...Sunet Grobler; Wietske Boon; Marisa Verster Purpose This paper aims to explore the synthesis of transformative learning ( TL ) with curricular nuances and autonomy-supportive learning to develop sustainability mindsets in higher education institutions (HEIs), particularly in teacher education...

... a larger reference population of final-year students in a five-year integrated teacher education programme. Adjustments were made between the two cohorts, particularly in relation to cross-institutional communication. Findings Cross-institutional communication was identified as an important factor...

... Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Extra-curricular activities Pre-service teachers Sustainable development goals Transformative teaching Teacher education Transformative sustainability learning Corresponding author Ece Yolcu eduser@cu.edu.tr...

.../implications This study is limited by its qualitative design and sample size. Future research could incorporate quantitative and longitudinal methods to provide a more comprehensive understanding of intervention outcomes. Practical implications Teacher education programs can integrate EOD into curricula...

... 03 2025 25 04 2025 30 04 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Course design Collaboration Co-creation Teacher education Ethnography Intersecting sustainability crises like climate change require...

...Rob Blom; Douglas D. Karrow Purpose Halfway into the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) timeline, we deemed fruitful an injunction into current teacher education (TE) practices at higher educational institutes (HEIs). The scoping literature review used all known English...

...Matthias Kowasch Purpose Sustainability is a major concern in education policies. This paper aims to describe how alternative economic education including concepts of the circular economy (CE), cradle to cradle (C2C) and zero waste can be addressed by teacher education. The author asks to what...

... to working on sustainability in a transversal way in the education degrees of the FEB. Teacher education Education for sustainable development (ESD) Professional identity Sustainable developmental goals (SDG) Undergraduate dissertation (UD) Nevertheless, professional identity does not only...

... to extend classroom understandings and to set the stage for global understandings. Teaching and learning Outdoor education Teacher education Education for sustainable development Place-based education International comparative education This paper presents the case of a university course...

... competencies and operationalising these competencies in assessment tools that can help measure sustainability competencies’ development. Teacher education Assessment Competencies Teacher education Sustainability Evaluation Higher education In terms of learning outcomes, Sipos et al...

... on two sequential modules of a university’s teacher education program. A mixed-methods approach was applied that combined surveys, videotaped and PhotoVoice-supported focus groups, as well as pre- and post-assessment tools. Qualitative data analysis was based on the coding paradigm of the qualitative...

... with a high impact of the environmental competences in its curriculum and another one that has very few references to these competences in the curriculum. Education for sustainable development Environmental education Higher education Teacher education Teacher development The professional...

... other undergraduate students in the country. This paper establishes a baseline of SC of the final-year pre-service teachers enrolled in BEd (Honours) programme in Pakistan. Such a study is critical in the context when ESD is a missing element in teacher education in Pakistan. In the presence...

.... Originality/value – Modeling and promoting environmentally sustainable pedagogical practice is imperative within institutions charged with preparing the next generation of educators. Sustainability Higher education Teacher education Pedagogy Paper use “Nickels and dimes millions of times...

...Thomas Falkenberg; Gary Babiuk Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the status of education for sustainability in the teacher education programmes in the province of Manitoba in Canada and to identify challenges and obstacles for mainstreaming education for sustainability in those...