Implementation of sustainable development for education in Brodsko Posavska County

Changes in awareness, educational values and social responsibility in educational institutions have an increasing influence on sustainable development. Learning about sustainable development for young people is an essential tool for achieving sustainability. Schools should be models of sustainable living and learning. Raising awareness of certain values and education for sustainable development should start as early as possible, in primary school or in kindergarten. Education for sustainable development is transferred to lifelong learning and includes professional teachers’ training. There are many ways in which educational institutions take the responsibility for leading community towards a sustainable future and can be involved in sustainable development. Major fields of sustainable development in educational system can be developing public understanding, public awareness, restructuring of education programs, providing training and most important is access to quality basic education for everybody.The purpose of this paper is to investigate four target groups: pre-school, basic, upper secondary teachers and higher education professors and their awareness, knowledge and understanding about sustainable development in Brodsko Posavska County. The research has been carried out in the beginning of 2012. Analysis of implementation of sustainable development in educational system of Brodsko Posavska County is based on survey conducted on four education institutions: 10 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, 8 upper secondary schools and 2 higher education institutions. Altogether 40 institutions and 62 teachers/professors did respond. Research shows current understanding of the sustainable development in educational institutions in Brodsko Posavska County. It has own limitations which should be taken into consideration in further implementation of activities in education to achieve sustainable development. The main question of this paper refers that teaching stuff should be vital parts of society, have more awareness of transferring their knowledge about sustainable development. They should be centers of knowledge and promoters of sustainable development not only for people in their schools, but also for local community.