The Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century

Auteur

Michele John is Professor of Sustainability and Director of the Sustainable Engineering Group (SEG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Michele has been involved in sustainability education development for the past two decades. This Handbook was developed to fill an urgent need for a comprehensive resource in 21st-century sustainability knowledge and thinking for both education and management.

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This handbook discusses the concept of sustainable education as a tool for institutional leadership, educational program development, and developing course and lecture materials. It focuses on the challenges of sustainable development and explains how these challenges require a revised pedagogical approach in preparing modern students.

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Section I Introduction. 1. Education for a changing world 2. Climate change - the Elephant in the Room 3. Ethics and Values as Guiding Principles in Sustainability 4. The Role of Governance in Sustainability Management and Accountability 5. Critical Context in Sustainability Education Section II: Sustainability Understanding and Knowledge 6 Critical Concepts in Sustainability Education 7. Key Competencies in Sustainability Education 8. Environmental Focus in Sustainability Education Section III: Sustainability Teaching and Learning 9. Pedagogy and Strategies for Teaching Sustainability Education Section IV: Sustainability Education leadership 10. Institutional Leadership in Sustainability Education and Sustainable Development 11. Educating the Educators in Sustainability 12 Conclusions 13 Profile of contributing academics- name, institution, sustainability philosophy, favourite sustainability books, biggest sustainability concern