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Title AN APPRAISAL OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM WITH REFERENCE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Author(s) Nasreen Bano

Abstract Sustainable development is a drone word in academia these days and attainment of these goals has become indispensable for every country of the United Nations. For this purpose (a) curriculum of B.Ed. (Honors) was examined in the light of global citizenship education (GCED) and education for sustainable development (ESD) themes of sustainable development goal 4, target 4.7 (b) Perspectives of curriculum experts regarding the inclusion of contents, gaps, and challenges in B.Ed. curriculum was investigated. (c) Course outline for the future curriculum of B.Ed. (Honors) in Pakistan was suggested. A convergent parallel mixed-method study was carried out. Simultaneous design with QUAL+quan notation was implemented. Purposive sampling technique was adopted and experts in the field of education curriculum were the participants of the study. Content analysis was carried out, searching for the a priori key themes of GCED and ESD and simultaneously a survey was administered with curriculum experts. A standardized instrument prepared by the International Bureau of Education (IBE) and UNESCO was used. The results of content analysis were interpreted through percentages and bar graphs along with descriptive explanations separately. The quantitative set of data was analyzed through SPSS 21 by expressing in means and standard deviation and shown in graphical form. The qualitative data set was analyzed using word trees and word clouds with software Nvivo10. The findings of qualitative and quantitative data were combined, integrated, and related during interpretation. The results complemented and supplemented the findings. The conclusions of content analysis disclosed that the “Teaching of Social Studies” subject had a greater number of GCED and ESD themes, whereas the “Health Education” theme was missing. Experts strongly favored the inclusion of the themes. Introducing these themes as a separate subject was suggested, but they preferred the integration of themes across existing subjects. Contextualization of the themes to our local needs was considered a major challenge. Revision of B.Ed. (Honors) Elementary curriculum was recommended. Finally, in light of findings, the course outline of GCED and ESD was developed for the future national curriculum of B.Ed. in Pakistan.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2021-10-29

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Description Sustainable Development Goal 4, target 4.7 emphasizes the key role of Global citizenship education (GCED) and Education for sustainable development (ESD) in reaching sustainable development. Therefore, it is required that by 2030 all learners acquire the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development. Pakistan being a member of the United Nations it is imperative that we also work for attaining the education agenda 2030. Previous studies in Pakistan have not investigated GCED and ESD themes, as it is a new topic and was introduced in 2015. Only a few studies either investigated ESD or only GCED. This study is unique and is focusing on both themes.