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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 8640 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-18 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Oct 2020 |
Abstract
The paper analyses and discusses the perspectives of young people on World Cultural Heritage (WCH), focusing on their presumed reasons of its imbalanced global distribution. The qualitative study is based upon focus groups conducted with 43 secondary school students aged 14–17 years from Lower Saxony, Germany. The findings reveal Eurocentric thinking patterns. Furthermore, a site visit took place after the focus groups exploring the universal and personal values the participants attach to the WCH using hermeneutic photography. Due to these results and building upon an education for sustainable development that empowers learners to become sustainability citizens, the authors provide suggestions for a critical and reflexive World (Cultural) Heritage education.
Keywords
- Education for Sustainable Development, Eurocentrism, World Cultural Heritage, World Heritage education, Young people’s perceptions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Energy(all)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 20, 8640, 19.10.2020, p. 1-18.
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T1 - Young People’s Perceptions of World Cultural Heritage: Suggestions for a Critical and Reflexive World Heritage Education
AU - Röll, Verena
AU - Meyer, Christiane
N1 - Funding information: Acknowledgments: The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access Fund of the Leibniz University Hanover. Funding: This research was funded by Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, grant number 76ZN1534 (VWVN 1357). This research was funded by Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, grant number 76ZN1534 (VWVN 1357).
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