Special Issue "Education for Sustainable Development"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite
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Guest Editor
Social Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: social sciences; medical and health sciences

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Education for sustainable development empowers people to change the way they think and work towards a sustainable future.

Quality education on sustainable development improves access at all levels and in all social contexts to transform society by reorienting education and helping people develop the knowledge, skills, values and behaviors needed for sustainable development. Individuals are encouraged to be responsible actors who resolve challenges, respect cultural diversity and contribute to creating a more sustainable world.

This Special Issue on “Education for Sustainable Development” aims to examine education for sustainable development, the values upon which it is based, the objectives that drive it, and the competencies it attempts to foster. The thematic areas are diversity of values, cultures and living conditions, globalization of religious and ethical guiding principles, food and agriculture, health, education, protection and use of natural resources and generation of energy, global environmental change, poverty and social security or global governance, to mention just a few. However, in the education process, specifically in school education, education for sustainable development cannot prescribe specific solutions to sustainability problems or promote certain actions. Instead, it is directed towards promoting self-determined decision making of learners. Vital questions also need to be addressed such as: to what extent should education for sustainable thinking and acting challenge? How do these decisions affect future generations and the life of others.

This Special Issue welcomes papers from both academicians and practitioners.

Dr. Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • food safety
  • food quality
  • sustainable development
  • education for sustainable development
  • sustainable consumption
  • transformative learning
  • critical thinking
  • well-being

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Hot Topics and Evolution of Frontier Research in Early Education: A Bibliometric Mapping of the Research Literature (2001–2020)
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9216; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169216 - 17 Aug 2021
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The aim of the present study is to explore the evolving trend of research directions in the field of early education. In this research, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to visually analyze documents published in eight SSCI journals between 2001 and 2020. Through [...] Read more.
The aim of the present study is to explore the evolving trend of research directions in the field of early education. In this research, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to visually analyze documents published in eight SSCI journals between 2001 and 2020. Through methods such as co-authorship analysis, cluster analysis, and cocitation analysis, this study found that child care, school readiness, early education quality, effortful control, executive function, self-regulation, and teacher–student relationships are hot topics in early education. Early education research has distinctive interdisciplinary characteristics. Full article
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Education for Sustainable Development: Sustainability-Related Food Labels
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8117; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158117 - 21 Jul 2021
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The aim of this study is to predict sustainable behavior based on the awareness of food labels and to assess the role of food quality certification on consumer choice. A quantitative descriptive study was performed to implement the research objectives, while the qualitative [...] Read more.
The aim of this study is to predict sustainable behavior based on the awareness of food labels and to assess the role of food quality certification on consumer choice. A quantitative descriptive study was performed to implement the research objectives, while the qualitative data was obtained by an online survey. The sample consisted of 384 subjects; the sample was calculated with 95% reliability and a 5% scattering range. The survey was conducted in August 2020. After rejecting incorrectly completed questionnaires, 392 questionnaires were suitable for further analysis. The study concluded that consumers are not yet familiar with the Lithuanian national food quality system: they are characterized by a relatively low focus on food quality labels. The level of attractiveness and awareness of the Lithuanian NQP label is low: a small proportion of consumers name it as a memorable, clear and targeted food label. The consumers’ behavior is related to the importance of health and nutrition, the price–quality ratio, the regional label (such as Lithuanianness), when raw materials and production are used from/in Lithuania, as well as environmental sustainability. Full article
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