Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 years)

Anne M. Dolan

ISBN 10: 1032140283 / ISBN 13: 9781032140285

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2024

About this Item

With the current climate and economic crises, education for sustainability has never been more critical. This timely and essential book encourages readers to rethink our current values systems and to interrogate common assumptions about our world. Written for all educators with an interest in sustainability, chapters address several possible future scenarios for our planet, allowing readers to make more educated choices about sustainability and to transfer this knowledge to students within the classroom.Each chapter focuses on a specific Sustainable Development Goal. Beginning with a brief historical and theoretical introduction to contextualise the goal, chapters then showcase the practical activities, case studies and exemplars that teachers can adopt when teaching. Topics explored include, but are not limited to:PovertyRenewable energyClimate changePeace and justiceHuman rightsAccess to educationThis book is an essential classroom resource for any teacher or student teacher wishing to promote the Sustainable Development Goals and to teach for a better and brighter future.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals to Young Citizens (10-16 years)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032140283
• ISBN 13: 9781032140285
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 17.4W x 2.67H x 24.61D centimeters 17.4 centimeters width by 2.67 centimeters height by 24.61 centimeters depth
• Weight: 960 grams

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Synopsis

With the current climate and economic crises, education for sustainability has never been more critical. This timely and essential book encourages readers to rethink our current values systems and to interrogate common assumptions about our world. Written for all educators with an interest in sustainability, chapters address several possible future scenarios for our planet, allowing readers to make more educated choices about sustainability and to transfer this knowledge to students within the classroom.

Each chapter focuses on a specific Sustainable Development Goal. Beginning with a brief historical and theoretical introduction to contextualise the goal, chapters then showcase the practical activities, case studies and exemplars that teachers can adopt when teaching. Topics explored include, but are not limited to:

• Poverty
• Renewable energy
• Climate change
• Peace and justice
• Human rights
• Access to education

This book is an essential classroom resource for any teacher or student teacher wishing to promote the Sustainable Development Goals and to teach for a better and brighter future.

About the Author

Anne M. Dolan is a lecturer in primary geography with the Department of Learning, Society and Religious Education in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. She is the author of Powerful Primary Geography and editor of Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools. Formerly a primary school teacher, Anne maintains a strong interest in creative and student-based pedagogies.