Teaching contributions from secondary school subject areas to education for sustainable development - a comparative study of science, social science and language teachers

• Published in: Environmental education research Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 772 - 794
• Main Authors: Sund, Per, Gericke, Niklas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.06.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Biologi; Biology; Collaboration; Comparative Analysis; Comparative studies; Course Content; Cross-curricular teaching; Curricula; Education; Education for Sustainable Development; Environmental and sustainability education; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Interdisciplinary Approach; Language; Language Teachers; Native Language; Schools; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary School Students; Secondary Schools; Social Sciences; Subject-specific education; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Swedish; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher teams; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Team Teaching; Validity; Ämnesdidaktik; Sweden

In many countries' policy documents and curricula, teachers in the subject areas of science, social science and language are encouraged to collaborate on cross-curricular issues such as sustainable development (SD). This study is conducted in secondary schools (compulsory years 7-9) in Sweden a...