Quality Education in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

• Authors: Sunet Grobler

Title variants

PL

Jakość edukacji w kontekście celów zrównoważonego rozwoju.

Abstracts

PL

Niniejszy artykuł zawiera wyniki teoretycznej analizy koncepcji jakości edukacji w kontekście celów zrównoważonego rozwoju (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs), ponieważ operacjonalizacja tego pojęcia w podjętych badaniach własnych była dużym wyzwaniem. Wyjaśnienie powiązanych koncepcji zostało zbadane poprzez analizę literatury i stwierdzono, że pojęcie jakości edukacji jest nieuchwytne. W związku z tym proponuję dwie interpretacje jakości edukacji. Po pierwsze, jako wysoce pożądany cel, tj. czwarty SDG w Agendzie 2030, a po drugie, jako edukacja formalna (ustrukturyzowany system edukacji) o wysokiej jakości jest środkiem promowania zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ponadto zaproponowałam model interpretacyjny poprzez wskazanie filarów, lub atrybutów, wysokiej jakości edukacji dla zrównoważonego rozwoju. Dalsze badania jak te dwie przeplatające się interpretacje i proponowany model mogą wspierać interesariuszy w kontekście globalnym by lepiej zrozumieć jakość edukacji w kontekście zrównoważonej przyszłości.

EN

This theoretical paper explores the concept of quality education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), since the operationalization of this concept remains challenging. A clarification of related concepts was explored through literature analysis, and the concept of quality education was found to be elusive. Consequently, I suggest two interpretations of quality education. Firstly, as a highly desirable aim, i.e. the fourth SDG in Agenda 2030, and, secondly, as formal education (structured education system) of high quality as a means to promote sustainability. In addition, I proposed an interpretation model by identifying pillars, or attributes, of quality education for sustainability. However, further investigation is required into how these two interlaced interpretations and the proposed model could support stakeholders in a global context to better understand quality education in terms of a sustainable future.

Keywords

PL

równość; inkluzywność; wskaźnik; uczenie się przez całe życie; jakość edukacji; zrównoważony rozwój; cel

EN

equity; inclusivity; indicator; lifelong learning; quality education; quality; sustainability; target

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Dolnośląski DSW. Wydawnictwo Naukowe DSW
• Journal: Forum Oświatowe
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 1(67)
• Pages: 153-164

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Sunet Grobler

• University of Innsbruck

• https://orcid.org/0000000324765895

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34862/fo.2022.11

Biblioteka Nauki

2143781