Higher education and ESD in England: a critical commentary on recent initiatives

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-398

  Sterling, Stephen ^a,b   Scott, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

curriculum; education for sustainable development (ESD); higher education; Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066206650     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620802344001     Document Type: Article

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