Clarifying Sustainable Development Concepts Through Role playing

Odile Blanchard () and Arnaud Buchs ()
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Odile Blanchard: équipe EDDEN - PACTE - Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - UJF - Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Arnaud Buchs: Institute of Geography and Sustainability, - UNIL - Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne

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Abstract: The article aims at assessing the effectiveness of a role-play in addressing two concerns: clarifying the concept of sustainable development and teaching sustainable development issues. The effectiveness is gauged by surveying students to reveal how the game matches a set of "significant learning" criteria defined by Fink (2003). Firstly, our article brings a short overview of how the concept of sustainable development has emerged and spread over time. Secondly, in order to assess the learning potential of our role-play, we examine how it addresses the six components of Fink's taxonomy of "significant learning": (i) foundational knowledge, (ii) application, (iii) integration, (iv) human dimensions, (v) caring and, (vi) learning how to learn. This taxonomy is analysed through a rigorous assessment methodology. The assessment shows that our role-play is highly praised by the players as it not only brings them foundational knowledge, but also allows them to enhance many skills. Thus, the framework of this role-play contributes to educating about sustainable development as well as educating for sustainable development.

Keywords: role-play; education; effectiveness; significant learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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Published in Simulation and Gaming, 2015, 46 (6), pp.697-712. ⟨10.1177/1046878114564508⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/1046878114564508

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