Resumen de Education for sustainable development: opportunity or threat?

Justin Dillon, Jing Huang

• In this article we take a critical look at education for sustainable development (ESD), which is a more contested idea than policy makers might have us believe. After a brief examination of the history of the term, we look at the recent Ofsted report into how it is being implemented (or not) in UI< schools. We examine why it is a contested term and suggest that science departments might do well to treat ESD with caution and re-examine their contribution and commitment to environmental education