Implementing the UN decade of education for sustainable development (DESD): Achievements, open questions and strategies for the way forward

International Review of Education

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-269

  Pigozzi, Mary Joy ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; ESD; Progress; Strategies; Sustainable development; Way forward

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; LEARNING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 77954540575     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-010-9163-y     Document Type: Article

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