Education for Sustainable Development: Basics and Perspectives

Education for Sustainable Development

Basics and Perspectives

Authors

  • Jennifer Jakob Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25364/10.28:2020.2.2

Keywords:

Education for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, ESD for 2030, UNESCO

Abstract

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a concept that is shaped by the United Nations, respectively UNESCO. UNESCO provided the most important policy and programmes in relation to ESD. The current ESD-program ESD for 2030 emphasises the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the central role of education within this process. This article discusses the basics of ESD and introduces the current UNESCO-program for ESD.

Author Biography

Jennifer Jakob, Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems

Jennifer Jakob, BEd MA MSc, Lehrende an der KPH Wien/Krems (Fachdidaktik Evangelische Religion) und Doktorandin am Institut für Religionspädagogik der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Wien.

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Published

2020-05-28

How to Cite

Jakob, J. (2020) “Education for Sustainable Development: Basics and Perspectives”, Austrian Journal of Religious Education, 28(2), pp. 11–27. doi: 10.25364/10.28:2020.2.2.

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2020): Nachhaltiges Lernen

Section

Article - topic oriented