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1 online resource (223 pages) |
Series |
Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development |
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Routledge studies in sustainable development.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I The need for change; 1 Living in a time of transformation: the challenge of sustainability; 2 From policy to action: the maturation of education for sustainable development; 3 Higher education in the twenty-first century: old missions and new challenges; 4 Connecting the dots: higher education for sustainable development; Part II Learning for a change; 5 What are we striving for? Learning objectives and educational goals |
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6 What's hot and what's not? Topics in higher education for sustainable development7 Facilitating competence development: from teaching to learning; 8 Learning to what end? Assessing and evaluating learning outcomes; Part III Learning to change; 9 Changing university organization from within: a 'next practices' approach; 10 Curriculum change and education for sustainable development: patterns of implementation; 11 Drivers and barriers to curriculum change; Part IV Beyond change; 12 Towards systemic social learning; 13 Educational contributions to sustainability science |
Summary |
In a time of unprecedented transformation as society seeks to build a more sustainable future, education plays an increasingly central role in training key agents of change. This book asks how we can equip students and scholars with the capabilities to promote sustainability and how the higher education curriculum can be changed to facilitate the paradigm shift needed. Across the globe, a rising number of higher education institutions and academics are responding to these questions by transforming their own teaching and learning and their institutions' curricula. This book contributes to that d |
Notes |
14 Ways forward in higher education for sustainable developmentIndex |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Environmental education.
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Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Environmental education
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Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781135052027 |
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1135052026 |
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9780203488355 |
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0203488350 |
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9781135052003 |
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113505200X |
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9781135052010 |
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1135052018 |
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9780415833745 |
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0415833744 |
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9781138693005 |
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1138693006 |
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