Sustainable Development Goals: Analysis of the knowledge and educative concerns in pre-service Secondary Education teachers from University of León

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyze the level of knowledge and personal and educational concerns in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda of Secondary Education teachers in training, as well as to compare whether these depend on the educational specialty of the future teachers. For this purpose, a survey was developed as a quantitative research tool, distributed to students of the Master's Degree in Teacher Training at the University of León during the 2021/2022 academic year. Once the data were collected, the sample was divided into two independent groups: pupils belonging to "Experimental Sciences" and "Other specialties" to determine significant differences between both. An analysis of non-parametric Man Whitney U tests was carried out. The results reveal significant differences for four of the eight categories established in the work. Thus, a higher level of knowledge, training, experience and positive perceptions of the SDGs was observed among future teachers of "Experimental Sciences". In order to advance, therefore, in a transdisciplinary socio-environmental education of citizenship, it will be necessary to encourage training and motivation in these issues among current and future educators of all disciplines.