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Sastamalan Opisto. Sustainable Development – European Views Kari Kotiranta Sastamalan Opisto Onkiniemenkatu 1, 38200 Sastamala. Sastamalan Opisto. Nature (s) _AL - project Sastamala Community College has studied sustainable development as part of the Grundtvig Learning Partnership.
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Sastamalan Opisto SustainableDevelopment– EuropeanViews Kari Kotiranta Sastamalan Opisto Onkiniemenkatu 1, 38200 Sastamala
Sastamalan Opisto Nature(s)_AL-project SastamalaCommunityCollegehasstudiedsustainabledevelopmentaspartoftheGrundtvigLearningPartnership. ThestudyincludedadulteducationinstitutionsfromSpain,Italy,PortugalandFinland.
Sastamalan Opisto Sustainabledevelopmentisdevelopmentthatmeetstheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenerationstomeettheirownneeds. Individualhumanbeingshaveavitalroleinsustainabledevelopmentthroughtheirchoicesandthroughtheiractions.
Sastamalan Opisto Thetheoreticalbasis of the stydyis phenomenologicalapproach. Approach doesnothavemuchinterestinhowthingsactually are,butinhowthiswillreflectinhumanconsciousness,howpeopleareexperiencingthings.
Sastamalan Opisto Thekeyconceptofthisapproachismeaningrelationships. Humanisrealisedinthethreebasicmodesofexistence:consciousness,corporeality,andsituationality
Sastamalan Opisto Consciousnesscanformanumberofmeaningrelationshipstothesameobject.Theyarenotnecessarilycoherent;insteadtheymaybeinconflictwitheachother.Peoplemakemeaningrelationshipswiththeirenvironmentobjects.
Sastamalan Opisto Peoplemakemeaningrelationshipswiththeirenvironmentobjects. They canbeassimpleas"itisimportanttorecycleoldclothing"or"itisimportantseparatingwaste".
Sastamalan Opisto Meaningrelationshipscomesupwithconflictingstatementssuchas:"Itisimportantandusefultocompostwaste"and"onealwayshastotakethewastetothecompost."
Sastamalan Opisto 1.Whethertheideaofsustainabledevelopmentisunderstoodinthesamewayinallcountries-whetherornotthecontentsofpeople’sconsciousnessisthesameinrelationtosustainabledevelopment; 2.Whatpeopleliketodoforsustainabledevelopmentindifferentcountries; 3.Whatarethevisionsforthefutureinthesecountries.
Sastamalan Opisto Country School Students Spain EspiralEntitatdeServeis 56 Italy CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca 19 Italy UniversitádelleLiberEtádel50 Portugal FvgUniversidadeSeniorEvora 25 Finland SastamalanOpisto 37 Total 142
Sastamalan Opisto 1.Whataretheworld'sworstproblems 2.Whatissustainabledevelopment-inyouropinion? 3.Describehowyouparticipateinpromotingsustainabledevelopment. 4.Whatkindsofproblemsarethereinrealisingsustainabledevelopment? 5.Issustainabledevelopmentpossible? 6.Ifyouhadthepowertosolvetheproblemsofenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopment,whatwouldyoudo?
Sastamalan Opisto Q1 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Warandviolence,Humaninequality,education,illiteracy, Disregardofotherpeople,Thedesiretocontrolandsubdueotherpeople Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca).Humaninequality,education,illiteracy,Energyproductioninconsistentwithnature,Warandviolence,Wasteofnaturalresources,forests,fields Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg) Warandviolence,Humaninequality,education,illiteracy,Intolerancetowardsotherpeopleandothercultures, Wasteofnaturalresources,forests,fields Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Economiccompetitionbetweenstates, Unjustworldorder,inequality, Climatechange,carbonfootprint, Pollutionofnature,industry,waste,poisons Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege).Pollutionofnature,industry,waste,poisonsClimatechange,carbonfootprint, Excessivepopulationgrowth, Warandviolence
Sastamalan Opisto Q2 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Recyclableproducts, An investmentforfuturegenerations,Sustainabledevelopmentensuresresourcesforfuture,Productsareecological,anddonotstraintheenvironment Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca). Recyclableproducts, Usingpublictransport,walkingorcyclin, Person'spersonalneedsareinharmonywithnaturalresources, Aninvestmentforfuturegenerations Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg).Aninvestmentforfuturegenerations, Recyclableproducts, Usingpublictransport,walkingorcycling,Sustainabledevelopmentensuresresourcesforfuture Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Sustainabledevelopmentensuresresourcesforfuture, Aninvestmentforfuturegenerations,Productiondoesnotoverload,destroyorwastenaturalresources, Person'spersonalneedsareinharmonywithnaturalresources Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege).Productiondoesnotoverload,destroyorwastenaturalresources, Natureandhumanrelationship-abalance, Recyclableproducts, Person'sownchoicesburdentheenvironmentas little as possible andthussavetheenvironment
Sastamalan Opisto Q3 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Advising others on how to have an ecological lifestyle, Sortingwaste, Takingthetrainorbus,publictransport,Avoidingunnecessaryairtravel Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca).Advisingforecologicallifestyle,suchasrecycling,Recycling,Savingenergy,Sortingwaste Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg).Sortingwaste,Advisingforecologicallifestyle,suchasrecycling,Takingthetrainorbus,publictransport,Walkingorcycling, Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Savingenergy, Participatinginactivitiesthatpromotesustainabledevelopment, Recycling, Noviolence,tolerancetowardspeoplewhothinkdifferentlyfromyourself Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege).Recycling, Sortingwaste, Notbuyingunnecessaryfoodandgoods, Buyingorganicfood,cookingathome/home-madefood
Sastamalan Opisto Q4 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Ignorance,lackofeducation, Activecitizenship (apositiveopportunity), Nocommonlyagreedrulesforsustainabledevelopment,Greed,selfishness Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca). Ignorance,lackofeducation, Nocommonlyagreedrulesforsustainabledevelopment, Ownecologicallifeisapossibility (apositiveopportunity), Society'saspirationsdonotsupportsortingwaste Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg).Ignorance,lackofeducation, Activecitizenship (apositiveopportunity), Nocommonlyagreedrulesforsustainabledevelopment, Canpromotesustainabledevelopmentonlyforoneself Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Economicgrowthbeingakeytarget, Society'saspirationsdonotsupportsortingwaste, Thelawdoesnotsupportsustainabledevelopment, Laziness,unwillingness,greed,selfishness Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege).Laziness,unwillingness,greed,selfishness,stupidity,lackofthinking, Economicgrowthbeingakeytarget, Ignorance,lackofeducation, Thelawdoesnotsupportsustainabledevelopment
Sastamalan Opisto Q5 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Ifyouwanttocommittosustainabledevelopment(Yes), Requiresachangeofattitudeandincreasedlevelofknowledge(Yes), Guidedbythosewhowanttolearn(Yes), Largecompaniesarenotinterestedinpromotingsustainabledevelopment,itisnotgoodbusiness(No) Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca).Requiresachangeofattitudeandincreasedlevelofknowledge(Yes), Ifpeoplereallywantit(Yes), Workingtogethertopromoteit(Yes), Newgenerationsareraisedtopromotesustainabledevelopment(Yes) Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg).Ifyouwanttocommittosustainabledevelopment(Yes), Requiresachangeofattitudeandincreasedlevelofknowledge(Yes), Guidedbythosewhowanttolearn(Yes), Newgenerationsareraisedtopromotesustainabledevelopment(Yes) Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Yes,thisrepresented100%oftherespondents Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege).Ifpeoplereallywantit(Yes), Requiresachangeofattitudeandincreasedlevelofknowledge(Yes), Atindividuallevelitis(Yes), Society committed to continuous economical growth (No)
Sastamalan Opisto Q6 Spain(EspiralEntitatdeServeis).Educatingnewlifevaluesandattitudes, World-widesustainabledevelopmenteducationprogram, Moreequitabledistributionofwealthintheworld, Cleanandefficientenergyproduction,Newtechnologicalinnovationsshouldbeintroduced Italy(CentroStudieFormazioneVillaMontesca).Moreinformation, Newtechnologicalinnovationsshouldbeintroduced, Cleanandefficientenergyproduction, Localproduction,localfood,organicfood Italy(UniversitádelleLiberEtádelFvg).Educatingnewlifevaluesandattitudes, World-widesustainabledevelopmenteducationprogram, Cleanandefficientenergyproduction, Fiscalandotherincentives Portugal(UniversidadeSeniorEvora).Efficientfoodproduction, Reducingunnecessaryconsumption, World-widesustainabledevelopmenteducationprogram, Cleanandefficientenergyproduction Finland(SastamalaCommunityCollege). Fiscalandotherincentives, Educatingnewlifevaluesandattitudes, Educationreform, Local production, local food, organic food
Sastamalan Opisto 1.Istheideaofsustainabledevelopmentunderstoodinthesamewayinallcountriesparticipatinginthisstudy?Arethecontentsofpeople’sconsciousnessthesameinrelationtosustainabledevelopment?Allsixofthesurveyquestionsanswerthisquestion. People'sexperiencesaresomewhatdifferent.InFinland,sustainabledevelopmentisunderstoodasamatterforindividuals,whereasinsouthernEuropeitisunderstoodasacommunitymatter.
Sastamalan Opisto 2.Whatdopeopleliketodoforsustainabledevelopmentindifferentcountries?Theanswerismainlygivenintherepliestoquestion3,describinghowstudentsparticipateinsustainabledevelopment. InFinland,thecontributiontosustainabledevelopmentwillbemadeathome-recycling,sorting,composting,etc.InthesouthernEuropeancountries,peoplegiveadvicetoeachother,participateinevents,arelearning,areseekinginformationetc.
Sastamalan Opisto 3.Whatarethevisionsofthefutureinthesecountries?Theanswersforthisarefoundmostlyinquestions2and5,definingsustainabledevelopmentandwhetheritispossible. InSpainandItaly,thethoughtsseemtobethatsustainabledevelopmentisaninvestmentforthefutureandnewgenerationsmustalsobeinvolved.InFinlandpeoplethinkthatbymeansoftaxationandincentivesitispossibletocontributetosustainabledevelopment.
Sastamalan Opisto Thank You The Natur(s)_AL Project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author and the Commission can not be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in.