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Developing the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of urban environments is challenging due to the complex and interconnected nature of the context and objectives. In order to be successful in this challenging environment, professionals working in the urban development arena should have a holistic understanding of the different pillars of sustainable development, as well as various competencies and skills. This paper looks at sustainable urban development (SUD) from the perspective of the skills and competencies required and identifies effective pedagogic practices that could help educate future professionals. In particular, we explore interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary learning, reflective thinking, and experiential learning, which are needed for understanding various aspects of a complex phenomenon, collaborating with professionals from different fields and coming up with novel and constructive ways of solving complex problems. We first examine these through reviewing and analyzing relevant literature on education for sustainable development, with a focus on SUD. Then, we explore the application of these approaches in practice by describing and analyzing a newly introduced degree program at Tampere University, Finland.
Jonathon Taylor; Salla Jokela; Markus Laine; Juho Rajaniemi; Pekka Jokinen; Liisa Häikiö; Antti Lönnqvist. Learning and Teaching Interdisciplinary Skills in Sustainable Urban Development—The Case of Tampere University, Finland. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1180 .
AMA StyleJonathon Taylor, Salla Jokela, Markus Laine, Juho Rajaniemi, Pekka Jokinen, Liisa Häikiö, Antti Lönnqvist. Learning and Teaching Interdisciplinary Skills in Sustainable Urban Development—The Case of Tampere University, Finland. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1180.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJonathon Taylor; Salla Jokela; Markus Laine; Juho Rajaniemi; Pekka Jokinen; Liisa Häikiö; Antti Lönnqvist. 2021. "Learning and Teaching Interdisciplinary Skills in Sustainable Urban Development—The Case of Tampere University, Finland." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1180.
This article sheds light on a policy area where the notion of the active citizen has gained prominence as part of the transformation of the welfare state: purchasing private health services and private health insurance for children in Finland. Although the country’s universal health care system offers free primary health care for children, 40 per cent of children now have private insurance. Drawing on interviews with parents who seek private solutions, we examine what they perceive to be good health care. Our analysis reveals that parents are looking for certain practices – in Finland available only in the private sector – that they see as signs of good care. The unavailability of these practices in public health care calls into question the access, quality and efficiency of the public system. Based on these findings, we discuss the possible consequences of the disparity between parents’ expectations and the universal health care system.
Liina Sointu; Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen; Liisa Häikiö. The Public, the Private and the Changing Expectations for Everyday Welfare Services: The Case of Finnish Parents Seeking Private Health Care for their Children. Social Policy and Society 2020, 20, 232 -246.
AMA StyleLiina Sointu, Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen, Liisa Häikiö. The Public, the Private and the Changing Expectations for Everyday Welfare Services: The Case of Finnish Parents Seeking Private Health Care for their Children. Social Policy and Society. 2020; 20 (2):232-246.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiina Sointu; Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen; Liisa Häikiö. 2020. "The Public, the Private and the Changing Expectations for Everyday Welfare Services: The Case of Finnish Parents Seeking Private Health Care for their Children." Social Policy and Society 20, no. 2: 232-246.