Linking Curriculum Implementation to School Sustainability: A Systematic Review

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10.2991/978-94-6463-686-4_31How to use a DOI?

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School Sustainability; Curriculum Implementation; Curriculum Impact; Systematic Literature Review; PRISMA

Abstract

In an effort to clarify its complex effects, this systematic literature review (SLR) examines the complex link that has developed over the course of a decade between curriculum implementation and school sustainability. Two significant research questions are addressed in this study: 1) how recent changes in curriculum implementation have affected school sustainability, and 2) what future research directions this area will pursue. The review painstakingly combed through six databases using the PRISMA approach, finding and evaluating 61 pertinent papers. With the initial support of Leximancer, iterative content analysis brought to light important themes including curriculum, students, and education, highlighting their crucial roles in forming sustainable educational practices. The results show that post-2020 research production is going to increase due to increasing emphasis on education and commitments to global sustainability. However, issues still exist, such as the paucity of longitudinal research and the predominance of geographic biases originating from Europe and Asia.To improve the robustness and application of findings, future research should concentrate on longitudinal studies, interdisciplinary approaches, stakeholder participation, and creative methodologies. Despite these drawbacks, the study highlights how curriculum leadership can have a transformative impact on the global promotion of sustainable education practices, and it advocates for deliberate interventions to support resilient educational systems that are in line with sustainability objectives.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yihong Peng
AU  - Bity Salwana Alias
AU  - Xinyu Wan
AU  - Azlin Norhaini Mansor
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/04/28
TI  - Linking Curriculum Implementation to School Sustainability: A Systematic Review
BT  - Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for ALL (ICLEL 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 430
EP  - 463
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-686-4_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-686-4_31
ID  - Peng2025
ER  -