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The contribution of <strong>Geography</strong> teachers to <strong>Education</strong>for Susta<strong>in</strong>ability: a case studyJesus GranadosFaculty of <strong>Education</strong>, Department of Didactics of Social Sciences,Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Build<strong>in</strong>g G5, Office 105, 08193 Bellaterra,Barcelona, Spa<strong>in</strong>e-mail: Jesus.granados@uab.esKey words: Susta<strong>in</strong>ability, secondary education, national curriculumIntroductionThis paper presents the results of the first part of some collaborative research <strong>in</strong>‘<strong>Education</strong> for Susta<strong>in</strong>ability’ with a group of Spanish <strong>Geography</strong> teachers that areattend<strong>in</strong>g a program for <strong>in</strong>-service teacher development. The aim of this research is to<strong>in</strong>vestigate what <strong>Geography</strong> teachers can contribute to <strong>Education</strong> for Susta<strong>in</strong>ability,that is to say: What <strong>Geography</strong> teachers th<strong>in</strong>k and know about susta<strong>in</strong>ability? How<strong>Geography</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g materials (course books, articles, ICT, among others) deal withsusta<strong>in</strong>ability issues? What k<strong>in</strong>d of handicaps do they have or th<strong>in</strong>k they would havefor teach<strong>in</strong>g on susta<strong>in</strong>ability?The Department of Didactics of Social Sciences of the Universitat Autonoma deBarcelona is currently undertak<strong>in</strong>g research on how the <strong>Education</strong> for Susta<strong>in</strong>abilitycan be <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong>to the Spanish <strong>Geography</strong> curriculum of secondary education.The methodology of this research is qualitative and it is based on collaborativeresearch, where 8 geography teachers participate and contribute <strong>in</strong> workshops withtheir experiences and thoughts. All the <strong>Geography</strong> teachers that participate <strong>in</strong> thisresearch project teach <strong>in</strong> the same town, because the aim of the research project is todef<strong>in</strong>e learn<strong>in</strong>g strategies and to elaborate educational materials based on educationfor susta<strong>in</strong>ability, follow<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>dications of the national <strong>Geography</strong> curriculumbut specially focused on local issues (due to the proximity and significance for thestudents) without los<strong>in</strong>g a global po<strong>in</strong>t of view.<strong>Geography</strong> and <strong>Education</strong> for Susta<strong>in</strong>abilityThe ma<strong>in</strong> aims of this research are to:• <strong>in</strong>vestigate what <strong>Geography</strong> teachers can contribute to <strong>Education</strong> for Susta<strong>in</strong>ability• make recommendations as to how “ESD” can be <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong>to the Spanish<strong>Geography</strong> CurriculumThis article shows the results of the first part of the research, which is focused onpart of the first objective: what <strong>Geography</strong> teachers can contribute to <strong>Education</strong> forSusta<strong>in</strong>ability?305

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