Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures
This edited volume analyzes cases of higher education programs engaging with sustainable development. Offering cases from across the globe that focus on the role of universities in promoting societal transformations and building sustainable futures, the volume specifically discusses how higher education institutions can educate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As critical spaces for research, development, and innovation, higher education institutions are fundamental change agents for societal transformations. Their role in disseminating sustainability through different paths is undeniable, and it is worth discussing the dimensions that surround the concept of sustainability within universities. Considering the role of policy, curriculum, practice, teaching, research, and development paths in universities, this book looks at the contributions of higher education sector to our vision of sustainable development. This publication offers readers a chance to look at different higher education institutions’ engagement with sustainable development through political, managerial, curricular and practical steps.
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| Veröffentlichung: | 23.08.2022 |
| Höhe/Breite/Gewicht | H 25,4 cm / B 17,8 cm / - |
| Seiten | 230 |
| Art des Mediums | Buch [Gebundenes Buch] |
| Preis DE | EUR 160.49 |
| Preis AT | EUR 164.99 |
| Reihe | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-07190-4 |
| ISBN-10 | 3031071905 |
Ãœber den Autor
Dr. Mustafa Öztürk is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and an EFL Instructor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. He is also an international research fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, USA and a Peace Fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand as a recipient of 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship. He holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Middle East Technical University, Turkey. He completed a non-degree postgraduate study in Learning, Learning Environments and Educational Systems at University of Turku, Finland. He conducted his postdoctoral research at Teachers College of Columbia University on empowering ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) competencies in teacher education. With his research initiatives on ESD, he was awarded the Human Development Research Award by Koç University UNESCO Chair, Turkey. In 2019, he was given the title of Associate Professor by Turkish Council of Higher Education owing to his publications and research activities.
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