Strategies for mainstreaming education for sustainable development in education systems
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2022-06-30Author
Thakore, Renuka
Nkuba, Michael
Mitchell, Sinéad
Kelkar, Ashish
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Thakore, Renuka, Nkuba, Michael, Mitchell, Sinéad, & Kelkar, Ashish. (2022). Strategies for mainstreaming education for sustainable development in education systems. International Journal of Pedagogy Innovation and New Technologies, 9(1). doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0016.2090
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Abstract
A meaningful and relevant ¿Excellence in Education Spaces¿ is imperative so that future generations
can address societal risks. This inevitably requires education to integrate strategies to
transform the current approaches and build on sustainability strategies. Education for sustainable
development (ESD), considered a pivotal vehicle, is, nevertheless, relegated to science and
environmental-related courses at most schools and universities. ESD is treated as one off-topic
for discussion, creating an information deficit, implying that a few future leaders get knowledge
about sustainability. The practices and attitudes about sustainable development goals (SDGs) are
not universal, failing to achieve equitable SDGs. A few purposive studies from engineering were
analysed to confirm that the ESD must be mainstreamed in education, allowing future generation delegates to build knowledge
capital at the individual and institutional levels, equip future practitioners and decision-makers with strategic capabilities to resolve
unforeseeable problems, drive societal transformation, and impact climate change, honouring SDGs