Citizenship, character, sustainability: Differences and commonalities in three fields of education

Karen Elizabeth Jordan; Ólafur Páll Jónsson; Ragny Þóra Guðjohnsen; Sigrún Aðalbjarnardóttir; Unnur Edda Garðarsdóttir

doi:10.1080/03057240.2022.2159348

Citizenship, character, sustainability: Differences and commonalities in three fields of education

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Abstract

An adequate response to the environmental and sustainability issues we now face cannot be limited to single perspectives, disciplines, or ways of knowing, and instead requires an interdisciplinary approach. Despite the connections between the fields of citizenship-, character- and sustainability education, they have thus far run parallel to each other, without any substantial convergence. This paper focuses on the conceptual and historical reasons for this lack of integration, exploring the tensions among them perceived by many scholars and practitioners, such as an individual vs. a social vs. a global focus, a deliberative vs. fact based pedagogic approach, and an individual vs. socio-political educational context. The paper ends by exploring different ways in which these three fields of education might be integrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-20
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Moral Education
Volume	52
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2022.2159348
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2023

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Funding Information: This work was supported by a subaward from The Self, Virtue and Public Life project based at the University of Oklahoma with funding from the Templeton Religion Trust [TRT0169]. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Moral Education Ltd.

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Citizenship education
character education
sustainability education

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Citizenship, character, sustainability: Differences and commonalities in three fields of education

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