Initial Publication Date: July 12, 2021

Essential Elements of Sustainability in Teacher Education
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This article focuses on defining the proficiencies new teachers need in order to be able to lead in―educating for sustainability (EfS).Educating for sustainability involves teaching and learning collective problem solving skills to address critical environmental, economic, and social issues.This article addresses the essential elements of EfS (content knowledge, skills, behaviors, and dispositions) that need to be taught in teacher education
programs so that new teachers can lead implementation of EfS with K-12 students.

Suggested Citation

Santone, S., Saunders, S., & Seguin, C. (2014) Essential elements of sustainability in teacher education. Journal of Sustainability Education, 6.