The voice of research: Selected links to scholars, institutions and publications
Austria:
University of Klagenfurt, Center for interdisciplinary Research and Education. Fields of research : education networks, education development, Science Education, Life-long learning, school development. One of the researchers is Franz Rauch, currently Director of the Institute for Instructional and School Development.
Belgium:
Free University of Brussels - Université libre de Bruxelles, Centre de Recherche en Sciences de l’Éducation, Director: Prof. Sabine Kahn does research on education systems, learning and handling diversity mostly in class situations (from school to university), including international cooperation.
Institut d'Ecopédagogie, Liège, Belgium - President of the Board (Conseil d'administration) Christine Partoune
University of Ghent, Department of Educational Studies
Denmark:
University of Aarhus, Danish School of Education. Jeppe Læssøe, Prof. with special responsibilities and working on sustainability. See bibliography.
Finland:
University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Sciences and Education, Mauri Åhlberg, prof. for biology and sustainability education - publications
France:
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Researcher at UMR 208 : MNHN/IRD Patrimoines Locaux, Prof. Girault Yves
Fortin-Debart C., Girault Y. (2009). De l’analyse des pratiques de participation citoyenne à des propositions pour une Éducation à l’environnement, in Éducation Relative à l’Environnement : Regards, Recherches, Réflexions. Vol. 8.
Fortin-Debart C., Girault Y. (2006/2007). Pour une approche coopérative de l’environnement à l’école primaire. Recherche exploratoire auprès d’enseignants du primaire, in Education Relative à l’Environnement : Regards, Recherches, Réflexions. Vol.6 Education à l’environnement et institutions scolaires, pp 97-117.
Girault Y., Lange J-M., Fortin-Debart C., Delalande Simonneaux L., Lebeaume J. (2006/2007). La formation des enseignants dans le cadre de l’éducation à l’environnement pour un développement durable : problèmes didactiques, in Education Relative à l’Environnement : Regards, Recherches, Réflexions. Vol.6 Education à l’environnement et institutions scolaires, pp 119-136.
Germany:
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication, Research in Education and Communication for Sustainable Development (ECSD), Prof. Gerd Michelsen, Unesco Chair - see publications
University of Bremen, Fachbereich 12, Prof. Brunhilde Marquardt-Mau used to work on pedagogical concepts for teaching natural sciences and more
Ireland:
St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra and County Dublin Vocational Education Committee did a study for Irish Aid on the image of development education.
Audrey Bryan and Meliosa Bracken, 2012. Learning to read the world. Teaching and learning about global citizenship and international development in post-primary school. Research Briefing. Irish Development Aid. 8 p. Click here for download.
Italy:
Università degli Studi di Parma, Centro Italiano di Ricerca ed Educazione Ambientale with its publications. Dr Antonella Bachiorri works and publishes specifically about education for sustainability.
The political consensus in the European Union in 2010
The European Council Conclusions on education for sustainable development of 19 November 2010 can be downloaded here.