External and Internal Variables Linked to Teachers’ Commitment to ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)

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Abstract

Seeing teachers as significant agents preparing generations for sustainable futures and disseminating the notion of sustainability, teachers’ knowledge and ownership of ESD and sustainability concerns are thought to be influential factors linked to their commitment to ESD. Designed as a correlational survey, this study explored the relationships between certain external/internal variables and teachers’ commitment to ESD on the axis of environmental, economic, and social pillars. 444 Turkish in-service teachers representing different educational settings in Türkiye were surveyed through a cross-sectional questionnaire. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses with the help of the software STATA. Based on the findings, suggestions for policy and practice in teacher education as well as implications for future research were provided.

Author

• Mustafa Öztürk, Boğaziçi University