The relationship between Green education and sustainable development in Palestinian educational institutions

Abstract

Given the significance of green schools in the Arab world because they are directly linked to environmental, cultural, and educational values, the process of implementing green school initiatives necessitates extensive research into their future prospects in order to disseminate them in various countries, particularly in the Arab world, as they are environmentally friendly and promote the concept of sustainable environmental education in the classroom. On this basis, the current study intended to clarify the relationship between Green education and sustainable development in Palestinian educational institutions, focusing on the descriptive approach to present theoretical literature connected to the research topic.The study discovered that the Palestinian Ministry of Education has made continuous efforts to improve the level of Palestinian curricula and make them equitable with the level of development and change in various fields. The most notable of these efforts was Palestine's ratification of the Sustainable Development Plan 2030 and the inclusion of standards in the Palestinian curriculum framework document, including quality, human justice, dignity, and equality, By ensuring the development of sustainable cities, providing a clean environment, and preserving various resources from contamination, these standards were able to meet a set of goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to the study, the Ministry of Education should direct the inclusion of Green School educational lessons in various educational curricula, including mathematics, science, arts, computer science, and others, in order to improve students' positive attitudes toward environmental concepts by developing a methodology that includes the integration of environmental issues (including challenges and problems) in the educational curriculum.