“Norm-Oriented Interpretation Learning” and Resource Use: The Concept of “Open-Didactic Exploration” as a Contribution to Raising Awareness of a Responsible Resource Use

Anna Bliesner, Christa Liedtke, Maria Jolanta Welfens, Carolin Baedeker, Marco Hasselkuß and Holger Rohn
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Anna Bliesner: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany
Christa Liedtke: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany
Maria Jolanta Welfens: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany
Carolin Baedeker: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany
Marco Hasselkuß: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany
Holger Rohn: Research Group Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Doeppersberg 19, Wuppertal 42103, Germany

Resources, 2014, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-30

Abstract: It is widely accepted that environmental awareness is essential, yet does not inevitably lead to responsible use of resources. Additional factors on the individual level include the meaning constructed by the term “resources” and the individual and social norms that influence the relevant behavior. Current didactic concepts do not take into account such aspects. Therefore, this article uses a didactic-psychological approach for designing an educational concept for raising awareness for a responsible use of natural resources. Combining insights of environmental psychology and of constructivist didactics, a general principal of “norm-oriented interpretation learning” is outlined to enrich the didactic debate on responsible and efficient resource use. Based on the presentation of a qualifying module for resource efficiency consultants as a practical example of resource education, a new didactical approach, namely “open-didactic exploration” (short form: ODE) is introduced. The article discusses the theory-based elements of ODE and illustrates a step by step process for designing educational materials. This adds to the theoretical debate about a didactic design for resource oriented education. Furthermore, this method can be directly used by practitioners developing education and training material (e.g., teachers, trainers in vocational education). The Wuppertal Institute developed and applied this method in numerous projects. The conclusion and outlook discusses future expectations and scope of the introduced ODE method as a contribution to foster “norm-oriented interpretation learning”, suggesting perspectives for further development.

Keywords: environmental psychology; resources; norms; interpretation learning; didactics; open-didactic exploration; construction; education material; simulation game; Resource; Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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