Education for Sustainable Development in Preservice Teacher Program: A Bibliometric Study

Abstract

As the earth's condition gets worse due to many environmental and social challenges, sustainable development is a solution that must be carried out by all parties, including all actors in the education sector. Sustainability education or education for sustainable development is essential to enhance sustainable development. Teachers are role models for students to have knowledge and awareness of sustainability. As the younger generation, students will become citizens who carry out the future business and country's development, so they should act and behave according to sustainability principles. Thus, the role of teachers is significant in forming a young generation that possesses a high knowledge and awareness of sustainability, which determines their sustainability behavior in the future. Therefore, sustainability education for prospective teachers is very crucial. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of research trends regarding sustainability education for preservice teachers using bibliometric analysis by utilizing the VOS viewer and analysis features provided by Scopus. The articles used are on sustainability education for preservice teachers published in the Scopus database from 1998 to 2024. The study results show that many areas still need further study that scholars can use to research in this field.