Education About and for Sustainability—Sustainability in Education: International Perspectives on Learning, Schooling, Education Environments and Systems
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 911
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organisational education; system counselling; education management; school effectiveness; school improvement; school management; professionalisation of teachers and educational leadership personnel (school leaders); qualitative; quantitative; mixed-methods; international comparative and youth research
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In light of global challenges such as the widely discussed human-caused climate crisis and the resulting destruction of our own living conditions, the need for humanity to both rethink its sustainability strategies and enact them is urgent. Education plays a crucial role in achieving the goal of sustainable development, which is currently still far from being reached. By imparting design competencies, learners should be enabled to contribute to sustainable development in a future-oriented manner. Sustainable Development Goal 4.71, which encompasses education for sustainable development (ESD) and aims to mainstream ESD in the education system, is considered key to achieving the other goals due to the strong links between ESD and the other SDGs and the necessity of a mental shift for sustainable transformation.
This Special Issue will comprise 10–15 articles from key academics around the globe and will be additionally transformed into a book after completion.
This Special Issue will include theoretical and empirical work, addressing various levels of education, from aspects of the education system to education organizations and education processes. It will discuss conditions for success and frictions in responsible policy, leadership and practices, and avenues for action. Contextual features and professional, legal bureaucratic, and cultural characteristics will also be addressed. Central topics such as the role of ideology, communication, etc., will be discussed. Important innovation projects on the topic will be presented and their impact analyzed. A map of the existing knowledge base will be developed, and current research desiderata will be described, both in terms of content and methodology.
The call is addressed to all key authors and scientific associations of education and their respective working groups and sections on the topic of sustainability. It is also requested to the authors and associations to disseminate the invitation to contribute to this Special Issue to their further networks and members.
The call follows a two-part process. First, potential authors will be asked to submit a 500-word abstract outlining their idea for a manuscript intended for the Special Issue. The abstracts will be reviewed by the editor, who will then decide which authors to invite for the submission of a full paper manuscript. The full manuscript will undergo a subsequent review process.
If you need any further assistance, feel free to ask!
Prof. Dr. Stephan Gerhard Huber
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- education for sustainable development (ESD)
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