This report contains the findings of a review of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Scottish Higher Education carried out via two investigations during 2008. The research was organised by the Higher Education Academy (Academy) ESD Project Universities Scotland (US) and Academy Scotland. The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) commissioned the review to build on initial research carried out in 2005-06 (Forster 2006) and advised on the design and development of the project. The review aligns with the programme of work across the Scottish tertiary sector to contribute to the current United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) which runs from 2005-2014.
This research will be of interest to anyone wishing to look at how to engage HEIs strategically in support of ESD or to those interested in finding out the status of Scottish HEIs in terms of ESD. Research comprised a survey of Scottish HEIs and case studies of four HEIs.
