Conceptions of ethical competence in relation to action readiness in Education for Sustainable Development |
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Authors: | Marie Grice Olof Franck |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Languages, Uddevalla Upper-Secondary School, Uddevalla, Sweden;2. Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional studies at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper explores notions of ethical competence in relation to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It carves out a conceptual field for future empirical research, by coupling the promotion of action readiness as an empirical concept with a theoretical understanding of ethical competence. The concept of competence displays interpretative pluralism as a concrete attribute of an individual or task and an unattainable ideal beyond the specific. With interpretive care, ethical competence, with its origin in values education, is suggested as a foundation of action readiness as ESD competence. In educational practice, action readiness is assumed to be fostered through real-world learning opportunities. |
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Keywords: | Education for sustainable development ethical competence action readiness values education competence |
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