大學永續發展教育之檢視與展望

「永續發展教育」是一個新興教育議題，在國際上逐漸受到重視。本研究主要目的是針對高等教育這個層級，檢視其「永續發展教育」之發展趨勢與執行現況，並且提出未來發展方向之展望。本文分為三個部分：第一，首先介紹「永續發展教育」的緣起，說明這個議題的發展脈絡，並且解釋「永續發展教育」的主要內涵。第二，檢視國內外大學的「永續發展教育」趨勢與實施現況，並為臺灣的「永續發展教育」實務提出一些建議。第三，作者依據「永續發展教育」的主要內涵與發展趨勢，評析當前高等教育的實施現況，同時勾勒出大學實施「永續發展教育」的未來展望。

關鍵字

大學；高等教育；永續；永續發展教育

並列摘要

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is emerging, which attracts increasing attention internationally. The aims of this research are to examine the implementation of ESD at higher education level, and to identify its potentials and challenges in future practices. This paper is constituted by three sections. First, the origin and international background of ESD will be introduced. The significance of ESD will also be elucidated. Second, practices of ESD in higher education will be examined, which includes universities both in western countries and in Taiwan. Based on this review and comparison, some ideas of strategies for integrating ESD intoTaiwanese universities are suggested. Third, according to concepts and the current trend on ESD in higher education, in attempt to develop future visions of ESD, the author suggests four aspects to be considered.