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Vibrant but Fragmented: Mapping Teacher Education for Sustainability in Germany

Vibrant but Fragmented: Mapping Teacher Education for Sustainability in Germany

In a new publication led by Christina Ehras and Mandy Singer-Brodowski (University of Regensburg), together with a 22-person team of subject-didactics researchers from across Germany, we ask how the research field around teacher education for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has developed — and how cohesive it actually is as a

Who Gets to Care About the Planet? The Social Divide Behind Youth Environmental Attitudes

Who Gets to Care About the Planet? The Social Divide Behind Youth Environmental Attitudes

In a new publication led by Marcus Pietsch (Leuphana University), we ask whether young people's environmental attitudes are shaped by their socioeconomic background, and how the conditions of the country they grow up in widen or narrow that divide. Drawing on data from nearly 700,000 students across

"Seeing the World as One": A New Tool to Measure Our Deepest Connection to Nature

"Seeing the World as One": A New Tool to Measure Our Deepest Connection to Nature

What if the key to a more sustainable future lies not in policy or technology, but in how deeply we feel connected to the world around us? In a new paper led by Salomé Areias and co-authored by Antje Disterheft, João P. Gouveia (all from Center for Environmental and Sustainability

"Neglectable": The Hidden Mental Trick Behind Our Dairy Consumption

"Neglectable": The Hidden Mental Trick Behind Our Dairy Consumption

In a new publication led by Sarah Kunze and Bernice Bovenkerk from Wageningen University, we shed light on a previously underexplored dimension of ethical consumer behavior: the "dairy paradox." While meat consumption has long been scrutinized for its environmental and ethical costs, dairy often perceived as a more

What Truly Matters: Rethinking Assessment in Education for Sustainable Development

What Truly Matters: Rethinking Assessment in Education for Sustainable Development

In a commentary published in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, Daniel Fischer (Leuphana University Lüneburg / UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development) together with Jordan King (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) and Aaron Redman (Arizona State University) argue that learning assessment in ESD is critically underdeveloped — and

Assessment in Sustainability Education: Students Co-Creating Their Own Rubrics

Assessment in Sustainability Education: Students Co-Creating Their Own Rubrics

How can assessment in higher education better support students in developing the skills and identities needed to address complex social-ecological challenges? This study by Jordan King, Katja Brundiers and Daniel Fischer explores student-led rubric co-design as a way to deepen agency and self-formation, showing that when students shape assessment criteria,

Valuing Electronic Devices?

Valuing Electronic Devices?

Why do some electronic devices remain in use for a short time and others formuch longer? The durability of electronic devices, in addition to their robustness and reliability, is decisively influenced by how they are used. The chapter, authored by Tamina Hipp and Daniel Fischer, argues that everyday narratives about