Educational Psychological Perspectives on Sustainability Education

Kaarina Määttä and Satu Uusiautti
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Kaarina Määttä: Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland
Satu Uusiautti: Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: What is the role of educational psychology in the development of sustainability education? In this editorial article, we argue that human happiness and life satisfaction could be the keys to positive education and adapting to pro-environmental behaviors. We discuss the perspective of sustainable happiness education being the guiding principle of sustainability education. Sustainable happiness education can provide a means to educate people about ways of considering their own well-being and that of others simultaneously, while keeping in mind the sustainability aspect of their actions.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainability education; educational psychology; happiness; life satisfaction; pro-environmental behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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