Can we meet the sustainability challenges? The role of education and lifelong learning

Arjen E.J. Wals; Aaron Benavot

doi:10.1111/ejed.12250

Can we meet the sustainability challenges? The role of education and lifelong learning

Arjen E.J. Wals^*, Aaron Benavot

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Abstract

Education and lifelong learning are increasingly being mobilised to address the global environmental crisis and accompanying sustainability challenges. This article discusses the many roles of education about and for sustainable development, drawing on evidence and arguments put forward in the 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report, Education for People and Planet. It highlights specific viewpoints, values and ways of thinking that best characterize effective learning for sustainability. It also emphasises the importance of a 'whole school' or 'whole institutional' approach to education for sustainability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	404-413
Journal	European Journal of Education
Volume	52
Issue number	4
Early online date	10 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12250
Publication status	Published - Dec 2017

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