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Education for sustainable development in the Caribbean : pedagogy, processes and practices / Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Down, Lorna, author.
- Ferguson, Therese, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development--Study and teaching--Caribbean, English-speaking.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (124 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Kingston, Jamaica : The University of the West Indies Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book, 'Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices', explores the integration of sustainable development education within the Caribbean context. Authored by Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson, it delves into the key issues of climate change, disaster risk management, and global citizenship, emphasizing their relevance in educational frameworks. The authors highlight the role of education as a transformative tool to address global challenges such as poverty, biodiversity loss, and violence. The text draws upon quantitative and qualitative research, offering insights from classroom and community experiences, particularly in teacher education. It aims to contribute to the global discourse on sustainable development by providing perspectives from small island nations. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Intro
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- VALUES EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- KEY ISSUES: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Peace and Global Citizenship
- EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHER EDUCATION
- EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY
- REVISIONING ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- EXEMPLARS OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES AND PRACTICES
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789766408923
- 9766408920
- OCLC:
- 1393309682
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