Exploring the Implementation of Challenge-based Learning for Sustainability Education in Secondary Education: Teachers' Experiences

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Abstract

Education that empowers students to address significant global challenges and guides them in understanding how to contribute to solving these issues should have a permanent place in the curriculum. Unfortunately, students in secondary education currently have limited exposure to this in their educational programs. It is crucial for students to comprehend the complexities of scientific issues and recognize their role in promoting a sustainable future, leading to more informed and responsible citizens (Bayram-Jacobs et al., 2019). In response to these global challenges, often framed as sustainability issues, such as biodiversity and climate change, the educational concept of challenge-based learning (CBL) emerges as a potential solution for addressing these complex, open-ended, and interdisciplinary challenges. This learner-centered educational approach has been gaining prominence in higher education, positioned as a method for students to integrate disciplinary knowledge with the development of transversal competencies while addressing authentic sociotechnical societal problems. However, despite the extensive literature on CBL in higher education, less is known about this approach in secondary education. Therefore, our objective is to explore the dimensions of CBL evident in secondary education, how these are implemented, and to identify challenges and successes in the design and implementation of CBL.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2024
EventECER 2024 - Education in an Age of Uncertainty: memory and hope for the future - The university of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Duration: 27 Jul 202430 Aug 2024

Conference

ConferenceECER 2024 - Education in an Age of Uncertainty: memory and hope for the future
Abbreviated titleECER
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityNicosia
Period27/07/2430/08/24

Keywords

  • Challenge-based learning
  • Secondary education
  • Education for sustainable development

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