Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum
Patrick Blessinger editor Enakshi Sengupta editor Taisir Subhi Yamin editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited
Published:18th Mar '20
Should be back in stock very soon
Creating a sustainable future is one of the biggest challenges that we face as a human race. This is often made even harder by the apathy of many towards the need for sustainability. Education will play a crucial role in finding a solution to the global climate crisis, by shaping future generations who are informed, enlightened and ready to take action. This book explores the value of institutions of higher education in leading the way on the topic of sustainability education by ensuring that it is well entrenched in the curriculum, as well as in everyday practice and lifestyles. This unique volume features authors from different parts of the world who narrate their own experience of integrating sustainability into their curriculum, and teaching sustainability to students. By exploring the idea that education and sustainability should be seen as intrinsically linked if we are to see global change, this important text will prove invaluable for leaders, scholars and policy specialists in higher education.
This must-read edited volume brings together a variety of scholars who offer their research results, insights, and practical and pedagogical recommendations for integrating sustainable development to curriculums. It is a very significant contribution to sustainability education literature, as it emphasizes not only teaching knowledge but acquisition of sustainability values. Sustainable development is presented as a multi-dimensional integrated system that requires an interdisciplinary approach. It presents examples from a variety of areas-e.g. healthcare, urban development, global clothing industry, and from multiple countries- New Zealand to the UK all the way to the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. -- Fahrettin Sumer * American University of Iraq *
Indeed a well edited book on the very essential issues on diverse research interests on sustainability integration in education. This book clearly shows the scholarly efforts by the editors to bring together the researchers and practitioners to contribute their insights and experiences on the very important dimensions of sustainability integration into the curriculum at different levels and geographies. The book will be an essential reference for the practitioners and academics on educational sustainability -- Indranil Bose * University of Bolton *
ISBN: 9781787699427
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200 pages