Schooling for Sustainable Development in Europe: Concepts, Policies and Educational Experiences at the End of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: From a Single Project to a Systemic Approach to Sustainability—An Overview of Developments in Europe....Pages 3-14
A Whole School Approach to Sustainable Development: Elements of Education for Sustainable Development and Students’ Competencies for Sustainable Development....Pages 15-30
Quality Criteria for ESD Schools: Engaging Whole Schools in Education for Sustainable Development....Pages 31-46
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): A Critical Review of Concept, Potential and Risk....Pages 47-70
Perspectives on ESD from a European Member of UNESCO’s High-Level Panel, with Particular Reference to Sweden....Pages 71-86
Social Learning-Oriented Capacity-Building for Critical Transitions Towards Sustainability....Pages 87-107
Education for Sustainable Development in a Cultural Ecological Frame....Pages 109-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Project Variety and Established Structures: Development and Actual Practice of ESD in Germany....Pages 123-134
Education for Sustainable Development Between Main-Streaming and Systemic Change: Switzerland as a Case Study....Pages 135-156
Education for Sustainable Development in Austria: Networking for Innovation....Pages 157-176
Moving Schools Towards ESD in Catalonia, Spain: The Tensions of a Change....Pages 177-199
The Challenge of Mainstreaming ESD in Hungary....Pages 201-219
Education for Sustainable Development in Finland....Pages 221-239
Learning from ESD Projects During the UN Decade in Norway....Pages 241-255
Searching for a Sea Change, One Drip at a Time: Education for Sustainable Development in Denmark....Pages 257-277
Education for Sustainable Development in Flanders: The UN Decade and Beyond....Pages 279-291
Education for Sustainable Development in France....Pages 293-309
Paving the Way to Education for Sustainable Development in Cyprus: Achievements, Findings and Challenges....Pages 311-333
Reflections on ESD in UK Schools....Pages 335-360
Education for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands....Pages 361-380