The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching
by Kelum A. A. Gamage, Nanda Gunawardhana
1st Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119852827 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119852834 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 496 |
The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, 1st Edition, provides institutional guidance for embedding sustainable development goals within college and university curricula.
Drawing on insights from engineering, medicine, urban design, business, and environmental science, the handbook examines pedagogical strategies such as activist learning and outcome-based education. It investigates organizational factors that hinder sustainability initiatives alongside methods for developing stakeholder agency.
The volume also addresses equity and inclusive education for students with disabilities, alongside the educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It supports education developers, academics, researchers, policymakers, and accreditation personnel.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Sustainable Development: Embedding Sustainability in Higher Education
Part I: Transforming the Curriculum – Pedagogy Focused Initiatives
Chapter 2: Activist Learning for Sustainability: A Pedagogy for Change
Chapter 3: Outcome- Based Education Toward Achieving Sustainable Goals in Higher Education
Chapter 4: Transforming Ourselves to Transform Societies: Cultivating Virtue in Higher Education for Sustainability
Chapter 5: Factors that Hinder the Implementation of Sustainability Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions
Chapter 6: Developing Stakeholder Agency in Higher Education Sustainability Initiatives: Insights from a Change Laboratory Research Intervention
Chapter 7: Technology- Enhanced Education: Improving Students’ Learning Experience in the Higher Education Context
Chapter 8: Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions: Comprehensive Analysis of the Indicators and Outlook
Chapter 9: COVID- 19 Disruptions to SDG 4 in Higher Education Institutions
Part II: Transforming the Curriculum – Discipline- Specific Initiatives
Chapter 10: Integrating Harmonious Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum: Addressing the Sustainability Grand Challenge
Chapter 11: Sustaining Place Transformations in Urban Design Education: Learning and Teaching Urban Density, Mix, Access, Public/Private Interface, and Type
Chapter 12: Sustainability of Innovations in Health Professions Education
Chapter 13: Sustainability in Energy Systems Analysis and Design
Part III: Global Trends – Country Specific Initiatives
Chapter 14: Sustainability Teaching in Higher Education and Universities in Spain
Chapter 15: Sustainability in Higher Education in Egypt: Perception, Challenges, and Way Forward
Chapter 16: Youth Communicators as an Engine for Sustainable Development: A Case Study for Achieving SDGs in Remote Higher Education Institutions
Chapter 17: Streamlining Higher Education in the Maldives: Issues and Challenges
Chapter 18: Embedding Sustainability into the Education Process in the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, SUA in Nitra, Slovakia
Part IV: Equity and Inclusion within Sustainability Education
Chapter 19: Inclusive Education and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities in HigherEducation for Students with Disabilities
Chapter 20: Embedding Sustainability in Learning and Teaching: Communication Barriers to Learners with Special Needs
Chapter 21: Sustainable Higher Education for Disabled Students: Comprehensive and Quality Support for All Process Participants – University of Zagreb Support Model
Chapter 22: Barriers, New Developments, and Emerging Trends in Sustainability in HE
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