ERIC Number: ED672552
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 50
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ISBN: 978-92-68-19546-8
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Enhancing Education through Learning for Sustainability: An Explorative Review of Broader Benefits. Analytical Report
Saphia Zenasni; Lise Janssens; Iris Stiers; Jill Surmont; Joost Vaesen; Tom Kuppens
European Union
Learning for sustainability (LfS) encompasses holistic, interdisciplinary experiences that equip learners with essential sustainability competences. The 2018 Council Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning emphasises improving, among others, basic skills (such as literacy and numeracy), competences in STEM, and digital competences, while fostering citizenship and appreciating cultural diversity. This study aims to explore how LfS contributes to those broader learning outcomes, particularly in (pre-)primary and secondary education. The present report reveals some broader learning benefits of LfS related to basic skills, transversal skills, psychological benefits, and institutional benefits. Many studies have reported these benefits within the context of outdoor, nature-based learning for sustainability settings.
Descriptors: Sustainability, Basic Skills, Educational Benefits, Competency Based Education, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Numeracy, Science Process Skills, Thinking Skills, Citizenship, Entrepreneurship, Adjustment (to Environment), Resilience (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Well Being, Health, Child Development, Lifelong Learning, School Culture, Teacher Competencies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: European Commission (Belgium), Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture; NESET; Public Policy and Management Institute (PPMI) (Lithuania)
Identifiers - Location: European Union
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