Sustainability Approaches in Education
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2014) | Viewed by 94854
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environment careers; environment policy; environment management; organisational change
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Education for Sustainability (EfS) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are now well recognized educational approaches to be found in pre-schools, schools, higher education, and within the community. With over two decades of practice in EfS/ESD there is much experience to share, and much for EfS/ESD practitioners to learn.
There has been ample discussion about the need for EfS/ESD across all areas of education. Equally, there are many proposals, based on theory and academic discussion, on how EfS/ESD could (or should) be implemented. We are now in the position where we seldom need to justify EfS/ESD. However, to encourage its implementation, and especially implementing best practices, we still have much to learn.
Through this Special Issue "Sustainability Approaches in Education" we aim to encourage the exchange of experience and insights concerning EfS/ESD to facilitate the expansion of best practice approaches in a broad range of educational areas. From reflection on the implementation of EfS/ESD, we can see what works well, what has not been all that successful, and thereby what can be learned from our experiences. Specifically we seek contributions from scholars and practitioners in relation to:
Research related to the implementation of Education for Sustainability and Education for Sustainable Development.
Reports on current practices in Education for Sustainability and Education for Sustainable Development, showing how research and/or relevant literature has shaped the practice, together with analyses and reflection on the practice being discussed.
Dr. Ian Thomas
Dr. Sarah Holdsworth
Guest Editors
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