Educating young people for a sustainable future : perspectives on equity, inclusion and social justice / Erika Cudworth (works in the Education Division of the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK), Rachel Delta Higdon (Associate Professor in the Education Division of the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cudworth, Erika, author.

Higdon, Rachel Delta, author.

Series:

Emerald studies in the sociology of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational equalization.

Social justice and education.

Inclusive education.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026.

Summary:

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Focusing on significant issues affecting young people in educational contexts, and using an inclusivity lens, Educating Young People for a Sustainable Future delves into causes, consequences and proposed interventions of inequalities and exclusions. How can education contribute to securing a more socially just future and a more sustainable world? Adopting a broad, complex understanding of sustainability, chapters cohere around the key concepts underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations - those of inclusivity, combating inequality and promoting resilience and sustainability. The collection showcases cutting-edge research considering disadvantages, challenges, opportunities and strategies for educating young people from early years to adulthood, and for those who work with, and care for, them. Under a social justice lens, the chapters cover topics such as institutional racism and strategies to effectively challenge this, issues of disability and adaptive teaching and learning strategies for teachers and students, the problem of monolingualism for inclusive learning, the promotion of health and the challenge to promote learner wellbeing by understanding the causes of 'illbeing', and more. Considering young people of all ages - both within and outside the context of formal education and the transition from formal education into the workplace - the authors collectively demonstrate that educational institutions, practices and practitioners are key to realising more equitable outcomes and inclusive experiences for young people. Providing insight on a variety of methods, from surveys, interviews and policy analysis to visual and creative methods, participatory action research and co-creation, this content is relevant for a variety of disciplines in social sciences and humanities.

Contents:

Foreword / Lucy Kellaway

Introduction: Educating young people for a sustainable futures / Erika Cudworth and Rachel Delta Higdon

Chapter 1. Outdoor learning: A transformative space for action? / Dave Cudworth

Chapter 2. The responsibilisation of school leadership to facilitate the inclusion of education for sustainable development (EDS) in primary education / Angela Sibley-White

Chapter 3. The consequences of constraint: Neoliberal education as a driver of learner ill-being / Mark Tymms

Chapter 4. Reimagining family roles: Sustaining arts and cultural engagement among children and young people from low-income households / Ruqy Sakyi-Nyarko

Chapter 5. "Sometimes i feel bad speaking Gujarati" culture, connection and identity: Multilingualism in a monolingual education system / Lamia Nemouchi, Julie Summers, and Rob Peutrell

Chapter 6. Inclusion through adaptive teaching: Understanding policy and practice / Julie Summers

Chapter 7. Reframing aphantasia as neurodiversity: Exploring learning barriers and alternative processing strategies / J.C. Hing and Angela Sibley-White

Chapter 8. Germ's journey: A co-creation research project for impact in health education / Sapphire Crosby, Sarah Younie, and Katie Laird

Chapter 9. Using forum theatre as a pedagogical tool to embody the teaching of consent / Talitha Bird and Rachel Delta Higdon

Chapter 10. Near to far transitions: Proposing a sustainable framework to investigate students' transitions into work / Gisela Oliveira

Chapter 11. Whiteness in education / Rik Kennedy

Chapter 12. Parental experiences of educating at home: Sustainable futures without schooling? / Emma Wright and Erika Cudworth Conclusion: Education in the face of the future - challenges and opportunities / Erika Cudworth and Rachel Delta Higdon.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Cudworth, Erika Educating Young People for a Sustainable Future

ISBN:

9781836620228

OCLC:

1615013166