Research team
Expertise
• School and educational policy • School organisational management • Education for sustainable development (ESD) • Educational effectiveness and school effectiveness • International comparative research Projects: VALIES TIMSS-r
Global Perspectives on ESD-Schools: Evaluating ESD-SOQ Validity for Diverse Educational Contexts.
Abstract
Education for Sustainable Development is seen by policymakers and scientists, both internationally and in Flanders, as a main driver towards a sustainable future. Embedding Education for Sustainable Development within schools is therefor the focus of research, practice and policy (UNESCO 2020). Yet, internationally validated instruments mapping education for sustainable development within school organizations are not readily available. In this project, we set out to apply and validate the Education for Sustainable Development School Organization Questionnaire (ESD-SOQ) across cultural and geographic boundaries. By answering to what extent the ESD-SOQ is valid and reliable for measuring the characteristics of the framework for the ESD-effective school organization, outside of the Flemish educational context, this research project will address the need for more empirically substantiated ESD research. The main objective of this project is thus developing the ESD-SOQ into an internationally usable and validated instrument, usable for comparative ESD-research.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Verhelst Dries
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Project type(s)
- Research Project