Higher education for sustainable development in Flanders: balancing between normative and transformative approaches KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
© 2017, © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper provides critical reflections on higher education for sustainable development (HESD) from a philosophical perspective. A theoretical framework is developed, based on John Dewey’s thoughts on the aim of democracy and the critical role of education herein, and with specific focus on two constructs: ‘initiative and adaptability’ and ...