6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4021505DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.
Agogical Transition Strategies for Sustainability and Development explores the basic principles of sustainable development. From these principles, the global, ‘glocal’ and local challenges and perspectives are discussed in depth. By starting from multiple sustainability challenges, these challenges are explored from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Sustainability thinking is in our contemporary societies characterized by solution-oriented transition thinking. The merit and challenges of solution orientation is critically reflected upon with social-ecological system thinking, cultural diversity and global processes. The discussed theories and methodologies are multi-, inter and transdisciplinary wherein disciplines such as psychology, educational sciences, social criticism and social-ecological system thinking are central.
Manual (mandatory): Systeembreuk Een nieuwe visie op kapitaal, natuur en maatschappij als antwoord op de klimaatcrisis; Kohei Saito; Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers, ISBN 978 90 295 5086 4; 2020.
Digital course material (mandatory): Powerpoints, slides, articles are provided to students via the electronic platform Canvas.
More information on the content, the mandatory (and optional) course material, en the required study time (and working methods) will be explicated in the first lecture.
Generative AI can be used in this course, further details will be provided during course activities and the Canvas Course Platform. Any use of generative AI should be properly referenced.
This course contributes to the following education goals of the Master Agogische Wetenschappen (zie: Leerresultaten Master Agogische Wetenschappen): 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 14, 16, en 19.
Students will obtain course specific educational goals. At the end of this course students should be able to:
- understand, analyse and apply the basic principles in their professional carries from a global, ‘glocal’ and local perspective;
- have an in-depth understanding of the solution-oriented transition thinking for a sustainable system change;
- developed a critical attitude towards contemporary societal trends and systems;
- develop science-based argumentation stemming from varying positions concerning sustainability challenges.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 40% of the final mark.
SELF Teamwork determines 10% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The assessment constitutes the following assignment categories:
Within the category exam (oral) the following assignments are included:
With the category Groupwork the following assignments are included:
With the category SELF the following assignments are included:
Students must obtain for each assignment at least 50% to pass this course. When a failing grade is obtained for one of the assignment, the lowest grade will be given as final grade. The assignments for which a passing grade was obtained in the first exam session, can be transferred to the second exam session and does not need to be repeated.
The second exam session consist of two individual assignments that are graded according to the same standards as the first session.
In case one of the assignments is not completed, an ‘absent’ will be given to section assignments.
The passing grades for the assignments are only transferable to the next academic year.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: agogische wetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)