The IMP>ACT Project

IMP>ACT aims to understand what learners truly gain from Sustainability and Climate Change Education (SCCE)’ and how it shapes their mindsets and actions. As SCCE is still relatively new in the EU context there is still a lack of understanding of what effective SCCE looks like and how its impact can be measured. As a result, an evidence base to inform decisions for further development of programs and policies is still lacking. To drive assessment of these impacts within but also beyond education (in the wider economy and society), our overall objective is to develop the IMP>ACT assessment framework, tailored to users’ needs in SCCE policy and practice. At the core of the IMP>ACT assessment framework are the concepts of action competence (key observable learning outcome of SCCE) and action-orientation (key qualities of teaching, driving learning in SCCE). IMP>ACT will design and validate the framework in a user-centred, iterative approach through small-scale interventions, followed by six large-scale case studies,selected to cover the lifelong learning scope of SCCE. IMP>ACT brings together an interdisciplinary consortium with partners from SCCE research, policy and practice.