ERIC Number: EJ1456098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 16
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Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Importance of and Performance on Sustainable Development Goals
Chuan-Chung Hsieh; Wei-Cheng Chien; Ting-Lu Lin
SAGE Open, v14 n4 2024
This study aimed to examine the awareness and performance of pre-service teachers in Taiwan regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A mixed-methods research approach was employed, utilizing a questionnaire survey to obtain quantitative data on pre-service teachers' perceived importance of and performance on SDGs. Qualitative data were supplemented through interviews with professors and pre-service teachers at a university that incorporated SDGs into its pre-service teacher education courses. The findings revealed that pre-service teachers perform best in "Quality Education" and "Gender Equality." Men with STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields demonstrated higher levels of awareness of sustainable development, and pre-service teachers majoring in STEM fields outperformed those in non-STEM fields in SDGs performance. Pre-service teachers identified "Good Health & Well-being," "Life below Water," and "Life on Land" as the indicators in most urgent need of improvement. Integrating the SDGs into teacher education programs can assist pre-service teachers in enhancing their awareness and performance regarding various SDG indicators.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Performance, Sustainable Development, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Sex Fairness, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Well Being, Sanitation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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