Education for Sustainable Development: Evolution and Perspectives: A Bibliometric Review of Research, 1992–2018

In recent years, the interest in research concerning Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has grown considerably. Therefore, a thorough (re)evaluation of this field and its challenges is highly necessary and can help us better understand the diversity of ESD approaches and the ways in which v...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-11, Vol.11 (21), p.6136
Main Authors: Grosseck, Gabriela, Țîru, Laurențiu Gabriel, Bran, Ramona Alice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Bibliometrics
Climate change
Curricula
Documents
Education
Environmental education
Indexing
Literature reviews
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Natural resources
Online instruction
Scientific papers
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:In recent years, the interest in research concerning Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has grown considerably. Therefore, a thorough (re)evaluation of this field and its challenges is highly necessary and can help us better understand the diversity of ESD approaches and the ways in which various scholars, countries, institutions, or universities reacted through research and scientific publications to the study of ESD. Using a bibliometric approach, we analyzed 1813 papers on the subject, indexed by the Web of Science, between 1992 and 2018. The main findings increased our understanding of the ESD domain: we identified vital research, landmark studies in the development of the field, critical past contributions, emerging trends, and potentially transformative ideas. The number of publications, authors, and journals has increased, proving that ESD has gained momentum over the period examined in the study. Similarly, there are more and more works written in collaboration by people (scholars, researchers, etc.) from different parts and cultures of the world, indicating that publishing on ESD is like a legacy to international efforts to bring this area of inquiry into the mainstream. Finally, the study illustrates two main research directions for the entire timespan: integration of education into sustainable development and of sustainable development into education.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11216136