Biography
Charis Kalogera is a permanent Primary Education teacher with extensive teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor in Primary Education, and a Bachelor in Organizations Management. She also holds a Master in Special Education and she is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Regional and Economic Development of the Agricultural University of Athens, where her research focuses on the development of a “Systemic Model for the Sustainable Development of Educational Institutions”. Her research interests include sustainable education, educational innovation, and systems thinking. She has contributed book chapters published by IGI Global and has presented her work at international scientific conferences. She also serves as a reviewer for numerous book chapters and edited volumes published by IGI Global.
Conference contributions 1
INTEGRATING ESG PRINCIPLES IN K-12 SCHOOLS:
A case study of a primary school sustainable-oriented activity
The integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles into education represents a paradigm shift in preparing educational stakeholders to design sustainability-oriented activities. This study discusses the motivation behind the adoption of ESG principles in K-12 schools, the categories of educational activities in which K-12 schools engaged, and the institutional mechanisms that affect their implementation through the prism of ESG. The aim is to highlight how K-12 schools adapt to global norms and expectations concerning sustainable development. To this purpose, the study focuses on a specific educational activity that has been implemented in a primary school. The activity concerns the investigation of the history of traditional foods within the school's local territory, with the aim of connecting students with local cultural heritage, collective memory and community identity. Through interviews with older residents, the collection of traditional recipes, the study of local agricultural products and food reservation practices, students investigated how food reflects the history, geography, economy and social life of the region. From an ESG perspective, this activity is described by using the Social, Environmental and Governance dimensions, as well as the institutional mechanisms that affect its implementation under each dimension. By examining this school-based activity through the ESG lens, the study demonstrates how sustainability can be assessed not only through quantitative indicators but also through qualitative evidence derived from everyday educational practices.