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Special Issue—Pedagogy for Education for Sustainability in Higher Education

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  • Ian Thomas

    (School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3001, Australia)

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Education for Sustainability (EfS) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) have been under discussion for some two decades. The UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development 2004–2014 has provided a most important focus for ESD, and for its facilitation. However, while the Decade raised awareness of the need for ESD generally, and particularly in Higher Education, discussion of how this education can be effectively delivered to learners is still gaining momentum. This is especially the situation when considering EfS/ESD in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). [...]

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  • Ian Thomas, 2014. "Special Issue—Pedagogy for Education for Sustainability in Higher Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:6:y:2014:i:4:p:1705-1708:d:34658
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