Teacher Education and Co-Learning with ESD

A case study for developing ESD, co-learning, and global partnership in Teacher Education in Denmark

Abstract

Education for a sustainable future includes, not only qualitative basic education (Goals 4 and 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)) but also reorientating and transforming educational institutions such as Teacher Training Institutions (TTI) to address sustainable development and learning in a global context.TTIs have the potential to bring knowledge, skills, values and develop action competences and social learning for future generations and give hope for creating a more sustainable future. This article focuses on a cross-national partnership in TTI education, and discussions from a case study lead to an awareness of what is called three-layered cultural challenge on micro, mezzo and macro level when establishing international partnerships in education.