Educating for Environmental, Social and Economic Health: The Role of Education for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

The health of our planet is in danger and human beings have the keys to reverse this situation. Global warming [1] or the socioeconomic crisis, accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic [2], are just some of the most obvious signs of the imbalances faced by humanity as a whole. The United Nations Organization proposed, in 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [3] as a strategy to promote the well-being of all people and highlighted the essential role of education in this task [4]. Echoing this, this Special Issue is open to receive papers that put forward educational proposals to contribute to the improvement of the dimensions of Sustainable Development (environmental, social and economic). Research that adopts interdisciplinary approaches and focuses on different educational stages (Pre-school, Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education) will be of special interest. It will be important that the studies propose learning experiences, the development of skills in students and teachers, as well as new strategies and formulas to contribute to sustainable development from the educational field. The relationship between the specific goals of the SDGs and some of the three dimensions of sustainable development will be assessed.

References 

1. IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (First draft). Available online: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2022/02/AR6_Factsheet_2022_February.pdf (accessed on 11 May 2022)
2. Clouston, S.A.P.; Natale, G.; Link, B.G. Socioeconomic inequalities in the spread of coronavirus-19 in the United States: A examination of the emergence of social inequalities. Soc. Sci. Med. 2021, 268, doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113554.
3. United Nations General Assembly. Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Available online: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld/publication (accessed on 11 May 2022)
4. Rieckmann, M.; Mindt, L.; Gardiner, S. Education for Sustainable Development Goals Learning Objectives. Available online: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000247444 (accessed on 11 May 2022)

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability.

Dr. Salvador Baena-Morales
Dr. Alberto Ferriz-Valero
Guest Editors

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