The Use of Media in the Field of Individual Responsibility for Sustainable Development in Schools: A Proposal for an Approach to Learning about Sustainable Development

Hedviga Tkáčová, Martina Pavlíková, Miroslav Tvrdoň and Zita Jenisová
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Hedviga Tkáčová: Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University in Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
Martina Pavlíková: Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Miroslav Tvrdoň: Department of Social Work and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Zita Jenisová: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-21

Abstract: Emphasis on the balance between human needs and the carrying capacity of these needs in the context of sustainable development (SD) is present in interdisciplinary study programs and the content of higher education in Slovakia. In the theoretical part of this paper, we present the media as a tool that expands the possibilities of schools in the field of education about SD. It is proven to help school activities draw attention to the situation and problems of SD and to spread the reported problems outside the school space. We examine the practical dimension of the issue of individual responsibility for the world and SD through our own research. The aim is to analyze the individual tasks of sustainable human behavior from the perspective of university students. The research findings provide the current view of young respondents on the roles and individual responsibilities that exist for SD. They also answered in which of the four dimensions defined by the “National strategy for SD of the Slovak republic” the researched students see the greatest need for individual responsibility.

Keywords: awareness; education; individual responsibility; media; sustainable development; research (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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