The Why and What of ESD

Noel Preston
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Noel Preston: Noel Preston, AM, is an ethicist, theologian and social commentator living in Queensland, Australia. Email: n.preston@griffith.edu.au

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2010, vol. 4, issue 2, 187-192

Abstract: This article explores Earth Charter education as a form of values education that is integral to education for sustainable development. Initially, it outlines how Earth Charter education rests on an ecocentric worldview and a social analysis of ecojustice—terms that are defined and explained. Moving from this rationale, the article explores issues in implementing Earth Charter education in affluent societies and concludes that the contradiction between the values and vision of the Earth Charter and the culture of affluent societies must be confronted. Some pedagogical strategies for meeting this challenge are introduced.

Keywords: values education; ecocentrism; ecojustice; consumerism; pedagogy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/097340821000400205

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