In the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, UN, 2015) and corporate sustainability (expressed in environmental, social and economic sustainability), research is positioned within the theoretical constructs of lifelong learning and adult education (cf. Alessandrini & Marcone, 2017; Elfert, 2019; Del Gobbo, 2020) and transformative learning (Mezirow, 1991, 2000). The sustainability paradigm has an intrinsic and congenital position, which goes beyond the didactic method, as it is based on the reflexivity of the educational process: it is the problem related to ecological, social and governance sustainability as such that arises and acts as a disorienting dilemma (Ross, 2020). The research follows a qualitative design (Creswell, 2015) and develops three objectives: 1) to explore and analyse the national and international literature on the topic of methodological devices for continuing professional education for sustainability; 2) to map experiences, promising practices and analogue and digital resources on the topic of training for corporate sustainability at national and international levels; 3) to outline the professional profile of the trainer who supports sustainability in companies (Sustainability Specialist) and his/her core curriculum to support training and learning pathways. The research questions emerging from the literature have two main focuses: one on training and on methodological, pedagogical and technological devices for training in sustainability; one on the professional profile of the trainer in order to design learning pathways aimed at sustainability. The research is divided into three phases: 1) pilot phase; 2) exploratory phase; 3) analysis and creative phase. Among the survey instruments, the semistructured interview of professionals involved in sustainability training delivery processes within companies was preferred. In the thematic analysis, with the main emerging areas (Braun & Clarke, 2006; Saldana, 2013), the results of the survey are illustrated, outlining: the main characteristics of sustainability training within the companies surveyed, the profile of the trainers, and the technological and pedagogical methodologies used. Finally, the hypothetical profile of a sustainability specialist, the Sustainability Specialist, will be presented: a professional figure who fosters the development of good practices within companies towards sustainability. To support this particular profile, a core curriculum for sustainability is being outlined: a training pathway supported by multiple technological and pedagogical methodologies, which integrates and develops competences and skills aimed at effective, contextual and, if possible, transformative learning (Margiotta, 2015; Kliskey et al., 2021). The Specialist assumes a dual role: on the one hand, he/she is responsible for the process of constructing meanings, on the other hand, he/she develops the ability to learn to learn, both for him/herself and for the environment in which he/she decides to work.
Nella cornice degli obiettivi per lo sviluppo sostenibile (SDGs, UN, 2015) e della sostenibilità d9impresa (espressa in sostenibilità ambientale, sociale ed economica), la ricerca si posiziona all9interno dei costrutti teorici di apprendimento ed educazione degli adulti in chiave lifelong learning (cfr. Alessandrini & Marcone 2017; Elfert, 2019; Del Gobbo, 2020) e dell'apprendimento trasformativo (Mezirow, 1991, 2000). Il paradigma della sostenibilità trova una collocazione di tipo intrinseco e congenito, che va oltre al metodo didattico, poichè si basa su quella riflessività del processo educativo: è il problema legato alla sostenibilità ecologica, sociale e di governance in quanto tale a porsi e ad agire come dilemma disorientante (Ross, 2020). La ricerca segue un disegno qualitativo (Creswell, 2015) e sviluppa tre obiettivi: 1) esplorare e analizzare la letteratura nazionale e internazionale sul tema dei dispositivi metodologici per la formazione professionale continua alla sostenibilità; 2) mappare esperienze, pratiche promettenti e risorse analogiche e digitali sul tema della formazione per la sostenibilità aziendale a livello nazionale e internazionale; 3) delineare il profilo professionale del/lla formatore/trice che supporta la sostenibilità nelle aziende (Sustainability Specialist) e il suo core curriculum per sostenere percorsi formativi e di apprendimento. Le domande di ricerca emergenti dalla letteratura hanno due focus principali: uno sulla formazione e sui dispositivi metodologici, pedagogici e tecnologici per la formazione alla sostenibilità; uno sul profilo professionale del/lla formatore/trice per progettare percorsi di apprendimento volti alla sostenibilità. La ricerca si suddivide in tre fasi: 1) fase pilota; 2) fase esplorativa; 3) fase di analisi e creativa. Tra gli strumenti di rilevazione è stata prediletta l'intervista semi-strutturata a professionisti/e coinvolti/e nei processi di erogazione della formazione alla sostenibilità all9interno di aziende. Nell'analisi tematica, con le principali aree emergenti (Braun & Clarke, 2006; Saldana, 2013), vengono illustrati i risultati dell9indagine che delineano: le caratteristiche principali nella formazione alla sostenibilità all'interno delle aziende intercettate, il profilo dei/lle formatori/trici, e le metodologie tecnologiche e pedagogiche utilizzate. Verrà infine presentata l'ipotesi di profilo di uno/a specialista della sostenibilità, il/la Sustainability Specialist: figura professionale atta a favorire lo sviluppo di buone pratiche all'interno delle aziende verso la sostenibilità. A sostegno di questo particolare profilo si va delineando un core curriculum per la sostenibilità: un percorso di formazione sostenuto da molteplici metodologie tecnologiche e pedagogiche, che integra e sviluppa competenze e capacità volte ad un apprendimento efficace, contestuale e, se possibile, trasformativo (Margiotta, 2015; Kliskey et al., 2021). Il/la Specialist assume un duplice ruolo: da una parte, è responsabile del processo di costruzione dei significati, dall'altra, sviluppa la capacità di apprendere ad apprendere, sia per sé stesso che per l'ambiente in cui decide di operare.
Rossi, S. (2024). Facilitare la sinergia tra innovazione tecnologica, sviluppo sostenibile e transizione ecologica. La sfida del Sustainability Specialist. [10.25434/rossi-sara_phd2024-12-20].
Facilitare la sinergia tra innovazione tecnologica, sviluppo sostenibile e transizione ecologica. La sfida del Sustainability Specialist.
Rossi Sara
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2024-12-20
Abstract
In the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, UN, 2015) and corporate sustainability (expressed in environmental, social and economic sustainability), research is positioned within the theoretical constructs of lifelong learning and adult education (cf. Alessandrini & Marcone, 2017; Elfert, 2019; Del Gobbo, 2020) and transformative learning (Mezirow, 1991, 2000). The sustainability paradigm has an intrinsic and congenital position, which goes beyond the didactic method, as it is based on the reflexivity of the educational process: it is the problem related to ecological, social and governance sustainability as such that arises and acts as a disorienting dilemma (Ross, 2020). The research follows a qualitative design (Creswell, 2015) and develops three objectives: 1) to explore and analyse the national and international literature on the topic of methodological devices for continuing professional education for sustainability; 2) to map experiences, promising practices and analogue and digital resources on the topic of training for corporate sustainability at national and international levels; 3) to outline the professional profile of the trainer who supports sustainability in companies (Sustainability Specialist) and his/her core curriculum to support training and learning pathways. The research questions emerging from the literature have two main focuses: one on training and on methodological, pedagogical and technological devices for training in sustainability; one on the professional profile of the trainer in order to design learning pathways aimed at sustainability. The research is divided into three phases: 1) pilot phase; 2) exploratory phase; 3) analysis and creative phase. Among the survey instruments, the semistructured interview of professionals involved in sustainability training delivery processes within companies was preferred. In the thematic analysis, with the main emerging areas (Braun & Clarke, 2006; Saldana, 2013), the results of the survey are illustrated, outlining: the main characteristics of sustainability training within the companies surveyed, the profile of the trainers, and the technological and pedagogical methodologies used. Finally, the hypothetical profile of a sustainability specialist, the Sustainability Specialist, will be presented: a professional figure who fosters the development of good practices within companies towards sustainability. To support this particular profile, a core curriculum for sustainability is being outlined: a training pathway supported by multiple technological and pedagogical methodologies, which integrates and develops competences and skills aimed at effective, contextual and, if possible, transformative learning (Margiotta, 2015; Kliskey et al., 2021). The Specialist assumes a dual role: on the one hand, he/she is responsible for the process of constructing meanings, on the other hand, he/she develops the ability to learn to learn, both for him/herself and for the environment in which he/she decides to work.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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