Engagement with Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Universities as Transformative Spaces for Sustainable Futures

ISBN-13: 9783031071904 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Öztürk, Mustafa

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Chapter1. What is missing? Learning from Case Studies in “Circular” Products about the Need for Degrowth as a Long-term Sustainability Strategy.- Chapter2. The Blockchain Business Model Canvas for the Post-Pandemic Sustainable University.- Chapter3. Distance Learning and Sustainability Curriculum Development on Higher Education.- Chapter4. Holistic Interactions in Higher Education and SDG Indicators With Consequences Based on Environmental Shocks.- Chapter5. SDGs and Universities: Higher Education Engagement through the Global Master’s in Development Practice Program.- Chapter6. Engaging Students of Business Management to Face Collective Social Dilemmas: The Contribution of the Sociology of Emotions.- Chapter7. Engaging Students in Global Endeavors: Case of a Small Liberal Art College in the USA in Partnerships to Promote SDGs.- Chapter8. Higher Education for Sustainable Development in China: Policy, Curriculum, Practices and Perspectives.- Chapter9. Engagement of Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education Curricula: A Reflection from Tanzania.- Chapter10. Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education in Mexico: History, Public Policies, and Results.- Chapter11. Reforming Religion-Based Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of The Southernmost Thailand’s Islamic Studies International Program, Prince of Songkla University.- Chapter12. Planning and Technology Implementation for Student Engagement in Developing SDGs in Indian Engineering Education Institution: A Case Study.- Chapter13. Teacher Education Study Abroad at the Vanguard for Sustainability Education.- Chapter14. Engagement with Sustainable Development Goals in Accounting Education: The Case of a Public University in Sri Lanka

O autorze

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.