Schooling for Sustainable Development in Europe Concepts, Policies and Educational Experiences at the End of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development / edited by Rolf Jucker, Reiner Mathar.

This book examines the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programs in schools across Europe. It describes and analyzes how individual countries and the region as a whole have established teaching and learning methods to help students develop the competencies needed to be p...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Jucker, Rolf (Editor), Mathar, Reiner (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:	1st ed. 2015.
Series:	Schooling for Sustainable Development ; 6 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Human geography. Science education. Sustainable development. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

PART I: GENERAL AND CROSS-NATIONAL ISSUES
Chapter 1: Introduction: From a Single Project to a Systemic Approach to Sustainability—An Overview of Developments in Europe; Rolf Jucker and Reiner Mathar
Chapter 2: A Whole School Approach to Sustainable Development: Elements of Education for Sustainable Development and Student's Competencies for Sustainable Development; Reiner Mathar
Chapter 3: Quality Criteria for ESD Schools: Engaging Whole Schools in Education for Sustainable Development; Michela Mayer and Søren Breiting
Chapter 4: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): A Critical Review of Concept, Potential and Risk; William Scott
Chapter 5: Perspectives on ESD from a European Member of UNESCO's High-Level Panel, with Particular Reference to Sweden; Carl Lindberg
Chapter 6: Social Learning-Oriented Capacity-Building for Critical Transitions towards Sustainability; Arjen Wals
Chapter 7: Education for Sustainable Development in a Cultural Ecological Frame; Patrick Dillon
PART II: CASE STUDIES FROM INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES OR REGIONS
Chapter 8: Project-Variety and Established Structures: Development and Actual Practice of ESD in Germany; Reiner Mathar
Chapter 9: Education for Sustainable Development between Main-Streaming and Systemic Change: Switzerland as a Case Study; Rolf Jucker and Florence Nuoffer
Chapter 10: Education for Sustainable Development in Austria: Networking for Innovation; Franz Rauch and Günther Pfaffenwimmer
Chapter 11: Moving Schools towards ESD in Catalonia, Spain: The Tensions of a Change; Mariona Espinet, Mercè Junyent, Arnau Amat and Alba Castelltort
Chapter 12: The Challenge of Mainstreaming ESD in Hungary; Mónika Réti, Dániel Horváth, Katalin Czippán and Attila Varga
Chapter 13: Education for Sustainable Development in Finland; Mauri Åhlberg, Mervi Aineslahti, Annukka Alppi, Lea Houtsonen, Anna Maaria Nuutinen and Arto Salonen
Chapter 14: Learning from ESD Projects during the UN Decade in Norway; Mari Ugland Andresen, Nina Høgmo and Astrid Sandås
Chapter 15: Searching for a Sea Change, One Drip at a Time: Education for Sustainable Development in Denmark; Simon Rolls, Katrine Dahl Madsen, Torben Ingerslev Roug and Niels Larsen
Chapter 16: Education for Sustainable Development in Flanders: the UN Decade and Beyond; Katrien Van Poeck, Jürgen Loones and Ingrid Claus
Chapter 17: Education for Sustainable Development in France; Michel Ricard and Maryvonne Dussaux
Chapter 18: Paving the Way to Education for Sustainable Development in Cyprus: Achievements, Findings and Challenges; Aravella Zachariou and Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran
Chapter 19: Reflections on ESD in UK Schools; Stephen Martin, James Dillon, Peter Higgins, Glenn Strachan and Paul Vare
Chapter 20: Education for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands; Martin de Wolf and André de Hamer.

Schooling for Sustainable Development in Europe Concepts, Policies and Educational Experiences at the End of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development / edited by Rolf Jucker, Reiner Mathar.

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