UN Global Action Programme and Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Base

Abstract

The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the years 2005 to 2014 the World Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). As a follow up on the World Decade, the UN launched a Global Action Programme (GAP) that is designed to set the framework for international activities on ESD. The GAP focuses on five priority areas that are of high relevance for further implementation of ESD in educational systems.

Keywords

• evidence-based policy
• education for sustainable development
• systematic literature review
• training research project
• research-based learning