Education for Sustainable Development: What next?
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Education is a crucial tool to deliver our sustainable future. What we learn shapes how we view the world around us, so unsustainable perspectives embedded through education can lead to unsustainable approaches to the environment.
As we consider how we can teach more effectively, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a useful framework. As education practice and policy continue to develop, there are plenty of opportunities for ESD to improve outcomes.
This panel discussion will bring together three Professors leading the discussion on ESD, with a view to what we should expect from the future and next steps.
Our speakers
Professor Liz Price
Liz is Professor of Environmental Education and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Environmentalist.
Professor Rehema White
Rehema is Professor of Sustainable Development at University of St Andrews and Chair of Scotland’s United Nations University Recognised Regional Centre of Education for Sustainable Development. She draws on experiences and partnerships from living and working in Scotland, elsewhere in Europe, South Africa, Australia, Canada and Mexico.
Her research focuses on how we co-produce and share knowledge of nature (including learning for sustainability, transdisciplinarity, nature connectedness); governance of biodiversity conservation (including community and Indigenous leadership); and practice in contested areas (including biosecurity and biodiversity conflicts). She applies critical and integrative analysis across these different fields, employing approaches from across the natural and social sciences and more recently, art and design.
Much of her recent work involves gathering together academics, practitioners and policy makers in innovative ways to co-design collaborative solutions to specific challenges.
Professor Simon Kemp
Simon Kemp is Professor of Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Southampton where he is the University ESD Lead, and Deputy Director of Sustainability & Resilience Institute. He was the co-Chair of the QAA & Advance HE Education for Sustainable Development Guidance in both 2014 and 2021, and recently one of the editors and authors of the Routledge book ‘Perspectives and Practices of Education for Sustainable Development'.
His student-focused ESD work has been recognised through the Times Higher Education ‘Most Innovative Teacher of Year’, a National Teaching Fellowship, and Green Gown ‘Sustainability Professional of the Year’ awards. Simon is also the host of the ‘Meliora’ sustainability in HE podcast.
About CEDHE
The IES is home to the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE), an organisation for environmental education professionals.
CEDHE plays a pivotal role in the Higher and Further Education environmental science communities, advocating for member interests on the international stage. The Community strives to inspire individuals to pursue careers in the environmental field while supporting students and academics engaged in environmental studies.
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