| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 302 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Asian Education |
| Contents |
Introduction : education for sustainability in Asian contexts / Michelle Y. Merrill -- Sustainable development : concepts, histories, and paradigms / Kieu Li Hao Edson and Md Saidul Islam -- Economics approaches to sustainability : methods and applications / Youngho Chang, Dang Thi Quynh Trang and Michelle Y. Merrill -- Sustainability in Malaysian research universities' curricula and their effectiveness / Mohammad Imam Hasan Reza -- Sustainability in Cambodia's higher education system / Lonn Pichdara and Srinivasa Madhur -- Sustainability aspects of the education system in India / Vinod K. Sharma and Sangeeta Sharma -- Sustainability education in Korea / Oh-Sang Kwon -- Sustainability policy and practices in Thai higher education / Chanita Rukspollmuang -- Practices of education for sustainability in Renmin University of China / Xiaoxia Wang and Heyue Liu -- Indonesian student participation in green action projects / Stien Johanna Matakupan -- Climate change and sustainability education : Singapore teachers' perspectives / Chew-Hung Chang and Liberty Pascua -- Education for sustainable development in the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand / Fuangarun Preededilok -- Inquiring into Hong Kong undergraduate students' environmental attitudes and behaviours : a preliminary study / Wan Wai-yan Sally -- A sustainable approach in landscape planning and design : a case study of landscape visions for Bangkok, Thailand's green periphery / Asan Suwanarit -- Water footprints : new paradigms in educating environmental sustainability in the Philippines / Marlon C. Pareja -- Enhancing university students' community engagement and social awareness through residential college whole-person development programs under partnership with local non-governmental organizations in Macau / Wan Sancia -- Conclusion : the current state of higher education for sustainability in monsoon Asia / Michelle Y. Merrill, Chew-Hung Chang and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainability -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Asia
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Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Asia
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Education, Higher -- Asia
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- Higher.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Education, Higher
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Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Merrill, Michelle Y., editor
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Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia, editor
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Chang, Chew-Hung, editor
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Islam, Md Saidul, editor
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Chang, Youngho, editor
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| ISBN |
9781315109992 |
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1315109999 |
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