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Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022 Winner, Global Dimension Teachers’ Choice Award 2023 Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023 Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher’s Awards 2023 Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide provides an accessible, in-depth guide and critique of sustainability education for school and university students, teachers, curriculum makers and school governors working around the world with children aged 3- to 14-years old. Informed by research findings and learning theory, it provides a progressive framework for sustainability education spanning all subject areas and applicable in a wide range of settings. There are over 180 age-related teaching ideas on topics such as conservation, health, food, wildlife, climate change, social justice and sustainable living, as well as provocative questions designed to stimulate educational debate. Written by two highly experienced UK-based educators, it draws together specially commissioned contributions from Australia, Israel, Norway, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Key concepts and links to the UN Global Goals (SDGs), are highlighted throughout. A companion website offers an extensive toolkit of specially prepared PowerPoint presentations and details of over 100 lectures, reports, picture books, websites and classroom and INSET teaching resources.

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Author:   Dr Stephen Scoffham ,  Steve Rawlinson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350262089

ISBN 10:   1350262080
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 April 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Exploring Sustainability 1. Sustainability: A Hybrid Concept 2. Sustainability, Prosperity and Well-being 3. Towards a More Sustainable Future Part II: Sustainability Education 4. Teaching About Sustainability 5. Curriculum Organisation and Management Part III: Areas of Study 6. Earth in Space 7. Life on Land 8. A Wet Planet 9. Weather and Climate 10. Food and Farming 11. Work, Transport and Energy 12. The Global Village 13. Special Places 14. Citizenship, Communities and Democracy 15. Pollution and Resources 16. Unequal World 17. Sustainable Living Part IV: Implementation 18. Designing Your Curriculum 19. Sustainability Education in Action Glossary of Key Terms References Index

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Sustainability Education is an engaging and compelling read which deftly weaves together rich understandings from research with suggestions and ideas for practice. * Elizabeth Rushton, Lecturer in Geography Education, King's College London, UK * A superb discussion of the notion of sustainability and the importance of including sustainability education in the primary curriculum, while illustrating how this can be achieved. A pleasure to read and learn from. * Margaret Mackintosh, Former Senior Lecturer, Primary B.Ed. University of Plymouth, UK *

Sustainability Education is an engaging and compelling read which deftly weaves together rich understandings from research with suggestions and ideas for practice. * Elizabeth Rushton, Lecturer in Geography Education, King's College London, UK * A superb discussion of the notion of sustainability and the importance of including sustainability education in the primary curriculum, while illustrating how this can be achieved. A pleasure to read and learn from. * Margaret Mackintosh, Former Senior Lecturer, Primary B.Ed. University of Plymouth, UK * The educational system we have today was designed to suit the needs of the 19th and 20th century. Now that system is fast becoming out of date! Sustainability Education is a timely book outlining an education fit for the 21st century. The authors and contributors have presented a practical way forward to transform teaching in schools from job centred education to life centred and nature centred education. Every teacher concerned with the wellbeing of people and our precious planet Earth should use this publication as a handbook for regenerative learning. * Satish Kumar, Founder, Schumacher College and Editor Emeritus, Resurgence & Ecologist, UK * This timely guide is posed to reorient thinking on sustainability education. Most importantly, young children are invited to take an active part in this journey. Authors throughout the guide display great care in their pedagogical approaches. The message of harmony, coexistence, peace, love, balance and justice is clear. * Charles Chikunda, National Program Officer - Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO office in Harare, Zimbabwe *

Sustainability Education is an engaging and compelling read which deftly weaves together rich understandings from research with suggestions and ideas for practice. * Elizabeth Rushton, Lecturer in Geography Education, King's College London, UK * A superb discussion of the notion of sustainability and the importance of including sustainability education in the primary curriculum, while illustrating how this can be achieved. A pleasure to read and learn from. * Margaret Mackintosh, Former Senior Lecturer, Primary B.Ed. University of Plymouth, UK * The educational system we have today was designed to suit the needs of the 19th and 20th century. Now that system is fast becoming out of date! Sustainability Education is a timely book outlining an education fit for the 21st century. The authors and contributors have presented a practical way forward to transform teaching in schools from job centred education to life centred and nature centred education. Every teacher concerned with the wellbeing of people and our precious planet Earth should use this publication as a handbook for regenerative learning. * Satish Kumar, Founder, Schumacher College and Editor Emeritus, Resurgence & Ecologist, UK *

Author Information

Stephen Scoffham is Visiting Reader in Sustainability and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK and was President of the UK Geographical Association (2018-19). Steve Rawlinson is Chair of the Primary Geography Editorial Board and was President of the Geographical Association (2015-16). For many years he worked as an Initial Teacher Education Tutor at Northumbria University, UK. Contributors: Ben Ballin (Educational Consultant, UK) | Patty Born (Hamline University, USA) | Helen Clarke (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Richard Hatwood (Denbighshire County Council, UK) | Elena Lengthorn (University of Worcester, UK) | Paula Owens (Educational Consultant, UK) | Hilde Tornby (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) | Sharon Witt (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Yocheved Yorkovsky (Gordon College of Education, Israel) | Natasha Ziebell (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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