Education for a Sustainable Future: Inspiring Change for a Greener Planet

Dear Colleagues,

The escalating environmental, social, and economic crises of the 21st century highlight the urgent need to reimagine the role of education in advancing a sustainable planet. Education is not only a means of knowledge transmission but also a transformative force that fosters critical consciousness, collective responsibility, and action for long-term societal change. This Special Issue, “Education for a Sustainable Future: Inspiring Change for a Greener Planet,” seeks to bring together high-quality, interdisciplinary research that critically examines how education can empower current and future generations to address pressing global challenges and drive systemic change.

We invite submissions that explore innovative pedagogical approaches, curriculum design, teacher education and professional development, community-based learning, equity, inclusion, and global citizenship, and policy frameworks that integrate environmental sustainability principles across formal, non-formal, and informal educational contexts. Empirical studies, theoretical contributions, comparative analyses, and practice-based insights or evaluations are particularly welcome.

Through this Special Issue, we aim to advance scholarly discourse, share impactful practices, and contribute to the global effort to cultivate informed, responsible, and empowered learners who can shape a more just, resilient, and sustainable future.

Deadline for Abstracts (250 words) : 31 January 2026
If more time is needed, please feel free to let us know.

Dr. Sandra Ajaps
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.