Reid, Alan

Nikel, Jutta

Scott, William

Centre for Research in Education and the Environment <Bath>

Indicators for Education for Sustainable Development.

A report on perspectives, challenges and progress.

London

Bath

2006

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47536

Acknowledgements

Executive summary
Overview
Key arguments and findings
Policy implications and recommendations

Introduction
Report overview
A. What are ESD indicators?
B. Why use ESD indicators?
C. What are the key issues in using ESD indicators?

Setting the scene
Indicators in general
Changes in expectations and modes of governance: indicators for education
The emergence of indicators for SD
The emergence of indicators for ESD
Early initiatives and precedents
Current initiatives
The outputs of the UNECE Expert Group
The seminar themes

I. The purpose and role of indicators in / for policy making
Indicators for European Policy Making

II. ESD indicators in / for ESD policy making and practice
Indicators as established knowledge and the challenge of transfer through different levels of society
Considerations about the indicatorisation of ESD: steps in construction and application of ESD indicators at different levels of the education system
Thinking frameworks, learning levels and arenas, and institutional change

III. Perspectives on current ESD indicator development initiatives in Germany and England
A catalogue of specific measures to monitor progress: the work of the German National Committee for the Decade
Informal ESD in Germany and perspectives on indicator development
Perspectives on the development of an indicator for ESD for the UK SD strategy
The role and potential of ESD indicators within a whole school approach and school self evaluation in England

IV. Current cross-national ESD indicator development initiatives: critical reflections
UNECE I. Report by the chair of the Expert Group on Indicators for ESD
UNECE II. Perspective from a UK expert group member
ESD Indicators in the Nordic Minister Council′s Strategy on SD 2005–2008

V. Engaging the indicators debate from multiple perspectives
Workshop Theme 1: ESD indicators and models of change and innovation
Workshop Theme 2: ESD indicators and related big ideas such as ′global learning′
Workshop Theme 3: ESD indicators and teacher training
Critical challenges for indicators for ESD
Measuring ESD: limitations and opportunities

Discussion
Discourse Analysis
Discussion Themes

Bibliography

List of figures and boxes
Fig. 1. The Daly Triangle
Fig. 2. Types of Indicator
Fig. 3. Characteristics of ideal indicators
Fig. 4. Background for the UNECE Expert Group work: evaluation model
Box 1 Summary of indicators for country′s self assessment for UNECE
Box 2. ESD Indicators in the Nordic Minister Council′s Strategy on Sustainable Development 2005–2008
Box 3. ESD Indicators on key themes for sustainable development addressed in formal education
Box 4. ESD Indicator learning targets for ESD

↑ http://www.agf.org.uk/cms/upload/pdfs/CR/2006_CR1515_e_education_for_sustainable_development.pdf

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