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The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: A Useful Platform? Or an Annoying Distraction? A Canadian Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Bob Jickling
Bob Jickling*
Affiliation:
Lakehead University
*
†Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, CanadaP7B 5E1. Email: bob.jickling@lakeheadu.ca
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Abstract

In Canada education for sustainable development is not flourishing. This may seem curious as The Decade of Education For Sustainable Development is now well underway. But this isn't a bad news story. There are interesting dynamics at play and many great initiatives are emerging. This assessment is a story too. There are many ways of interpreting events and the analysis presented here is one; there will be others. In telling this story, especially for a brief article, I've made no attempt to provide a comprehensive survey of Canadian activities. Rather, I have taken a closer look at some key events and trends and discussed ways that they might be understood.

Keywords

education for sustainable developmentUN Decade of Education for Sustainable Developmentenvironmental education
Type
Research Article
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , 2006 , pp. 99 - 104
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006 

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