Handbook of Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development [Hardcover]

This book focuses on lifelong learning for sustainable development, an aspect that has been rarely explored in great detail. It also discusses methodological approaches and experiences deriving from case studies and projects, which demonstrate how lifelong learning for sustainable development can be implemented in practice.

The book provides?respecting research institutions, universities, NGOs, and enterprises?with an opportunity to display and present their work in this field. It fosters the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the context of concerning initiatives, especially with regard to successful projects and best practices.

Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development - Is Adult Education Left Behind?.- Teachers Competences in Sustainability During Lifelong Learning.- Empowerment for Sustainability in a Community Context: Lifelong Learning and Story of the Big 5 Community Tourism Forum, Koffiekraal/Brakkuil (South Africa).- Education for Sustainable Development in Non-formal Set-ups: Diagnosing a Culture of Inertia.- Lifelong Learning for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development in Pakistan.- Empowering Youths:? An Alternative Learning Pathway for a Sustainable Future.- Empowering Youths as Lifelong Learners Through Education for Sustainable Development: A Critique from the Perspective of Maltese Youths.?

Professor Walter Leal Filho [BSc, PhD, DSC, DPhil, DL, DEd, DLit] is a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the founding director of the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, a recently created centre aimed at supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has nearly 30 years of experience on matters related to sustainable development, and has in excess of 300 publications to his credit.

Prof Paul PACE [B.Ed. (Hons.), M.Ed., Ph.D.] is anlC+