Implementing ESD in Schools: Perspectives of Principals in Germany, Macau, and the USA

Ulrich Müller, Dawson R. Hancock, Tobias Stricker and Chuang Wang
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Ulrich Müller: Department for Educational Leadership and Management, Faculty of Education, Ludwigsburg University of Education, 71602 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Dawson R. Hancock: Department for Educational Leadership, Cato College for Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Tobias Stricker: Department for Educational Leadership and Management, Faculty of Education, Ludwigsburg University of Education, 71602 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Chuang Wang: Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: To successfully cope with global challenges such as climate change or loss of biodiversity, it will require a substantial change in the ways societies make use of the natural resources of our planet. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is expected to support the transformation of societies towards more sustainable ways of thinking, working, and living. Although there is a broad range of literature on ESD, little is known about the role of school leadership in ESD. However, leadership is crucial for the implementation of ESD in schools. This article gives a short overview of the status of ESD within Germany, Macau, and the United States and a literature review on leadership for ESD in schools. It reports on a study that seeks to investigate what principals do in Germany, Macau, and the United States; specifically, what management strategies they use and which competences they need to successfully establish ESD in their schools.

Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD); school leadership; principals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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