Competencies in education for sustainable development

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development clearly reflects the urgency to embed the principles of education for sustainable development (ESD) into all levels of education. ESD, understood as an integral part of quality education and all educational institutions, from preschool to higher education...

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Autores: Cebrián, Gisela|||0000-0002-8434-9888, Junyent i Pubill, Mercè|||0000-0001-8187-7602, Mulà, Ingrid|||0000-0002-5691-1159
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:216793
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/216793
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/su12020579
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Competencies
Education for sustainable development
Evaluation
Pedagogical
Approach
Curriculum
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Sumario:The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development clearly reflects the urgency to embed the principles of education for sustainable development (ESD) into all levels of education. ESD, understood as an integral part of quality education and all educational institutions, from preschool to higher education and in nonformal and informal education, can and should foster the development of sustainability competencies. This Special Issue entitled "Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development" responds to this urgency and the papers presented deliver recent developments in the field of ESD competencies. They focus on various perspectives: systematic literature reviews; curriculum developments; meta-analysis of the interrelation between sustainability content, competencies developed and pedagogical approaches used; testing and validation of evaluation tools and processes for sustainability competencies; and the development of conceptual models focused on different subject areas and educational levels (higher education, primary education, rural schools, external support services to schools, and extracurricular activities). The contributions indicate how the field of ESD competencies in the area of sustainability has become a major focus in recent years. Further research efforts need to be put into operationalizing sustainability competencies and developing tools to measure and evaluate students' and educators' competencies development.