Education for sustainability - challenges and opportunities: the case of RCEs (regional centres of expertise in education for sustainable development)

Ros Wade

doi:10.1177/0892020616656292

Education for sustainability - challenges and opportunities: the case of RCEs (regional centres of expertise in education for sustainable development)

Ros Wade

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Abstract This article will focus on the challenges of leadership and management of a key initiative of the 2005-2014 UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), namely the Regional Centres of Expertise in Education for Sustainability (RCEs). It will argue that in order to achieve sustainability, there is a need to move away from outdated hierarchical and technocratic models towards more flexible, democratic and empowering approaches to leadership.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-136
Journal	Management in Education
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020616656292
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Sustainability
autonomy
flexibility
leadership
environment

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