2015 Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 3_4-17
The Japan Society for the Study of Adult and Community Education promoted project study of “Education for Sustainable Development as Adult and Community Education” from the year 2010 to 2012. In this project, researchers in the filed of adult and community education, environmental education, and development education discussed various issues about education for sustainable development（ESD）. First, the project study showed the differences in approaches to ESD between adult and community education, environmental education, and development education. Second, this study clarified the roles of multi-stakeholders such as non-profit organization, commercial company, and institution of higher education. Third, the project members discussed professional skills and training methods of coordinator and facilitator promoting ESD.
In future research, it is important to regard sustainability not only as environmental and social one but also human sustainability. It is necessary to question human knowledge, skill, and competency based on accumulations in the filed of adult and community education. As a preliminary, it is necessary to capture society as dynamic process consisting of residents’ learning.
