Educar para el cambio y la sostenibilidad: Evaluación de una propuesta de aprendizaje experiencial para formar al profesorado en formación inicial

Educate for change and sustainability: Evaluation of an experiential learning proposal to train teachers in initial training

Autores/as

  • Mercedes Varela-Losada Universidade de Vigo, Espanha
  • Azucena Arias-Correa Universidade de Vigo, Espanha
  • Pedro Vega Marcote Facultade de Ciencias da Educación-Universidade de A Coruña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.15303

Palabras clave:

Educación Ambiental y Sostenibilidad, Formación del profesorado, Aprendizaje experiencial, Ciclo de aprendizaje

Resumen

Uno de los principales retos que debe afrontar la educación es la búsqueda de la Sostenibilidad. Y en este proceso, el profesorado es un pilar fundamental. Por ello, se presenta una propuesta educativa de formación inicial de profesorado basada en la experimentación y análisis de un ciclo de aprendizaje entorno a la problemática socioambiental del cambio climático. Para su evaluación se utilizó una metodología de carácter mixto. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que este tipo de prácticas pueden contribuir a mejorar el compromiso del futuro profesorado con una Educación Ambiental orientada hacia la Sostenibilidad y crítica con el modelo actual de desarrollo, permitiendo la construcción de un marco educativo basado en metodologías globalizadas y participativas, así como a favorecer la adquisición de competencias docentes.

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Biografía del autor/a

Pedro Vega Marcote, Facultade de Ciencias da Educación-Universidade de A Coruña

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2019-12-26

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Varela-Losada, M., Arias-Correa, A., & Marcote, P. V. (2019). Educar para el cambio y la sostenibilidad: Evaluación de una propuesta de aprendizaje experiencial para formar al profesorado en formación inicial: Educate for change and sustainability: Evaluation of an experiential learning proposal to train teachers in initial training. Revista Portuguesa De Educación, 32(2), 57–73. https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.15303

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