Formación de profesorado en España orientada a la sostenibilidad: implementación y análisis de una ‘ecometodología’.

TEACHER training; TWENTY-first century; EFFECTIVE teaching; TEACHER effectiveness; HIGHER education

Es indudable que la preocupación por el medio ambiente es una nueva seña de identidad de la sociedad al comienzo del siglo XXI. Pero ésta preocupación no siempre lleva aparejada los conocimientos, las actitudes y, sobre todo, la competencia necesaria para su protección. En este contexto, cobra sentido una educación superior orientada hacia la sostenibilidad que involucre a la comunidad universitaria, y en concreto a los futuros docentes, capacitándolos para participar, individualmente y colectivamente, a favor de la sostenibilidad. Para tal fin, la implementación de una ‘ecometodología’ basada en la aplicación de la Agenda 21 y el cálculo de la ‘huella ecológica’, se revela como una eficaz herramienta para avanzar hacia la sostenibilidad en la formación del profesorado en España, tal como pone de manifiesto el análisis y la discusión de los resultados del estudio realizado. Teacher training in Spain towards sustainability: implementation and analysis of ‘ecomethodology’ There is no doubt that concern for the environment is a new feature of society’s identity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. But this concern is not always accompanied by the necessary knowledge, attitude, and above all competence to ensure its protection. In this context, it makes sense for higher education to be oriented towards sustainability, involving the university’s community, especially future teachers, and enabling them to participate, individually and collectively, in favour of sustainability. To this end, the implementation of an ‘ecomethodology’ based on the application of Agenda 21 and the calculation of the carbon footprint, is revealed as a powerful tool for progressing towards sustainability in teacher training in Spain, as shown by the analysis and discussion of the results of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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