Sustainable Development Case Studies Of Education

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the ten-year period from 2005-2014 as the United Nations Decades .of Education for Sustainable Development .Governments around the world are invited to use the Decade to integrate education for sustainable development into their national educational strategies and action plans at all appropriate levels. Education for sustainable development is the base project on realizing strategies for sustainable development and fulfilling the concept of scientific development.This paper regards EPD project which is a national project as a example of sustainable development.In the first place ,the paper tries to comb the process of international education for sustainable development ,analyses the conditions of different countries and generalizes the theoretical and practical study on education for sustainable development.In the second place, the paper induces case development of EPD project ,generalizes the main characteristic of EPD teaching and several typical teaching model by case-study method to provide teachers more practical experiences . We hope to improve the ability for education for sustainable development in our teachers and promote education for sustainable development in china.At last, the paper give conclusions as follows:1.we should consider case-study method as a important method of studying education for sustainable development hi china.2.It is a vital way of improving teacher's professional development to write case themselves.3.we should consider case development as a sustainable job on education for sustainable development in china.4.It is a successful experience to connect education for sustainable development with reform on curriculum.5.We must extend and deepen the content of education for sustainable development and bring forth new idea of teaching model of education for sustainable development.6.We must focus on student's transform from consciousness to action in the process of education for sustainable development.