Competences for sustainable development and sustainability: Significance and challenges for ESD

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-403

  Mochizuki, Yoko ^a   Fadeeva, Zinaida ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competences; Higher education; Societal organization; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957123984     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371011077603     Document Type: Article

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