Environmental sustainability and social justice in Higher Education: a critical (eco)feminist service-learning approach in sports sciences

Education for environmental and social sustainability in Higher Education requires a new approach that encompasses both care for nature and social inclusion. Ecopedagogy offers a critical framework within which to provide specific teaching and learning initiatives. In particular, this article aims t...

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Published in:Teaching in higher education 2023-07, Vol.28 (5), p.1057-1076
Main Authors: Cuenca-Soto, Nuria, Martínez-Muñoz, Luis Fernando, Chiva-Bartoll, Oscar, Santos-Pastor, María Luisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletics
Conservation (Environment)
ecofeminism
Ecology
Education
Environmental Education
Exercise
Feminism
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
initial education
Physical Activities
physical activity in the natural environment
Qualitative research
Service Learning
Social Justice
Social sustainability
Student Attitudes
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
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Summary:Education for environmental and social sustainability in Higher Education requires a new approach that encompasses both care for nature and social inclusion. Ecopedagogy offers a critical framework within which to provide specific teaching and learning initiatives. In particular, this article aims to explore the effects of a critical (eco)feminist approach implemented through a critical feminist service-learning program. We use a qualitative study with an ethnographic-interpretative approach. The results show an increase in awareness and sensitivity towards environmental education and social justice in the students' understanding, attitude, and commitment to sustainability. Institutional limitations were also detected, leading to a reduction in the opportunities for achieving optimal results that would create a global meaning and a real application of the teachings for sustainability and social justice.
ISSN:1356-2517
1470-1294
DOI:10.1080/13562517.2023.2197110