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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Transactions ID Number: 19-542
Full Name: Šubic Kovaè Maruška
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: University of Ljubljana, faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Jamova 2, 100 Ljubljana
Country: SLOVENIA
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E-mail address: maruska.subic-kovac@fgg.uni-lj.si
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Title of the Paper: Authentic learning environments for teaching and learning sustainable development in the built environment
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Maruška Šubic Kovaè, Mateja Kovaè
Email addresses of all the authors: maruska.subic-kovac@fgg.uni-lj.si,matejavonkovac@gmail.com
Number of paper pages: 9
Abstract: Abstract: - The balancing of man's needs for conservation of the natural and built environments in the present and future is understood in conjunction with the concept of sustainable equilibrium, or the development as such, with the concept of sustainable development. This study focuses on built environment, and in particular, on the quality of existence and on providing the quality of existence in conjunction with sustainable development. The study analyses in detail the positions of the Viè – Ljubljana Secondary School students in relation to sustainable development in the built environment. Results of analysis of their positions may constitute a framework for curriculum renewal at secondary- and high-school levels in the Republic of Slovenia. Based on analysis of data gathered within a survey, we arrived to a conclusion that most students included in the survey had been familiarised with sustainable development in the built environment, however, on the average, !
their responses deviated by 23 % from an ideal solution. As every intervention which is not compatible with sustainable development in built environment, may have permanent, or even irreparable consequences for the development of the existing and future generations, such a result is not assessed as favourable. They lacked, however, the requisite knowledge concerning the placing of different buildings into space and conservation of cultural heritage. Differences in positions between the sexes, by the place of residence, type of building they reside in, and by their respective predispositions, were not observed within the research study. However, differences in students' positions exist between the particular study-years. Secondary school students of higher study-years tend to support more the decisions, which are in compliance with sustainable development in the built environment, as compared to the students of lower study-years. Renewed curricula in the Republic of Slovenia!
should, from the point of view of substance, include the issues of s
ustainable development in built environment in an integral, terminologically standardised and appropriately educational level. Active involvement of teachers and students in formal and informal space regulation procedures at different levels should be envisaged. In addition, education should be focused on authentic learning environments assisted by information communication technologies. Information communication technology increases the efficiency and flexibility of the learning and training systems, which can be implemented in employment environments, connecting formal learning with non-formal. At national level, an agency for the formation and monitoring of coherent education system in the field of sustainable development, and a school of architecture and spatial planning as non-profit organisations intended for education of the general public should be set up.
Keywords: Key-Words: - Sustainable development, Built environment, Positions of secondary school students, Engineering education in sustainable development
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Special (Invited) Session: A framework for incorporating sustainable development in the built environment into curriculum - The case study of Slovenia
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