Raising the bar for education for sustainable development : A synthesis of frameworks for transformational skills
Stanko, Malena (2024)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024072924027
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024072924027
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The objective of this research is to identify which transformational competencies need to be taught to students to contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. To achieve this, five transformational competency frameworks are compared using a systematic document analysis. One of these frameworks is selected as the benchmark for minimum requirements, thus serving as the basis for comparison. The findings indicate that two frameworks fail to meet the minimum requirements. Two other frameworks, however, extend the basic framework and provide a comprehensive overview of all necessary transformational competencies. To communicate these frameworks in a unified manner, the frameworks are integrated into a synthesis, thereby forming a new framework for conveying transformational competencies. As this research presented here uses both young and established frameworks, it is the first to be specifically dedicated to these five frameworks. The outcome of the research calls into question the established frameworks, yet the synthesis of them opens up further approaches and questions regarding the teaching of transformational competencies.