2082-7806 Learning by Doing: The Sociological Approach within Education for a Sustainable Development Iwińska Katarzyna author Sałkowska Marta author Uniwersytet Civitas Centrum Nauki Kopernik Correspondence to: Katarzyna Iwińska katarzyna.iwinska@civitas.edu.pl Correspondence to: Marta Sałkowska marta.salkowska@kopernik.org.pl 05 03 2020 11/2020 2020 1 28 Copyright © 2020 2020 <p>The objective of this article is to critically and reflectively describe the idea of education for sustainable development (ESD) in the context of higher education. We tackle the possibilities of implementation some useful skills and competences in the process of students’ sociological training. Firstly, the concept of ESD is discussed and its framework is presented focusing on the social aspect of sustainable development. Then we introduce a link between sociological training and ESD, as well as the challenges faced by the academy, academic teachers and students. 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