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Dawn Sanders

Professor

Unit for Subject Matter Education with specialization in Science and Technology Education
Telephone
+46 31-786 21 30
+46 766-18 21 30
Mail
dawn.sanders@gu.se
Visiting address
Läroverksgatan 15
41120 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 300
40530 Göteborg

About Dawn Sanders

Professor in Biology Education

Research 

I am working across the art/science interface. My research considers how such ways of working affords new attentional frames in diverse teaching and learning contexts focused on biodiversity, with a specific interest in plants and 'plantness'.

Biodiversity Awareness: Conceptualising a new educational approach

Funding: The Swedish Research Council, Dnr 2024-04683  Period: 2025-ongoing

Our main aim in this project is to build, through workshop-based discussions, a better conceptualisation of biodiversity awareness, and engage with ideas for developing robust qualitative and quantitative research instruments, and processes, to assess biodiversity awareness in diverse educational contexts. The University partners in this project are:

University of Gothenburg (project lead), University of Vienna, and Karlstad University.

Teaching

  • ESD masters programme in Education for Sustainable Development: ESD501 learning theories (co-course leader) with Ali Yildirim in ESD masters programme in Education for Sustainable Development (international online course)
  • Art-based research methods in Doctoral Methods Course FOU1809
  • Academic Writing for doctoral students FOU1823 co-course leader with Catherine MacHale Gunnarsson 

I am a co-supervisor for three doctoral students:

Development Project

ERASMUS NBS Academy https://www.nbsacademy.eu/ (2023-2026)

Keywords Plants, Plant Awareness, Biodiversity Awareness, Outdoor Learning, Botanic Gardens, School Gardens, Plant Didactics, Nature-based Solutions,