Enquiry

Abstract

According to a quick change of knowledge and the focus on lifelong learning, education for sustainable development aims for acquiring competencies to be able to form the future actively and independently. However, the requirements with regard to the internationally accepted model of sustainable development and an education for sustainable development are extremely high. Thus, the basic model of sustainable development is to be completed by the political dimension, whereas general pedagogical models of competencies for an education for sustainable development are to be referred to political facts. Accordingly, these modifications can be specified in political-democratic civil competencies.

 Speaker

 After studying social sciences at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) Prof. Dr. Andreas Brunold became a professional high school teacher in the subject of politics, history and physical education. He did his Doctors Degree in a case study about town planning and traffic systems. He wrote his thesis to become a University Professor about the Local Agenda 21 - Processes and the Concept of Global Learning. Since 2005 he is Professor for Civic Education and Civic Education Didactics at the University of Augsburg (Germany). His main fields of specialization are lying in Education for Sustainable Development, Global Learning and Political Participation.