Prof. Paul J Pace

Prof. Paul J Pace

Prof. Paul J Pace

  B.Ed.(Hons.)(Melit.),M.Ed.(Melit.),Ph.D.(Brad.)

Professor

Fawwara Centre
Siggiewi
  +356 2340 2331
Prof Paul Pace has been active in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as founder and former director of the Centre for Environmental Education & Research; chairperson of Malta’s National Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development; founder of the Malta Association of Environmental Educators; and as a researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta where he is a full-time professor in ESD and science education.

Appointed Eco-Schools National Co-ordinator for Nature Trust FEE Malta and the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Programme Country Co-ordinator, he is the vice-chairperson of the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment of the Maltese Archdiocese. He was involved in several local and foreign projects aimed at the development of curriculum material for ESD and science. He works actively with teachers in the implementation of sustainability policies in schools.

A former biology teacher, he was involved in several science examination boards and served on the National Curriculum Framework Review committee and the National Science Strategy committee.
  • Education for Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Education
  • Science (Biology) Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Curriculum Development

CARUANA, C. and PACE, P., 2018. Local Agenda 21 Processes and Their Implications for the SDGs. Handbook of Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development. Springer, pp. 293-305.

LEAL FILHO, W., AZEITEIRO, U., ALVES, F., PACE, P., MIFSUD, M., BRANDLI, L., CAEIRO, S.S. and DISTERHEFT, A., 2018. Reinvigorating the sustainable development research agenda: the role of the sustainable development goals (SDG). International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 25(2), pp. 131-142.

LEAL FILHO, W., MIFSUD, M. and PACE, P., 2018. Handbook of Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development. Springer.

GONZáLEZ, A.B. and PACE, P., 2017. Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood Education: Children’s discourses about water consumption. An Leanbh Óg, .

LEAL FILHO, W., AZEITEIRO, U., ALVES, F., PACE, P., MIFSUD, M., BRANDLI, L., CAEIRO, S.S. and DISTERHEFT, A., 2017. Reinvigorating the sustainable development research agenda: the role of the sustainable development goals (SDG). International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, , pp. 1-12.

LEAL FILHO, W. and PACE, P., 2016. Teaching Education for Sustainable Development: Implications on Learning Programmes at Higher Education. Teaching Education for Sustainable Development at University Level. Springer, pp. 1-6.

PACE, P., 2016. Education for sustainable development at higher education institutions: A critique. Editorial]. Journal of Baltic Science Education., 15(3), pp. 268-270.

LEAL FILHO, W., MANOLAS, E. and PACE, P., 2015. The future we want: Key issues on sustainable development in higher education after Rio and the UN decade of education for sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 16(1), pp. 112-129.

BUTTIGIEG, K. and PACE, P., 2013. Positive youth action towards climate change. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 15(1), pp. 15-47.

MUSCAT, M. and PACE, P., 2013. The impact of site-visits on the development of biological cognitive knowledge. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 12(3), pp. 337-351.

PACE, P., 2010. Education for sustainable development: Current fad or renewed commitment to action. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 9(4), pp. 315-323.

PACE, P., 2010. Self-evaluation as a tool in developing environmental responsibility. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 12(1), pp. 5-26.

LEAL FILHO, W., MANOLAS, E. and PACE, P., 2009. Education for sustainable development: current discourses and practices and their relevance to technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 19(2), pp. 149-165.

  • EER1023 - An introduction to Education for Sustainable Development
  • EER1026 - Participatory Processes
  • EER1027 - Citizenship and Sustainability
  • EER1028 - Project in Environmental Education and Interpretation
  • EER3101 - Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles
  • EER5201 - Education for Sustainable Development Research Seminars
  • MSE2101 - Children’s Understanding of the World through Environmental Education
  • MSS3006 - Fact or Fiction
  • MSS5005 - Teaching Secondary Science Specialisation
  • MSS5008 - Values in Science Education
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