Abstract
Education for Sustainable Development is a thrust pursued by the United Nations to ensure that future generations are protected from key issues that tend to heighten the deterioration of the present society and environment. Using the descriptive survey method this study focused on the awareness, knowledge, proficiency, training and expertise of 112 teachers in the Philippine public elementary schools in Tacloban City. Collected data were processed through SPSS. Fifty-two (52) or 46.42% respondents were not aware of ESD. Some 31 or 27.67% were aware of ESD. The overall mean on the knowledge of teachers stood at 3.68 interpreted as having More than Enough Knowledge. On Proficiency the overall mean stood at 3.57 interpreted as a Beginner. On Training and Expertise the overall mean stood at 3.45 interpreted as Novice.
Highlights
The United Nations declared 2005-2014 as the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Six (6) or 5.35% did not indicate their domicile. This fact indicates that the City Division of Tacloban has always implemented the localization policy of the Department of Education wherein only licensed professional teachers coming from the jurisdiction of the City Division are appointed to teaching positions in its schools
The findings indicate that almost half at 52 or 46.42% of the respondents are not aware of ESD
Summary
The United Nations declared 2005-2014 as the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The ESD is based on the idea that communities and educational systems within communities need to dovetail their sustainability efforts. As emphasized during the proceedings of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development on 31 March – 2 April 2009 in Bonn, Germany, ESD is education for the future. It engages in such key issues as human rights, poverty reduction, sustainable livelihoods, climate change, gender equality, corporate social responsibility and protection of indigenous cultures. ESD is an approach to teaching and learning based on the ideals and principles that underlie sustainability. It is relevant to all types, levels and settings of education whether elementary, secondary, or tertiary; formal, non-formal, or informal
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