Social Aspects of Education for Sustainable Development in Primary School in Estonia

• Authors: Mare Müürsepp
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of the article is to analyse the circumstances of applying of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Estonian educational actuality. Empirical part of the study comprehends a comparative content analysis of UNECE strategy of ESD and the chapters of the text of the Estonian National Curriculum valid from 2002. The discussion concentrates on the social aspects of ESD because their significance was pointed out by the experts of ESD. The topic of the article is confined to the issues concerning the primary education, i.e. the grades from 1st to 3rd. Conclusions are made about the opportunities to apply ESD more effectively than at present. Statements of experts on textbooks and curriculum have been taken into account as additional sources besides the documentary analysis.

Keywords

EN

ESD; primary school; social competences; curriculum; integration; participation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 59-67

Dates

published

2007-01-01

online

2009-05-04

Contributors

author

Mare Müürsepp

• Tallinn University, Estonia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10099-009-0013-6