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DOI	10.1007/s11625-024-01506-5
	Whole Institution Approach: measurable and highly effective in empowering learners and educators for sustainability
	Holst, Jorrit; Grund, Julius; Brock, Antje
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1862-4065
EISSN	1862-4057
英文摘要	Whole Institution Approaches (WIAs) to sustainability in education emphasize the strong link between the socio-physical environment and the learning processes and outcomes. However, there has been a lack of instruments for quantifying the implementation of WIAs based on the experience of learners and educators. In this article, we present the systematic development, pretesting, validation and first application of a novel WIA-Scale (learners: 13 items, educators: 15 items). As part of a large-scale assessment in Germany (school education, vocational education and higher education; n = 2,985), we apply the WIA-Scale and assess how WIAs are related to the effectiveness of sustainability learning. Based on extensive validation, the scale quality was evaluated as high. The application showed that young people who experience more sustainability in line with the WIA feel strongly more motivated and empowered by their educational institution to contribute to sustainability. Also, regression modeling revealed that WIA implementation is the strongest of various predictors of how sustainable learners act beyond the educational institution. Further, educators who experience more sustainability in line with the WIA feel considerably more motivated and report more sustainable behavior. They also view Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as more relevant and participate more frequently in training on ESD. For future use, we provide the WIA-Scale in its original version, a 7/8-item variant and a one-item proxy. The scale may be used as a process indicator for high-quality sustainability education and as part of organizational development. Overall, the study shows that experienced WIAs are measurable and highly effective for quality sustainability learning.
英文关键词	Whole Institution Approach (WIA); Whole School Approach (WSA); Sustainability learning; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Scale development; Process indicator
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001226640400001
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/300641
作者单位	Free University of Berlin
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Holst, Jorrit,Grund, Julius,Brock, Antje. Whole Institution Approach: measurable and highly effective in empowering learners and educators for sustainability[J],2024.
APA	Holst, Jorrit,Grund, Julius,&Brock, Antje.(2024).Whole Institution Approach: measurable and highly effective in empowering learners and educators for sustainability.SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE.
MLA	Holst, Jorrit,et al."Whole Institution Approach: measurable and highly effective in empowering learners and educators for sustainability".SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE (2024).