(Education for) Sustainable Development in Geography Education: review and outlook from a perspective of Germany

• Published in: Journal of geography in higher education Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 157 - 173
• Main Authors: Sprenger, Sandra, Nienaber, Birte
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 03.04.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: College Programs; Colleges & universities; Curriculum Evaluation; Data mining; Education; Education for sustainable development (ESD); Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; Fundamental Concepts; Geography; Geography Instruction; Germany; Heterogeneity; Higher Education; Human Geography; implementation; Modules; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Teacher Education; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Qualifications; Teachers; Technical colleges; Training; Universities; university study programs; Germany

Nearly 15 years after the Rio Conference and 10 years after the Lucerne Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development we are interested to what extent the goals of this declaration have been implemented? What role does Geography play in Education for Sustainable Development in hi...