Global Learning for Sustainable Development: A Historical Review

Despite continued efforts by educators, UN declarations and numerous international agreements, progress is still limited in handling major global challenges such as ecosystem collapse, accelerating climate change, poverty, inequity. The capacity to collaborate globally on addressing these issues remains weak. This historical review of research learning for sustainable development (GLSD) aims clarify the diverse directions that GLSD has taken, present area, highlight emerging issues. summarizes key findings 53 peer-reviewed publications, published English period 1994–2020 identified with search terms “global learning” “sustainable development”, sustainability or GLSD, respectively. documented a gradually growing knowledge base, mostly authored scholars located North. Conclusions point what we might achieve if could learn from one another new ways, moving beyond Northern-centric paradigms. It also time re-evaluate core assumptions underlie education more generally, narrow focus formal institutions. provides benchmark future reviews reveals transformative structure this transdisciplinary field, offers reference points further research.