How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA

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dc.contributor.authorMiao, Sheng
dc.contributor.authorMeadows, Michael E
dc.contributor.authorDuan, Yushan
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Fengtao
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-18T10:11:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-18T10:11:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-26
dc.date.updated2022-09-08T13:24:12Z
dc.description.abstractEducation for Sustainable Development (ESD) must play an important part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and, while it may be advanced through harnessing the unique advantages of the geography curriculum, connections between the geography curriculum and sustainable development competencies have not yet been systematically investigated in China and America. In order to explore the value of geography education in promoting learner competencies in sustainable development, we conducted a detailed analysis of China’s geography curriculum standards and American geography curriculum standards, and explored the potential contribution of the geography curriculum to ESD. Learning objectives in China’s geography curriculum standards for middle school (98 items) and high school (141 items), and American geography curriculum standards for middle school (80 items) and high school (85 items) were analyzed using content analysis supported by WordStat 8.0. Our findings suggest that geography education plays an important role in cultivating learners’ cognition and ability regarding sustainable development, although there remains much room for improvement in cultivating learner attitudes and values towards ESD.
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/su141710637
dc.identifier.apacitationMiao, S., Meadows, M. E., Duan, Y., & Guo, F. (2022). How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA. <i>Sustainability</i>, 14(17), 10637. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMiao, Sheng, Michael E Meadows, Yushan Duan, and Fengtao Guo "How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA." <i>Sustainability</i> 14, 17. (2022): 10637. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMiao, S., Meadows, M.E., Duan, Y. & Guo, F. 2022. How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA. <i>Sustainability.</i> 14(17):10637. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721en_ZA
dc.identifier.risTY - Journal Article AU - Miao, Sheng AU - Meadows, Michael E AU - Duan, Yushan AU - Guo, Fengtao AB - Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) must play an important part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and, while it may be advanced through harnessing the unique advantages of the geography curriculum, connections between the geography curriculum and sustainable development competencies have not yet been systematically investigated in China and America. In order to explore the value of geography education in promoting learner competencies in sustainable development, we conducted a detailed analysis of China&rsquo;s geography curriculum standards and American geography curriculum standards, and explored the potential contribution of the geography curriculum to ESD. Learning objectives in China&rsquo;s geography curriculum standards for middle school (98 items) and high school (141 items), and American geography curriculum standards for middle school (80 items) and high school (85 items) were analyzed using content analysis supported by WordStat 8.0. Our findings suggest that geography education plays an important role in cultivating learners&rsquo; cognition and ability regarding sustainable development, although there remains much room for improvement in cultivating learner attitudes and values towards ESD. DA - 2022-08-26 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 17 J1 - Sustainability LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA TI - How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721 ER -en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMiao S, Meadows ME, Duan Y, Guo F. How Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA. Sustainability. 2022;14(17):10637. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38721.en_ZA
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceSustainability
dc.source.journalissue17
dc.source.journalvolume14
dc.source.pagination10637
dc.source.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
dc.titleHow Does the Geography Curriculum Contribute to Education for Sustainable Development? Lessons from China and the USA
dc.typeJournal Article
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