<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The role of the teacher in the educational process has to be reconsidered within the process of social change. Social cohesion can be viewed as an integral part of sustainable development, based on an integrated, holistic approach to economic, societal and environmental development. The role of teachers needs to be reoriented toward the promotion of social cohesion in education, considering the different subcultures that are present. The empirical study described in this article was carried out in Lithuania as a stage within the VI Framework Project "Strategies for Inclusion and Social Cohesion in Europe from Education". A semi-structured interview designed by an international team was conducted with eight primary school teachers from a Kaunas region basic school. The data obtained through the interviews was subjected for content analysis. The paper concludes that the interviewed primary school teachers tend to act as representatives that enhance the subculture of sustainability.</p></abstract>

The role of the teacher in the educational process has to be reconsidered within the process of social change. Social cohesion can be viewed as an integral part of sustainable development, based on an integrated, holistic approach to economic, societal and environmental development. The role of teachers needs to be reoriented toward the promotion of social cohesion in education, considering the different subcultures that are present. The empirical study described in this article was carried out in Lithuania as a stage within the VI Framework Project "Strategies for Inclusion and Social Cohesion in Europe from Education". A semi-structured interview designed by an international team was conducted with eight primary school teachers from a Kaunas region basic school. The data obtained through the interviews was subjected for content analysis. The paper concludes that the interviewed primary school teachers tend to act as representatives that enhance the subculture of sustainability.

Reaching the Social Cohesion in Education: Perspective of Lithuanian Teachers

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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The role of the teacher in the educational process has to be reconsidered within the process of social change. Social cohesion can be viewed as an integral...

Reaching the Social Cohesion in Education: Perspective of Lithuanian Teachers

Published Online: May 15, 2009

Page range: 43 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0031-4

Keywords
teacher, social cohesion, subcultures, cooperation, sustainability

This content is open access.

Reaching the Social Cohesion in Education: Perspective of Lithuanian Teachers

Published Online: May 15, 2009

Page range: 43 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0031-4

Keywordsteacher, social cohesion, subcultures, cooperation, sustainability

This content is open access.

Keywords
teacher, social cohesion, subcultures, cooperation, sustainability