Blockchain-Centered Educational Program Embodies and Advances 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Eunsun Choi, Youngmi Choi and Namje Park
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Eunsun Choi: Major in Computer Education, Faculty of Science Education, Graduate School, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63294, Korea
Youngmi Choi: Center for Creative Education, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63294, Korea
Namje Park: Department of Computer Education, Teachers College, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63294, Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: Education is the foundation of basic human rights and the peace of mankind as well as the pursuit of sustainable development. In this article, we have developed a blockchain-centered educational program contributing to Goal 4, Quality Education, among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Education for SD (ESD). The education program featured herein consisted of three lessons in total and has been developed to accommodate gamification techniques. We implemented the education program on 704 elementary school students in Korea for three years from 2019 to 2021. The effectiveness of the education program was primarily analyzed by paired t -test and technical statistics analysis. In a pre-and post-education survey, digital literary, literacy, and numeracy were all significantly improved, with satisfaction level rated at 3.91 out of 5 points. We hope that the blockchain-themed education program proposed herein will provide implications for the promotion of inclusive and equitable quality education.

Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD); sustainable development goals (SDGs); blockchain; K-12 education; educational game (EG); gamification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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