Arts, Sustainability and Education, 1st ed. 2021 ENO Yearbook 2 Yearbook of the European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education (ENO) Series

This book explores the potential of arts and cultural education to contribute to on-going efforts to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in line with UNESCO?s conceptualizations of the field. It builds on the experiences of arts educators working to build sustainable futures and portrays new and innovative approaches. Chapters comprise case studies that combine arts, culture,  sustainable thinking and practices. They also include research from historical perspectives, evaluations of public policy measures and offer theoretical approaches and methodologies. The book unfolds the possible relationships between arts and cultural education and Education for Sustainable Development.

Ernst Wagner, Prof. Dr., is a lecturer and a researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. His research explores on visual literacy, international cooperation / intercultural communication, heritage education / art history and education for sustainable development. Ernst studied art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and exhibited in Germany and the USA. He is graduated with a Ph.D. in art history. He taught visual arts at secondary schools, was employed by the Institute for School Quality and Research in Education in Munich and worked as the executive coordinator at the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture in Education (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg). He has published over 300 books and chapters in eight languages.

 Charlotte Svendler Nielsen (Ph.D.) is an associate professor and the head of Studies at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, research cluster “Embodiment, Learning and Social Change,” University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is aco-editor of (2015) Dance Education around the World, (2017) Dance, Access and Inclusion, and (2020) Dancing across Borders, all forming part of the book series Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change published by Routledge UK. She is also an executive board member of Dance and the Child International and Chair of ENO, the European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education.

 Luísa Veloso is a sociologist. She teaches in the Department of Sociology of ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and is senior researcher at CIES-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. She has been developing research in various fields, namely learning, public policy, work and professions. She is an associate researcher at Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto. She is also the national coordinator of ENO, the European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education. She collaborates with various cultural institutions and artists,namel