].…”

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confidence: 99%