... that, to achieve the SDGs in higher education, teachers require knowledge- and action-oriented skills to design their classroom instruction accordingly. To achieve this, this study designed an action competency-based professional development for teaching education for SDGs. This study aims to investigate teachers...

... professional development and promote evidence-informed practice in higher education. Design/methodology/approach Using analytic autoethnography, the author systematically documented and reflected on critical incidents from personal teaching, research and faculty development experiences between 2021...

... The purpose of this paper is to present a professional development experience for higher education academic staff within the framework of an international Tempus project focused on reorienting university curricula to address sustainability. The project included revising curricula to phase sustainable...

...Gisela Cebrián This paper aims to present a collaborative action research project conducted at the University of Southampton with the aim to promote curriculum and professional development in education for sustainable development (ESD) and learn from everyday practices of academics...

...Mandy Singer-Brodowski Knowledge of specific learning processes and a possible conceptual change in sustainability classes could be an important issue in the professional development of university educators because it would increase the educators’ pedagogical content knowledge...

...) The purpose of this paper is to assess the current and potential value of the European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development (EVS) as an opportunity for professional development in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for teaching staff at university level. The paper presents and reflects...

... of an institution. However later, the same researchers identified that a lack of professional development is only one of many components of the complex “jigsaw puzzle” that is hindering the authentic integration of EfS into higher education curriculum and management (Thomas et al., 2012). Among the other...

... on concrete institutional pathways for knowledge exchange and negotiation that can support education for sustainability in higher education. Higher education Professional development Academisation ESD competence(s) Sustainability transitions Whole institution development It is here argued...

... that effectively manage to engage professional educators in higher education with ESD in the context of a developing country from the Global South. This paper aims to address this gap and present a case study from a pilot professional development program (PDP) that sought to implement and mainstream ESD among...

... responsibility and autonomy (learning to be). The framework helps understand the need of professional development and evaluate the outcome of related activities. Professional development for educators in ESD is important as it supports the transformation of educational systems on different scales (e.g...

... to transform curriculum and wider learning opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to focus on university educators and critically review the professional development and policy landscape challenges that influence their effective engagement with Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The paper...

...Wim Lambrechts; Elli Verhulst; Sara Rymenams 27 02 2016 09 08 2016 09 09 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only This paper aims to provide insights into the relation between professional development (PD...

... ESD competency characteristics (i.e. holistic approach, envisioning change and achieving transformation) and categories of pedagogical styles in professional development. Education was first recognized as a key element in addressing environmental issues in 1972 at the United Nations Conference...