ERIC Number: EJ1392616
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2164-2877
EISSN: EISSN-2164-2885
Infusing Sustainability in Secondary School Economics Education
Mizzi, Emanuel
International Journal for Business Education, v165 n1 Article 3 Apr 2023
This research article discusses the theme of the infusion of sustainability in school economics. It stems from the researcher's study that explores teaching and learning in secondary school economics in Malta. The underlying conceptual framework for this study is critical realism, which offers an understanding of the world that is real, but which may be differently experienced and interpreted by different observers (Alderson, 2021; Bhaskar, 1979; Fletcher, 2017). This paper draws upon observation sessions and interviews with fourteen economics teachers. The researcher used thematic analysis to analyze data (Braun & Clarke, 2006) with the help of Nvivo software. The participants regarded education for sustainable development as a prominent theme. Furthermore, they educated their students to reflect on how their choices affected not only themselves but also others and cultivated an awareness of social justice in them. The considerations raised by this paper can assist teachers, teacher educators, and researchers in their reflections and efforts relating to enhancing the sustainability dimension in school economics education and other subjects.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Secondary Schools, Economics Education, Secondary School Teachers, Sustainable Development, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Catholic Schools, Private Schools, Observation, Secondary School Students, Social Justice, Public Schools
International Society for Business Education. Web site: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/ijbe/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11
Audience: Teachers; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malta
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