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Design and Implementation of Teaching–Learning Activities Focused on Improving the Knowledge, the Awareness and the Perception of the Relationship between the SDGs and the Future Profession of University Students

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  • Raul Oltra-Badenes

    (Department of Business Organization, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Vicente Guerola-Navarro

    (Department of Business Organization, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • José-Antonio Gil-Gómez

    (Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Dolores Botella-Carrubi

    (Department of Business Organization, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the coming years is a very important milestone for the sustainability of the planet. In order to achieve these objectives, it is essential that current students, who will be the workers of the future, know the SDGs and are aware of their importance. Therefore, it is necessary to know what is the knowledge and awareness that current students have and their perception regarding the relationship of their future profession with the achievement of the SDGs. In this way, actions can be proposed and implemented that can improve students’ perception and knowledge of the SDGs. This paper presents an investigation that identifies the knowledge and awareness that university students have about the SDGs and the opinion they have regarding how their professional practice can help achieve them. This research is carried out by analyzing the opinion of students of various degrees and master’s degrees from a Spanish University. Based on this, a series of teaching–learning activities are proposed that are capable of improving the degree of knowledge and awareness of the students, as well as the perception that they may have of how their profession can help achieve the SDGs.

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  • Raul Oltra-Badenes & Vicente Guerola-Navarro & José-Antonio Gil-Gómez & Dolores Botella-Carrubi, 2023. "Design and Implementation of Teaching–Learning Activities Focused on Improving the Knowledge, the Awareness and the Perception of the Relationship between the SDGs and the Future Profession of Univers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5324-:d:1099784
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