Abstract:

Education for sustainability is a relevant pillar of national development and progress and should stand at the forefront of the era of globalization and innovation. In this sense, researchers have evidence that students have different attitudes and perceptions on the relevance of sustainability, and professors should consider these attitudes and perceptions given the variability in situations among students caused by experience or exposure to different knowledge.

Despite the extensive literature focused on the relevance of entrepreneurship and sustainability upon the academic performance and the climate in the classroom, there is little research for improving education for sustainability in certain environments. In this work, we describe a general overview of the literature and discuss the most relevant results in relation to education for sustainability, in terms of satisfaction and well-being. Evidencing that the role of different cohorts of students Is a topic of great interest, we present a review of the literature and summarize the main results in Chile.

This work aims:
(1) to explore the most relevant perceptions and attitudes linked to education for sustainability in the classroom, and
(2) to systemize the effects of these perceptions and attitudes of undergraduate students.

This work is aimed to explore the effects of education for sustainability in higher education. A conceptual framework is guided in this research, and we present the methodological design, and the analysis of results to capture attitudes and perceptions of Millennials and Centennials in a regional university in Chile. In terms of the most relevant cues of students, we carried out a methodology based on a case study. A questionnaire was applied to students to analyze whether the generational component influences their attitudes and perceptions related to education for sustainability in Chile. Students were asked to record their experiences, attitudes, and perceptions, and the results show that participants experienced positive and negative feelings and opinions, as well as difficulties in the understanding of some concepts and topics.

Keywords:

Teaching, education for sustainability, millennials, centennials, Chile.