Overview
- Discusses the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into higher education curricula
- Presents implementations of the SDGs in various university teaching and learning as well as research and development practices
- Offers applications and examples of how SDG studies promote technological innovations on campuses and in communities they operate
- Addresses how SDGs oriented education is an opportunity for addressing persistent environmental degradation challenges.
Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume brings together both theoretical and case study based contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), presenting an impactful combination of authors from both developing and developed countries. While most current publications addressing the SDGs and education focus on sustainable development in general and specific topics such as climate change or energy, this book attempts to accelerate the localisation of the SDGs by presenting opportunities and innovations offered in various universities and campuses regarding SDGs localisation. The book seeks to provide an important contribution to the global dialogue on IHE and the SDGs, and will be of interest to academics and researchers engaged in the SDGs and education, as well as government agencies and other interested stakeholders.
The book focuses on curriculum and learning matters, research and development as well as community engagement. Case studies detail the integration of SDGs in academic and professional development, new approaches to implementing sustainability science instruction, improvements in teaching practices to enhance teacher competence, and responsible management education. Additional focus is placed on the alignment of the SDGs in higher education with the other goals, emphasizing technological innovation for improved human health and environmental management, and climate change policies and action plans. Interdisciplinary solutions for pressing environmental problems are also provided, making sure that no one is left behind in realising these global development goals.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Godwell Nhamo is a Full Professor and Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa. He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C-Rated researcher in the fields of Climate Change and Governance, Green Economy and Sustainable Development. He holds a PhD from Rhodes University (South Africa), an MSc from the University of Botswana (Botswana) and a BSc Honours from the University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
Vuyo Mjimba is a Chief Research Specialist and the Head of the Sustainable Development Programme at the Africa Institute of South Africa in the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. He holds a PhD from The Open University (United Kingdom), an MSc from the University of Zimbabwe and a BSc Honours from the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Development Goals and Institutions of Higher Education
Editors: Godwell Nhamo, Vuyo Mjimba
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26157-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26156-6Published: 26 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26159-7Published: 26 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26157-3Published: 14 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 212
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental and Sustainability Education, Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Development and Sustainability, Science and Technology Studies