SDG Cases - Closing the Gap

The backdrop is an increased sense of urgency to deal with the issue, not only from within the school but also from the societal perspective of fulfilling the emancipatory role of public education. Students will work on the implementation of an evidence-based, goal-setting intervention in a regular curriculum. They will also learn about handling tensions that arise when a top-down research approach encounters modern management and a bottom-up organisational culture.

Learning objectives:

1. Describe behavioural and organisational factors that are relevant in an educational context;

2. Integrate these factors into an innovation or change management analysis;

3. Evaluate the impact of these factors in relation with SDGs.

Post-experience audiences, more specifically, can also use the case to

4. Explore similarities and differences between Rotterdam School of Applied Sciences and their own organisations;

5. Reflect on existing attitudes towards change (both bottom-up and topdown) within own team and oneself;

6. Identify possible barriers and catalysts for successfully implementing the intervention;

7. Create a roadmap for the implementation of a goal-setting intervention programme.