Course Unit Title

Sustainable Development and Education

Course Unit Code

—

Type of Course Unit

Compulsory / Common Course

Level of Course Unit

Undergraduate

National Credits

2

ECTS Credits

3 ECTS

Theoretical (hours/week)

2

Practice (hours/week)

—

Laboratory (hours/week)

—

Year of Study

2

Semester

Fall

Course Coordinator

—

Lecturer(s)

—

Assistant(s)

—

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face, rhetoric, document analysis

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

—

Recommended Optional Programme Components

—

To understand the relationship between development, sustainable development, and education, and to introduce sustainability in education as the core aim of the course.

No

Learning Outcome

Assessment Methods*

1

Define the concepts of economic growth and development.

1, 2

2

Discuss the effects of education on the economic development process; define education and training concepts.

1, 2

3

Explain basic development indicators and relate life expectancy to development level.

1, 2

4

Explain the difference between effectiveness and efficiency.

1, 2

5

Discuss the role of education in increasing workforce effectiveness.

1, 2

No

Program Competency

Contribution Level (CL)

1

Knowing and understanding children’s characteristics and needs

2

2

Understanding factors affecting development and learning

2

3

Using developmental knowledge to prepare appropriate learning environments

2

4

Understanding diverse family structures and social characteristics

2

5

Building respectful and reciprocal relationships with families and society

2

6

Involving families and society in children’s development and learning

2

7

Understanding purposes and uses of developmental assessment

2

8

Observing, recording, and using assessment tools appropriately

3

9

Responsibly using assessment to support children’s development

2

10

Collaborating with families and colleagues in assessment

2

11

Valuing positive relationships and supportive interactions

3

12

Understanding effective strategies and tools in early childhood education

2

13

Using developmentally effective teaching strategies

3

14

Using experiences for the benefit of each child

3

15

Possessing core knowledge in academic disciplines

4

16

Planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate education programs

2

17

Identifying oneself as an early childhood educator

2

18

Following ethical and professional standards

4

19

Being a continuous and collaborative learner

3

20

Integrating informed, reflective, and critical perspectives

3

21

Advocating for children, families, and colleagues

2

Week

Topic

1

Basic concepts of education, sustainability, and development

2

Theoretical framework of sustainable education planning

3

Sustainable education planning and law

4

Development and education

5

Sustainable education in development plans

6

Interaction of development and sustainability in education planning

7

Creating sustainable learning environments in organizations

8

Midterm Exam

9

Globalization process and educational development

10

Sustainable education policies in a globalized world

11

Development plans in education and digitalization

12

Review of scientific publications on sustainability in education

13

Sustainable education plans and evaluation

14

Student project presentations

15

Final Exam

Textbook

Bayar, A., & Balıkçı, A. (2021). Development and Education (Ed.). Konya: Education. www.sbb.gov.tr

Reference

Karasar, N. (2007). Preparing Research Reports. Nobel Publishing, Ankara.

Component

Weight

Attendance

5%

Assignments

5%

Laboratory

0%

Midterm Exam

40%

Final Exam

50%

Total

100%

Activity

Number

Duration (hours)

Total Workload (hours)

In-class course hours (incl. exam week)

13

2

26

Labs / Tutorials

—

—

—

Assignments

2

8

16

E-learning activities

2

8

16

Midterm Exam

1

1

1

Final Exam

1

1

1

Self-study

4

10

40

Total Workload

100

ECTS (Workload / 30)

3.3