Education and sustainability : paradigms, policies and practices in Asia

Author(s)

• Merrill, Michelle Y.

Bibliographic Information

Education and sustainability : paradigms, policies and practices in Asia

edited by Michelle Y. Merrill ... [et al.]

（Routledge research in Asian education）

Routledge, 2018 [i.e. 2017]

• : hbk

Note

Other editors: Patricia Burkhardt-Holm, Chew-Hung Chang, Md Saidul Islam, Youngho Chang

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book provides an introduction to the state of sustainability education in Asia. It covers national policies, institutional policies and practices within Asian universities, sustainability considerations for teacher training at schools of education, and pedagogical practices for sustainability in higher education. With contributors from universities and NGOs in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, India, China and South Korea, this volume brings together the best papers from a series of successful international conferences on post-secondary education for sustainability in Asia. The book is organized into five parts: * Part I focuses on paradigms for sustainability education * Part II looks at sustainability education contexts, strategies and outcomes at the national level * Part III gives examples of sustainability programs and strategies adopted at specific universities * Part IV highlights sustainability education research from schools of education * Part V explores specific examples of post-secondary educational practices in sustainability

Table of Contents

Preface Notes on contributors List of Figures List of Tables Part I. Projects and Paradigms in Sustainability Education1. Introduction: Education for Sustainability in Asian Contexts 2. Sustainable Development: Concepts, Histories, and Paradigms 3. Economics Approaches to Sustainability: Methods and Applications Part II. National Policy on Sustainability Education 4. Sustainability in Malaysian Research Universities' Curricula and Their Effectiveness 5. Sustainability in Cambodia's Higher Education System 6. Sustainability Aspects of the Education System in India 7. Sustainability Education in Korea Part III. Policies, Practices and Programmes in Asian Universities 8. Sustainability Policy and Practices in Thai Higher Education 9. Practices of Education for Sustainability in Renmin University of China Part IV. Sustainability in Asian Schools of Education 10. Indonesian Student Participation in Green Action Projects 11. Climate Change and Sustainability Education: Singapore Teachers' Perspectives 12. Education for Sustainable Development in the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 13. Inquiring into Hong Kong Undergraduate Students' Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours: A Preliminary Study Part V. Practices in and out of the Higher Education Classroom 14. A Case Study of Sustainable Landscape Architectural Design Studio Course at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand 15. Water Footprints: New Paradigms in Educating Environmental Sustainability in the Philippines 16. Enhancing University Students' Community Engagement and Social Awareness through Residential College Whole-Person Development Programs under Partnership with Local Non-Governmental Organizations in Macau 17. Conclusion: The Current State of Higher Education for Sustainability in Monsoon Asia Index

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Details

• NCID: BB24780798
• ISBN:
  • 9781138681415
• LCCN: 2017015603
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 302 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GE196
  • DC23 : 304.2071/15
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sustainability -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Asia
  • LCSH : Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Asia
  • LCSH : Education, Higher -- Asia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB15528084