The Influence of Formal and Informal Education on Students’ Sustainable Development Skills, a Study in Iran

This study aimed to understand the influence of formal and informal education on students’ sustainable development skills. A sample of 567 students studying Humanities, Agriculture, or Engineering at public universities of Iran participated in this study. A survey was used to investigate students’ s...

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Main Author:	Pouratashi Mahtab
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	Sciendo 2021
Subjects:	sustainable development formal education informal education skills for sustainable development iran i21 i23 q01 z19 Business HF5001-6182
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:26b10925c74c4ff0bad35e6476c8c41c2021-12-05T14:11:11ZThe Influence of Formal and Informal Education on Students’ Sustainable Development Skills, a Study in Iran1849-116210.2478/zireb-2021-0009https://doaj.org/article/26b10925c74c4ff0bad35e6476c8c41c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2021-0009https://doaj.org/toc/1849-1162This study aimed to understand the influence of formal and informal education on students’ sustainable development skills. A sample of 567 students studying Humanities, Agriculture, or Engineering at public universities of Iran participated in this study. A survey was used to investigate students’ skills for sustainable development according to different forms of education. Students’ sustainable development skills were assessed including: empathy, participatory skill, systemsthinking, creative thinking, and anticipatory thinking. The results indicated that students had a good level of skills for sustainable development. Differences and similarities were found on students’ skills by different forms of education and learning. The findings confirmed that education is useful to improve individuals’ skills for sustainable development and confirmed the key role of education for sustainable development in addressing sustainable future.Pouratashi MahtabSciendoarticlesustainable developmentformal educationinformal educationskills for sustainable developmentirani21i23q01z19BusinessHF5001-6182ENZagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Vol 24, Iss 2, Pp 25-35 (2021)
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description	This study aimed to understand the influence of formal and informal education on students’ sustainable development skills. A sample of 567 students studying Humanities, Agriculture, or Engineering at public universities of Iran participated in this study. A survey was used to investigate students’ skills for sustainable development according to different forms of education. Students’ sustainable development skills were assessed including: empathy, participatory skill, systemsthinking, creative thinking, and anticipatory thinking. The results indicated that students had a good level of skills for sustainable development. Differences and similarities were found on students’ skills by different forms of education and learning. The findings confirmed that education is useful to improve individuals’ skills for sustainable development and confirmed the key role of education for sustainable development in addressing sustainable future.
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The Influence of Formal and Informal Education on Students’ Sustainable Development Skills, a Study in Iran

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