Assessing the Impact of ESD: Methods, Challenges, Results

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD; also often called Sustainability (EfS)) is a key lever of the United Nations’ Goals, which emphasize need everyone to have knowledge and skills meet challenges creating more sustainable world. However, while we can find examples ESD across globe, its potential scale effectively impact on achieving goals development as compared with traditional curricula are questioned. This literature review, at crossroads econometrics, educational sciences psychology, aims foster scaled research initiatives by offering better understanding doubts that surround impact. To end, (1) shed light methods good practices assessing this impact; (2) underline specificity data be collected in context these assessment; (3) outline existing conclusions studies dedicated served highlight limits accurate measurement. These suggest will only achieve objectives if pedagogical approaches renewed. The inclusion showing de facto poor results makes it possible complete picture endogenous exogenous factors determining behavior must taken into account, both design assessment tools concrete implementation ESD.