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Universities and Climate Change pp 231–240Cite as

Learning for Climate Responsibility: Via Consciousness to Action

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Climate change is one of the main issues in learning for sustainable development. This article is based on a study that focused on determining pedagogical approaches of education for sustainable development (ESD) according to the research results in Finnish higher education institutions. As a result a pedagogical model of ESD was developed. In this article I apply this model to education for climate responsibility. The pedagogical model of ESD consists of six main features: (1) interaction and co-operation, (2) linking-thinking, (3) critical reflection, (4) participation, (5) spatiality and time-scale and (6) knowledge and skills. By linking these features as approaches and as learning aims in teaching, competence building for sustainability and climate responsibility can be realized. In addition to theoretical viewpoints the article describes examples (part of study courses, educational situations and tasks) of how to apply these pedagogical approaches to learning situations concerning climate change and responsibility in higher education.

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  1. HAMK University of Applied Sciences in Finland, Turku, Finland

    Anne Virtanen

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    Walter Leal Filho

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Virtanen, A. (2010). Learning for Climate Responsibility: Via Consciousness to Action. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Universities and Climate Change. Climate Change Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10751-1_19

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