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“The challenge is probably just to understand what it is...” Constructing sustainable development as a wicked problem in an educational context.

Andrén, Tess and Stubb, Rebecka (2023) SMMM40 20231
Department of Service Studies
Abstract
Purpose: investigate in which ways sustainable development in Swedish schools is constructed as a wicked problem.
Research Question: How is sustainable development constructed as a wicked problem in Swedish educational contexts?
Methodology: A qualitative study approach was implemented where 20 semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The data analysis followed the process of sorting, reduction, and argumentation in order to identify common themes.
Results: The results of this study shows how sustainable development is constructed as a wicked problem in education due to several problems. UNESCO, the vague definition of sustainable development, and the flexibility within the Swedish curriculum are all contributing to how... (More)
Purpose: investigate in which ways sustainable development in Swedish schools is constructed as a wicked problem.
Research Question: How is sustainable development constructed as a wicked problem in Swedish educational contexts?
Methodology: A qualitative study approach was implemented where 20 semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The data analysis followed the process of sorting, reduction, and argumentation in order to identify common themes.
Results: The results of this study shows how sustainable development is constructed as a wicked problem in education due to several problems. UNESCO, the vague definition of sustainable development, and the flexibility within the Swedish curriculum are all contributing to how it is constructed as a wicked problem in education. Nevertheless, the results show that while the construction of sustainable development as a wicked problem creates challenges due to its complexity, it also brings opportunities of freedom and flexibility. (Less)
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author
Andrén, Tess and Stubb, Rebecka
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organization
course
SMMM40 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Wicked problems, Education for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development, Governance, Teachers
language
English
id
9126723
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 11:05:34
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2023-06-19 11:05:34
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: investigate in which ways sustainable development in Swedish schools is constructed as a wicked problem.
Research Question: How is sustainable development constructed as a wicked problem in Swedish educational contexts?
Methodology: A qualitative study approach was implemented where 20 semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The data analysis followed the process of sorting, reduction, and argumentation in order to identify common themes.
Results: The results of this study shows how sustainable development is constructed as a wicked problem in education due to several problems. UNESCO, the vague definition of sustainable development, and the flexibility within the Swedish curriculum are all contributing to how it is constructed as a wicked problem in education. Nevertheless, the results show that while the construction of sustainable development as a wicked problem creates challenges due to its complexity, it also brings opportunities of freedom and flexibility.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“The challenge is probably just to understand what it is...” Constructing sustainable development as a wicked problem in an educational context.}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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