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Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations

Fresqu’EDD Fresks and Sustainability: Rethinking Teaching Approach

lourim | Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons

Objectives

Despite their growing use, thematic fresks — collaborative and engaging workshops designed to raise awareness about specific issues such as climate change — have rarely been the subject of scientific study.

This project aims to evaluate and reinvent pedagogical practices related to the use of fresks in higher education. It seeks to understand how educators use fresks, for what purposes, and what effects they have on students, in order to co-construct concrete recommendations to strengthen Education for Sustainable Development.
 

Partners and funders

This two-year project (2025-2027) is funded by ARES (Academy for Research and Higher Education), as part of the establishment of a research chair in Education for sustainable development in higher education. It brings together three higher education institutions in Belgium:

  • UCLouvain
  • ICHEC Brussels Management School
  • EPHEC

The project also benefits from the expertise of Ecotopie, a non-profit eco-pedagogy lab.
 

Methodology: Participatory-action research

This project adopts a participatory action research approach, using qualitative, quantitative, and collaborative methods to explore the pedagogical use of fresks in higher education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. 

It is structured around four complementary components: 

  • Mapping the use of fresks in higher education in Wallonia-Brussels
  • Interviews and focus groups with teachers to investigate their intentions and teaching practices related to the use of fresks
  • Evaluation of pedagogical impacts on students via surveys, focus groups and observations
  • Co-development of pedagogical recommendations with a group of faculty members who incorporate fresks into their teaching.
     

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