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United Kingdom: Skills Development for the Twenty-First Century

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Original language: English

John Baines (United Kingdom)

MBE and MIEnvSci. Vice-president of the Institution of Environmental Sciences; a trustee of Pictorial Charts Education Trust. He chairs the UK-based project Professional Practice for Sustainable Development. His professional work involves training courses, advice, writing educational materials, facilitating solutions and management for environmental projects and sustainable development (SD). E-mail: john.baines4@btopenworld.com

Judith Cohen (United Kingdom)

Regional Director for the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) in Yorkshire and the Humber. She is a leader in the area of SD education, and jointly edited Learning to last (2003) <www.learning2last.org/>. She has commissioned and made contributions to a number of publications to enrich the consultation process around the development of the Learning and Skills Council’s SD strategy. E-mail: jcohen@lsda.org.uk

Stephen Martin (United Kingdom)

Ph.D. Visiting professor in Education for Sustainable Development, Faculty of Technology, Centre for Complexity and Change, Open University. Holds an honorary Professorship at University College, Worcester. A SD consultant who has worked in the public and private sectors. From 1998 until 2000 he was Director of Learning for The Natural Step (UK). Author or co-author of many publications on various aspects of education for SD. E-mail: esm@esmartin.demon.co.uk

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Baines, J., Cohen, J. & Martin, S. United Kingdom: Skills Development for the Twenty-First Century . Prospects 35, 355–365 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-005-4275-z

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