Module Leader: Nick Lee

This module introduces and critically examines Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It addresses ESD both as a global project and as a series of local initiatives.

Key questions running through the module are:

• What is ESD and what change is it intended to make?
• What theories and assumptions have informed the development of ESD ?
• To what extent can it deliver its key objective of transforming citizens, societies and economies?
• What procedures and approaches are involved in the implementation of ESD?
• What difference can ESD make to curricula and pedagogy?
• What effects has its introduction had in Early Years and Tertiary Education settings?
• How can the effectiveness of ESD be evidenced? What evidence is there that ESD is effective?
• What new developments in the field are presently under discussion?