Educación para la sostenibilidad y educación en derechos humanos: dos campos que deben vincularse

Abstract

There are nowadays in Education two important and well founded claims to introduce Education for Sustainability and Education for Human Rights. In fact UNESCO considers both of them as priority domains and has dedicated a decade to each one. We have to regret, nonetheless, the scarcity of links between both domains, as well as their insufficient presence in the educational system, particularly at the university level. The aim of this paper is, very precisely, to show that, against what has usually been considered, both domains of knowledge and social activity are deeply linked and have to be approached ensemble to favour their mutual enhancement and contribute to a higher efficiency. An Education for Sustainability and Human Rights can become a key contribution to the necessary transition to sustainable societies and an essential element of the new Sustainability Science.