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Competences for Sustainable Development and Sustainability: Significance and Challenges for ESD.
Yoko Mochizuki,Zinaida Fadeeva +1 more
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In this article, the authors draw attention of the education for sustainable development (ESD) community to recent discussions on competence approaches and examine the adequacy of a competence-based model as the means of achieving educational and societal transformation towards sustainability.Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw attention of the education for sustainable development (ESD) community to recent discussions on competence approaches and to examine the adequacy of a competence‐based model as the means of achieving educational and societal transformation towards sustainability. The paper analyses and highlights some important aspects of case studies of the contributing authors to the special issue.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the review of relevant literature and reflections on the articles that constitute this special issue. It also reflects the authors' observations through their extensive interactions with theoreticians, practitioners and policy makers on ESD in the context of the United Nations decade of education for sustainable development (DESD) and higher education for sustainable development (HESD).Findings – The paper recognises a highly complex nature of the conceptualizations of competences for SD and their articulation in educational prog...read more
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Sustainability in higher education in the context of the UN DESD: a review of learning and institutionalization processes
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN DESD) is presented, focusing on the role of UNESCO ESD Chairs in advancing sustainability-oriented learning and competences in higher education.
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An in-depth literature review of the evolving roles and contributions of universities to Education for Sustainable Development
TL;DR: A literature review and critique of such articles, published between the years 2003-2011, after the declaration of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), is presented in this paper.
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The role of transformation in learning and education for sustainability
W. Leal Filho,W. Leal Filho,Schalk Raath,Boris Lazzarini,Valeria Ruiz Vargas,L. de Souza,Rosley Anholon,Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas,R. Haddad,Maris Klavins,V.L. Orlovic +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a set of qualitative case studies were used in higher education institutions across seven countries (Brazil, Serbia, Latvia, South Africa, Spain, Syria, UK) to examine the extent to which transformation and learning on matters related to sustainable development may be integrated.
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Sustainability in higher education: a systematic review with focus on management education
TL;DR: Sustainability has received increasing attention in management education over the past ten years as mentioned in this paper, and a decade's worth of research in a systematic analysis of 63 articles published in international higher education and management education journals between 2003 and 2013.
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Educating change agents for sustainability – learnings from the first sustainability management master of business administration
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined a case study and provided insight into ten years of MBA education for sustainability management at the Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Luneburg, Germany.
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