Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula

Claire Grauer; Daniel Fischer; Pascal Frank

doi:10.1080/00958964.2021.2009429

Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Time is an essential dimension of sustainability and its premise of intra- and intergenerational justice. Moreover, prevailing sociocultural practices of time use are drivers of unsustainability. Educational institutions convey social norms on time and are thus places where time is "learned." It is therefore of relevance for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to understand how exactly time is addressed in education. This study from Germany introduces the concept of time as a resource for sustainability before presenting an analysis of how time in this sense is addressed in 2,149 German curricula, covering all grades and school forms. Our study shows that, overall, an engagement with time as a resource for sustainability is rare in formal education. Time is mostly addressed in ethical reflections on lifetime or in teaching time management skills. We discuss implications of our findings and sketch avenues for future research on time as a resource for sustainability.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Environmental Education
Volume	53
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	22-41
Number of pages	20
ISSN	0095-8964
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2021.2009429
Publication status	Published - 29.03.2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Research and writing were conducted as part of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)?funded project Time Rebound, Time Affluence and Sustainable Consumption (ReZeitKon), funded by the BMBF under grant number 01UT1708C. We would like to thank our student assistant Celine Ebeloe for her support with data analysis and the editing of the manuscript.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Research areas and keywords

Sustainability education
time
curriculum
consumption
school

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Environmental Science(all)
Education

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SÖF - ReZeitKon: Zeit-Rebound, Zeitwohlstand und nachhaltiger Konsum - Teilprojekt C: Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum
Fischer, D. (Project manager, academic), Frank, P. (Project staff) & Grauer, C. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.09.18 → 31.12.21
Project: Research

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11 Citations
2 Compendium/lecture notes
1 Working papers

NachhaltigZeit: Ein Bildungsangebot zur Förderung von Zeitgestaltungskompetenz
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2021, Hamar, Norwegen: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 34 p. (Images and Objects - Active Methodology Toolkit #12; vol. 12)
Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education

Open Access
SusTimeAbility: An educational approach to promoting time shaping competence
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2021, Hamar, Norway: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 34 p. (Images and Objects - Active Methodology Tookit #12; vol. 12)
Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education

Open Access
Zeitgestaltungskompetenz: Arbeitspapier im Forschungsprojekt ReZeitKon, Teilprojekt C: Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2020.
Research output: Working paper › Working papers

Open Access

It's Time to Talk About Time Shaping Competence: A Framework for Addressing “Time” in ESE „Now I Appreciate the Small Things in Life.“ – An Inquiry into Learning Potentials for ESE by Researching Students' Time Use During “Lockdown”
Grauer, C. (Speaker)
09.09.2021
Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research

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Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula

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Bibliographical note

UN SDGs

Research areas and keywords

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

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Projects

SÖF - ReZeitKon: Zeit-Rebound, Zeitwohlstand und nachhaltiger Konsum - Teilprojekt C: Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum

Research output

NachhaltigZeit: Ein Bildungsangebot zur Förderung von Zeitgestaltungskompetenz

SusTimeAbility: An educational approach to promoting time shaping competence

Zeitgestaltungskompetenz: Arbeitspapier im Forschungsprojekt ReZeitKon, Teilprojekt C: Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum

Activities

It's Time to Talk About Time Shaping Competence: A Framework for Addressing “Time” in ESE „Now I Appreciate the Small Things in Life.“ – An Inquiry into Learning Potentials for ESE by Researching Students' Time Use During “Lockdown”

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