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Competences in Education for Sustainable Development

Critical Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Paul Vare

    1. School of Education and Humanities, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK

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  2. Nadia Lausselet

    1. University of Teacher Education Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  3. Marco Rieckmann

    1. Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany

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  • Conceptualizes the "Competence Turn" in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
  • Provides case studies that explore the implementation of educator competences in ESD
  • Considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESD and educator competences

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Conceptualising Competences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Paul Vare, Marco Rieckmann, Nadia Lausselet
      Pages 3-10

    3. The Competence Turn

      • Paul Vare
      Pages 11-18

    4. Educators’ Competence Frameworks in Education for Sustainable Development

      • Marco Rieckmann, Matthias Barth
      Pages 19-26

    5. What Do Key Competencies in Sustainability Offer and How to Use Them

      • Arnim Wiek, Aaron Redman
      Pages 27-34

    6. A Rounder Sense of Purpose: Competences for Educators in Search of Transformation

      • Rick Millican
      Pages 35-43

    7. On the Educational Difference Between Being Able and Being Willing

      • Kerry Shephard
      Pages 45-52

    8. Complexity and Criticality in Relation to ESD Competences

      • Alain Pache, Sybille Rouiller
      Pages 53-60

    9. Post-Normal Science, Transdisciplinarity, and Uncertainty in Relation to Educators’ Competences: A Conversation with Silvio Funtowicz

      • Francesca Farioli, Silvio Funtowicz, Michela Mayer
      Pages 61-67

    10. ESD Competences for Deep Quality in Education

      • Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran, Aravella Zachariou
      Pages 69-75

  3. Integrating Competences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. The Highs and Lows of Working ESD Competences into HEI Frameworks

      • Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, María Heras, Ramon Ribera-Fumaz, Hug March, Andrea Corres
      Pages 79-84

    3. Breaking the Mold: Educators as Agents of Change

      • Francesca Farioli, Michela Mayer
      Pages 85-91

    4. Framing the Frames: Integrating an ESD Approach Into an Existing National Framework

      • Mónika Réti, Edit Lippai, Márk Nemes
      Pages 93-101

    5. The Rise of Competence-Based Learning in the Netherlands and Its Impact on the Implementation of ESD at Marnix Academie

      • Gerben de Vries, Stella van der Wal-Maris, André de Hamer, Carlien Nijdam
      Pages 103-112

    6. Working on ESD Teacher Competences in Switzerland: A Case Study at the University of Teacher Education Vaud

      • Alain Pache, Nadia Lausselet
      Pages 113-119

    7. Development and Assessment of ESD Competences: Staff Training at the University of Vechta

      • Lukas Scherak, Marco Rieckmann
      Pages 121-128

    8. ESD Competences and Teacher Educators’ Professional Development: Findings and Implications of the Cyprus Example

      • Aravella Zachariou, Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran
      Pages 129-136

  4. Pedagogy and Competences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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About this book

This volume highlights key moments and movements in this "competence turn" in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and explores the different ways in which competences have been conceptualized and implemented. By marshaling a dialogue between chapters and sections, the book provides a coherent whole that will become a key source on ESD competences. The contributors develop a conceptual map against which to chart existing (and future) ESD competence frameworks, offer new critical case studies that explore the implementation of educator competences in ESD at different structural levels in different European contexts, explore the link between pedagogy and educator competence through hitherto unpublished case studies based on current practices across Europe, and consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESD and educator competence. The book comprises 23 chapters divided into four sections, with an introduction and concluding chapter. SectionOne introduces concepts and models related to ESD competences, while the following two sections focus on implementation and pedagogy. In light of the foregoing material, the shorter Section Four is both reflective and forward looking. The primary audience for this book will be academics and students working in the fields of Education, Sustainability Science and related disciplines.

Reviews

“This book provides a comprehensive analytical insight into how innovative, core sustainability competency-based approaches could help us meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. … Its primary focus is on practicing and professional educators who could use competencies to transform the way they teach to facilitate the creation of cadres of sustainability change agents who can contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs).” (Stephen Martin, naee.org.uk, March 28,2022)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Education and Humanities, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK

    Paul Vare

  • University of Teacher Education Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Nadia Lausselet

  • Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germany

    Marco Rieckmann

About the editors

Dr. Paul Vare leads research development at the School of Education & Humanities, University of Gloucestershire, UK. 

Dr. Nadia Lausselet is a teacher educator in the teacher training faculty HEP Vaud in Lausanne, Switzerland. 


Dr. Marco Rieckmann is a Professor of Higher Education Development in the Faculty of Education & Social Sciences at University of Vechta, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competences in Education for Sustainable Development

  • Book Subtitle: Critical Perspectives

  • Editors: Paul Vare, Nadia Lausselet, Marco Rieckmann

  • Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91055-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91054-9Published: 03 February 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-91057-0Published: 04 February 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-91055-6Published: 02 February 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3084

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 205

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Environmental and Sustainability Education, Education, general

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