Sustainable Development and Digital Literacy in Educational Practice and Politics. Case study on participative geospatial technologies applications of Greek secondary students

In the 21st century, our world faces various challenges that greatly affect modern life and show the dynamic relationship and interaction of human activities with space and the environment and the immediate need to ensure sustainable development. The answers on how to achieve this interaction and raise sustainable development issues from the education sector are presented in this research. Specifically it is explored the participative geospatial technologies applications (PGST) of Greek secondary students in geographical and environmental learning for sustainability. Data analysis from these applications showed that students acquired skills such as participatory interaction, interpersonal communication, geospatial thinking and high cognitive functions (collaboration, crisis and feedback).