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Effective Implementation of Sustainability Education in Higher Education Settings via Transformative Learning Approach: Literature Review and Framework Proposal

Effective Implementation of Sustainability Education in Higher Education Settings via Transformative Learning Approach: Literature Review and Framework Proposal
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Author(s): Sadaf Taimur (The University of Tokyo, Japan)and Motoharu Onuki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 22
Source title: Paradigm Shifts in 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Şenol Orakcı (Aksaray University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3146-4.ch015

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Abstract

In this chapter, the importance of equipping educators with transformative learning approach to implement sustainability education in higher education settings has been discussed. The chapter talks about sustainability education as a way to achieve sustainable development and transformative learning approach to implement sustainability education effectively in higher education settings. The entry discusses the literature introducing the prominent concepts and ideas for transformative learning approach and establishes the importance of providing educators with the right pedagogy for effective implementation of sustainability education, in higher education settings, using transformative learning approach. In the final section, the authors conceptualized a framework, based on literature review, highlighting the learning experiences and the pedagogies required to bring transformative learning approach to practice in the context of sustainability education in higher education settings.

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