Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum.
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- Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Series ; v.18 .
- Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Series .
Intro -- HalfTitle Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Series Editors' Introduction -- Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning -- Foreword -- References -- Part I-IN PRACTICE -- Introduction to Integrating Sustainability into Curriculum -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Conclusion -- Chapter Overviews -- References -- Chapter 1-Integrating Sustainable Development into Healthcare Curriculum -- Introduction -- Program-Level Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Development -- Pedagogical-Level Development to Promote Sustainable Development: Socially Immersive Learning -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2-Embedding Sustainable Development in the Curricula: Learning about Sustainable Development as a Means to Develop Self-Awareness -- Introduction -- Harper Adams University: The Teaching of Sustainable Development in a Food Technology Curriculum -- Case Studies -- After the Harvest -- Fighting Hunger in the Coffee Lands -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3-A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to Integrating Sustainability into the Curriculum at a University in a Small Island Developing State in the Caribbean -- Introduction -- SDGs and HEIs -- Incorporating the SDGs into a Sociology Course -- Incorporating the SDGs into an Economics Course -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 4-Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum: A Case Study on the Developing of Sustainability Competencies in Industrial Design Students at a Bachelor Level in Mexico -- Introduction -- Aim -- Method -- Curriculum Intervention and Its Methodology -- Curriculum Intervention Methodology -- The Development of Competencies -- Data Analysis and Results -- Survey of Students' Responses to Competencies -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. Part II-INNOVATIVE APPROACHES -- Chapter 5-Programs, Workshops, Resources, and Other Supports for Post-Secondary Sustainability Educators -- Introduction -- An Overview of Selected Literature -- Educational Development for Sustainability -- Sustainability Education Intensive -- Methods -- Results -- Summative (Post-Program Inquiry, Day 3) and Post-Program Inquiry (One Year Later) -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6-Hortus in Urbe: Building a Sustainable Development Curriculum in Chicago -- Teaching Urban Sustainability in Chicago -- The Curricular and Urban Context -- The Curriculum and Its Development -- Profile of Students -- Studying Urban Sustainability in Chicago -- Transit-oriented Development -- Affordable Housing -- Urban River Restoration and Redevelopment -- Building Sustainable Urban Development Leaders -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7-An Interdisciplinary Teaching Module on the Global Clothing Industry: Lessons from Working across Four Disciplines and Two Universities -- Introduction -- History of the Teaching Module -- Description of the Current Interdisciplinary Iteration -- Evaluation of the 2018 Psychology/Chemistry Iteration -- Method -- Measures -- Results -- Discussion -- General Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8-Integrating Sustainability into a Freshman-Engineering Course through an Institute-Level Initiative: A Teaching-Learning Model with Authentic Activity and Context -- Introduction -- Center for SLS at Georgia Tech -- Integrating Sustainability into a Freshman-Engineering Design Course -- Sustainability in Engineering Design Curriculum -- About the Center-affiliated Course -- Overview of Intervention Strategies: Sociotechnical Project-based Learning with Context -- External Representation of Design-for-Sustainability -- Sustainable External Representation Designs. Humanitarian Design Projects with a Social Sustainability Theme -- Course Objectives, Learning Outcomes, and Assessment -- Assessment -- Methods and Results -- Student Reflections -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9-Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum: Enacting "Scalar Shifting" in ESD Competencies -- Introduction -- The Tensions of Blending Practical and Academic Education -- Creating a learning linkage between scales: from practical project intervention to SDG solution. -- Methodology -- Introduction to the Crossing Borders Case Study -- Scalar-Shifting Processes in the ESD's Six Competencies -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Systems Thinking -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Futures Thinking -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Normative Thinking -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Action-Oriented Thinking -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Interpersonal Skills -- Scalar-Shifting Processes around Integrative Meta-Competences -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- About the Contributors -- NAME INDEX -- Subject Index.
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 everyday practice and lifestyles.