About The Learning and Teaching for Sustainability Research Group (LETS)
Learning and Teaching for Sustainability - LETS Learning and teaching for sustainability is different from learning about sustainability. The main aim of LETS is to support the development of pedagogical approaches that can motivate learners to engage, take initiative and act with responsibility towards their local and global environments. LETS encourages studying, promoting, exploring and developing ways to facilitate teaching and learning for sustainability at all levels in education. The scope and aims of the research group LETS encourages studying, promoting, exploring and developing ways to facilitate teaching and learning for sustainability at all levels in education. The term sustainability is understood as in Brundtland’s (1987) definition: “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” More precisely, care for future generations concerns humans as part of the natural world. Consequently, not compromising the needs of future generations also means conserving the diversity of animals and plants on the planet we cohabit.
The permanent LETS website at the University of South East Norway is available in both Norwegian and English.