Education and grand challenges: the practices of environmental and sustainable development education associations

Cédric Gossart ()
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Cédric Gossart: LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], IMT-BS - DEFI - Département Droit, Économie et Finances - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]

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Abstract: How can associations use digital technologies to address grand challenges? This paper analyses the digital practices of French associations specialised in Environmental and Sustainable Development Education (ESDE) and the types of learning processes they trigger. Based on a case study of the digital practices of 13 ESDE associations through semi-structured interviews, we explore the types of learning processes activated by these practices. To identify ESDE digital practices, we use social practice theory according to which a practice emerges when performed through the combination of three elements: Material, Competence, and Meaning. Our study identifies 131 ESDE digital practices, and underlines that only 17 practices were able to activate second order learning, which is key to deep sustainability transformation. We also underline the benefits of interdisciplinary research, in this case using a sociological concept used to study individuals' ecological behaviour to shed light on organisational practices tackling grand challenges.

Keywords: Digital practices; Second order learning; Associations; Sustainability education; Grand challenges; Interdisciplinarity; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-07-07
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Published in EGOS 2022 : 38th EGOS Colloquium. "Organizing : the beauty of imperfection", EGOS (European Group for Organization Studies), Jul 2022, Vienna, Austria

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