Sustainable Development and Education

Course Code:

ED 375

Course Type:

Department Elective Courses

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

To teach the concept of sustainability and its usage areas.

Course Content:

Sustainability concept and usage areas; sustainability in terms of social sciences and natural sciences; sustainability in the context of social change; education and sustainability; the future of humanity and sustainability; migration, poverty and inequality; sustainable environment, ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability; sustainable society in harmony with nature; population, economic system and natural environment; technological developments, consumption habits and environment; social responsibility studies, sustainability in terms of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; rethinking human-nature relations in the axis of sustainability.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Written exam, 2. multiple-choice test, 3. Space-filling, 4. Right-Wrong type, 5. Oral examination, 6. Portfolio

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Evaluation Techniques
Student explains the economic aspect of education	1,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3
The student understands the concept of economic development.	1,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3
The student analyzes the relationship between economic development and education.	1,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3
The student determines the externalities of education.	1,4,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3
The student analyzes the relationship between social inequality and education.	1,4,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3
Student explains the relationship between employment and education.	1,4,5,6	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,3

Course Flow

Week	Subjects
1	Basic economic concepts
2	Relationship between education and economy
3	The relationship between development and education
4	Manpower planning
5	Sustainability concept
6	Sustainable development and education
7	Environmental education and sustainable development
8	Midterm 1
9	Social inequality and education
10	Human capital and education
11	Migration, education and development
12	Education in the context of globalization
13	Education and training in the information society
14	Industry 4.0 and the new educational qualifications it requires
15	Final

Recommended Sources

Required Reading

Günkör, C. (2017). Eğitim ve kalkınma ilişkisinin incelenmesi. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, 3(1), 14-32. - Karakütük, K. (2012). Eğitim Planlaması. Ankara: Elhan. - Hanusek, E. ve Woessmann, L. (2007). The role of education quality for economic growth. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4122. - Gürlük, S. (2010). Sürdürülebilir kalkınma gelişmekte olan ülkelerde uygulanabilir mi? Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İİBF Dergisi, 5(2), 85-99.

Assessment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	WEIGHT, %
Presentation	1	30
Midterm Exam	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total		100
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having knowledge of past, basic though and principles of the PCG, and implementing PCG			X
2	Comprehending meaning and importance of the coordination, consultation/consulting and supervision in the PCG field, and implementing them		X
3	Having knowledge of ethical rules accepted by national and international PCG associations, and implementing them			X
4	Learning to accept everyone as they are / with all kind of features by the multicultural approach		X
5	Learning theories/information about cultural awareness, cultural social justice, solution of conflicts, and other cultural behaviors; for development and health of human soul, mind and body, and implementing them				X
6	Learning theories related to the development, learning and personality development so as to facilitate positive development and wellness of individual for his/her life time, and implementing them				X
7	Understanding the environmental factors affecting normal and abnormal behaviors, psychopathology, disability conditions and crisis during his/her development process,		X
8	Learning and implementing the career consulting, processes, techniques and sources, career development and decision-making model so as to include those applied to certain groups in the global economy					X
9	Learning psychological consulting theories, being aware and use of intervention techniques suitable for counselees in practice					X
10	Learning group process, roles and behaviors of group members, group working, therapeutic factors, and principles and techniques of group dynamics containing developmental stages			X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Duration (hour)	15	3	45
Prestudy	15	3	45
Project	1	3	3
Midterm Exam	1	3	3
Final Exam	1	3	3

Total Workload			96
Total Workload / 25 (h)			3,84
ECTS Credit			4

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