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Educational Ethics and the DESD: Considering Trade-Offs
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Schlottmann, Christopher – Theory and Research in Education, 2008
The United Nation's Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) aims to prepare students for pressing economic and environmental problems. In this article, I argue that an exclusive emphasis on an ambiguous goal, sustainable development, raises important questions for educational ethics. Specifically, I argue that DESD mission…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Ethics, Economics, Environmental Influences