<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study explores pre-service teachers' views on the features and causes of social exclusion in the context of educational unsustainability. The data from expert questionnaires, assessment of research participants' personal experience with social exclusion in educational setting, their current understanding of the problem and individual suggestions for solving it were analysed qualitatively. The results indicate that, in teachers' opinion, social exclusion in education can be caused by subjective and objective factors – pupils' personal characteristics, school climate, parental influence and social causes. The research participants particularly emphasise teacher's role in reducing pupils' social exclusion by adhering to values, such as fairness, equality, empathy, cooperation and respect. The research results highlight the need for addressing the issue of social exclusion in teacher education programmes by raising future teachers' awareness of the problem and their responsibility to overcome it.</p></abstract>

This study explores pre-service teachers' views on the features and causes of social exclusion in the context of educational unsustainability. The data from expert questionnaires, assessment of research participants' personal experience with social exclusion in educational setting, their current understanding of the problem and individual suggestions for solving it were analysed qualitatively. The results indicate that, in teachers' opinion, social exclusion in education can be caused by subjective and objective factors – pupils' personal characteristics, school climate, parental influence and social causes. The research participants particularly emphasise teacher's role in reducing pupils' social exclusion by adhering to values, such as fairness, equality, empathy, cooperation and respect. The research results highlight the need for addressing the issue of social exclusion in teacher education programmes by raising future teachers' awareness of the problem and their responsibility to overcome it.

2010

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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This study explores pre-service teachers' views on the features and causes of social exclusion in the context of educational unsustainability. The data from...

2010

Publié en ligne: 07 juin 2010

Pages: 85 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0049-7

Mots clés
social exclusion, educational unsustainability, pre-service teachers, teacher education

This content is open access.

2010

Publié en ligne: 07 juin 2010

Pages: 85 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0049-7

Mots cléssocial exclusion, educational unsustainability, pre-service teachers, teacher education

This content is open access.

Mots clés
social exclusion, educational unsustainability, pre-service teachers, teacher education