Preparation of Future Primary School Teachers to Implement Ideas of Sustainable Development in Maths Classes

Sviatlana Gadzaova; Halina Murauyova; Maryi Urban

Published : 2017-03-30

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2017)

Preparation of Future Primary School Teachers to Implement Ideas of Sustainable Development in Maths Classes

Sviatlana Gadzaova

Halina Murauyova

Maryi Urban

Abstract

Sustainable development in education is the basis of sustainable development of society. To ensure sustainable development in education, its principles need to be implemented in all training courses. Higher pedagogical education should provide training in designing and teaching such courses. At our universities, future primary school teachers are trained to keep their maths lessons in line with the principles of sustainable development in three key areas. The first area relates to the development of pupils' social involvement through their acquisition of intellectual and practical skills of using maths. The second area concerns pupils' relationship with their natural and cultural environment. Future teachers are trained to design tasks that stimulate pupils' emotional engagement and caring attitude. The third area that future teachers are trained to target is pupils' economic and financial competence. Teaching skills in all these areas can be developed effectively through the case method.(original abstract)

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Sustainable development, Primary education, Education, Teaching method, Mathematics, Case study

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Gadzaova, S., Murauyova, H., & Urban, M. (2017). Preparation of Future Primary School Teachers to Implement Ideas of Sustainable Development in Maths Classes. Studia Periegetica, 17(1), 75–87. Retrieved from https://journals.wsb.poznan.pl/index.php/sp/article/view/131

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Sviatlana Gadzaova

Affiliation:

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno United States

Halina Murauyova

Affiliation:

Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University United States

Maryi Urban

Affiliation:

Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University United States