Action research for education for susta...

The goal of the university professional development course BINE is

to encourage participants to address education for sustainable

development (ESD) in a reflective way. The main aims are for the

participants to learn about action research and to reflect and implement

ESD in their work and institutions. This paper briefly describes

the concepts of action research in relation to ESD and gives an

overview of the structure of the course. The central part reports on

the programme evaluation and the main results. Findings indicate

that the systematic collection and analysis of data and the writing

of a study are regarded as strenuous but conducive to learning. It

seems that a balance of provocation and support as elements of

a dynamic didactical design offers space for more in-depth reflections

on ESD.