University educators for sustainable development

UE4SD

UE4SD (2015) Leading Practice Publication: Professional development of university educators on Education for Sustainable Development in European countries.

Prag

2015

978-80-87076-22-4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

GLOSSARY

INTRODUCTION
What can you find in this book?
Who is this book for?
How should this book be used?
Where to find more information?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE
1/1 Background
1/2 The UE4SD Project
1/3 The Leading Practice Publication (this book)
1/4 Summary
References

CHAPTER 2 POLICY
2/1 ESD strategy documents and current global developments
2/2 Specifics of ESD in higher education
2/3 European key ESD actors and platforms
2/4 National and regional ESD policies: Situation in UE4SD European countries
2/5 Summary
References

CHAPTER 3 PRINCIPLES
3/1 Education for sustainable development
3/2 Specifics of HE pedagogies
3/3 Quality teaching at HE level and relationship with ESD
3/4 ESD and professional development in European HE
3/5 Summary
References

CHAPTER 4 EXAMPLES
4/1 How were the best practice examples selected and developed?
4/2 Overview of best practice examples in this publication
References
Overview of best practice examples contained in this publication

EXAMPLES
1 | MedUnNET: Mediterranean professional development network for ESD
2 | ENOAT: Professional development workshops of the European Network of Organic Agriculture University Teachers
3 | RUCAS: Cross-regional ESD professional development for reorienting university curricula to address sustainability
4 | Ecocampus: Thematic learning networks in Flanders, Belgium
5 | Green Academy: Programme for organisational ESD change at UK universities
6 | CADEP-CRUE: Curricula and Sustainability Working Group, Spain
7 | Learning for Sustainable Futures: ESD professional development scheme at University of Gloucestershire, UK
8 | ISDE: Informal teachers′ network for mutual support in ESD, Bulgaria
9 | Leuphana Semester: ESD professional development module on Responsibility and Sustainability, Germany
10 | Innovation Projects for Sustainability: ESD professional development grant scheme, University of the Basque Country
11 | ISE action research: Reorienting teachers′ dispositions towards ESD, Latvia
12 | INDUCTION: ESD mentoring scheme for novice teachers, Cyprus
13 | BINE: Professional development ESD course for higher education teachers, Austria

CHAPTER 5 REFLECTION
5/1 Reflection on the 13 best practice examples
5/2 Summary
References

CHAPTER 6 PAT H WAYS
6/1 Key messages
6/2 Best practice PD in ESD recommendations
6/3 Summary

RESOURCES

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

INDEX

↑ http://en.unesco.org/esd-repo/660/1/UE4SD-Leading-Practice-PublicationBG.pdf

17.10.2017