PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNG
by Matthias Barth (Editor), Gerd Michelsen (Editor), Marco Rieckmann (Editor)
The Routledge International Handbook ofHigher Education for Sustainable Development gives a systematic and comprehensive overview of existing and upcoming research approaches for higher education for sustainable development. It provides a unique resource for researchers engaged in the field of higher education for sustainable development by connecting theoretical aspects of the range of relevant methodologies, showing the interdisciplinary aspects of the research field and illustrating the breadth of research directions.
With a team of international authors from leading universities in research and teaching in higher education for sustainable development this Handbook brings together a broad range of research approaches and shows how these approaches are reflected in the research practice in higher education for sustainable development. Key topics include:
- Research Paradigms and Methodologies
- Ongoing and Future Directions of Research
- Meta-Analysis and Reviews
- Policy and Politics
- Challenges for Implementation
- Action Research and Transdisciplinary Perspective
- Gender, Diversity and Post-Colonial Perspectives
- Operationalising Competencies
- Outcome-Oriented Research
- Curriculum Change
- Organisational Change and Organisational Learning
- Community and Partnerships
- University Appraisal Systems and Indicators
- Evaluation Approaches
- Engaging Academic Teachers
- Good Practice Learning and Teaching
- Transformative Leadership and Change Strategies
This Handbook is an invaluable research and teaching tool for all those working in higher education for sustainable development.
Author Biography
Matthias Barth is Professor of Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.
Gerd Michelsen is Senior Professor of Sustainability Science and UNESCO Chair of Higher Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.
Marco Rieckmann is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Vechta, Germany.
Ian Thomas is Associate Professor with the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia.
