Preparing Leaders for Strategic Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Teach for Austria Leadership Education
2019 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
There is an urgent need to have leaders who are able to strategically transition society towards
sustainability. Evidence shows that challenges are mounting up and become increasingly
complex. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) aims to educate leaders to become
competent to lead within the sustainability challenge we are facing. This thesis explores how
leadership education can prepare teachers to become leaders to enable Strategic Sustainable
Development (SSD). Based on interviews with ESD experts, the research team identified eight
key competencies for leaders to enable Strategic Sustainable Development and eight
pedagogical approaches to train such competencies. In addition to that, the research team
analyzed how the case study organization Teach for Austria (TFA) integrates the identified key
competencies and pedagogical approaches. Recommendations are provided indicating TFA’s
opportunities regarding a more thorough integration of the key competencies and pedagogical
approaches into their leadership education. These recommendations were then made relevant
to the broader leadership education context to prepare teachers to lead. The main outcomes of
this thesis intend to serve as a guidance to enable leadership the world needs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019.
Keywords [en]
Leadership Education, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Key Competences for ESD, Pedagogical Approaches for ESD, Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), Teach for All
National Category
Other Earth Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-18195OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-18195DiVA, id: diva2:1330573
External cooperation
Teach for Austria
Subject / course
SL2538 Master's Thesis in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability
Educational program
SLASL (Master programme in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability
Presentation
2019-06-04, Karlskrona, 19:11 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2019-06-272019-06-252025-02-07Bibliographically approved