Sustainable Education: Using Social Networks in Education for Change

Elena M. Díaz-Pareja, Mercedes Llorent-Vaquero, África M. Cámara-Estrella and Juana M. Ortega-Tudela
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Elena M. Díaz-Pareja: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Mercedes Llorent-Vaquero: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
África M. Cámara-Estrella: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Juana M. Ortega-Tudela: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-12

Abstract: Creating societies of the future goes hand in hand with promoting sustainable education and, therefore, universities must train educators who, through their own professional development, put into practice methodologies that are active, participative, and focused on the overall development of their students. The use of methodologies like Design Thinking and the use of social networks generate learning dynamics that bring into play key competences in the development of dedicated future educators. In this study, 156 students from Education degrees at the University of Jaen analyze how the use of these methodologies supports the learning process in dimensions such as creativity, motivation, communication, and involvement in learning, among others. The results shows that all dimensions correlate positively, and that the benefits derived from the use of these methodologies are perceived by students as greater than the effort required to put them into practice.

Keywords: teachers training; social networks; design thinking; sustainable education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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