About Per Sund
I am a senior lecturer in science education at the School of Education, Culture and Communication (UKK), Mälardalen University. My research interests are Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, EE/ESD and science education, SE often from teacher’s perspectives.
I am participating in several research projects such as ‘Implementation of Education for sustainable development’ and ‘National tests in biology, physics and chemistry: potential influence on teachers´ teaching practices’.
I am a member of the Swedish National Network for Researchers in Education and Sustainable Development and the Institute for Research in Education and Sustainable Development, IRESD. I educate teachers and teacher students on education for sustainable development at national as well as international level.
Earlier positions
- Senior lecturer in Chemistry Mälardalen University part time 50% and Coordinator and acting scientific leader for the national graduate school in education and sustainable development, GRESD, Uppsala University 50% (2008-11-01 – 12-04-01)
- World wide fund for nature, WWF, 50% (2008-09-01 – 2009-04-01)
- Upper secondary teacher in Math and science (1993-2000)
- Secondary teacher in Math and Science (1985-1993)
Education
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Doctoral dissertation, 2008, Mälardalen University
Doctoral thesis: Discerning selective traditions in the socialization content of environmental education – Implications for education for sustainable development - Doctoral student supervisor course 2011, Karlstad University
- Masters of Science (MSc) in Scientific Subjects Education, 1985, Uppsala University

