Sustainable Development Goals and initial training: betting on communicative competence and active methodologies from their teaching conceptions

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a current challenge in initial training. In order to teach them, it is essential to rely on active methodologies based on the contribution of the communicative competence that they will need to possess in their professional performance. This study aims to analyse the perception of future teachers regarding the use of the Flipped Classroom (FC) methodology and the development of communication skills for learning the SDGs. Using a descriptive and inferential approach, 22 students of the Degree in Primary Education at the University of Cadiz completed a validated instrument and answered an interview. The results indicate a high consideration of the FC methodology for the learning of the SDGs, with the communicative dimension having a good consideration, with women scoring better in all dimensions of the instrument. In conclusion, the FC favours the acquisition of communicative skills, being a methodology well valued by future teachers for the development of the SDGs based on the three dimensions of study: communicative, intellectual and pedagogical.