Experiential Learning and Community Partnerships for Sustainable Development

A Foundational Model for Climate Action
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-74171-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Higher Education

This book addresses the growing demand for applied experiences that move students beyond learning into the realm of doing by supporting the development of skills and competencies that align with emerging areas of innovation and work. It considers the urgent need to promote and invest in skills that support sustainable development, such as those needed to analyze and mitigate climate change. The authors argue that this challenge provides an opportunity to reimagine the use of Experiential Learning, connecting students with community-based partners doing the work of sustainable development around the world. Featuring compelling case studies of project partners in Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania working to address the complexities of climate change, they offer a practical model for implementing Experiential Learning that can be translated and scaled across sectors and resource environments. It is aimed at scholars and educators working across higher education and international education with interests in digital and experiential education.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heath, Christina

Huber, Mara

Jabot, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Expecting More from Experiential Learning

1. A Case for Project Challenges

2. Activating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

3. Community-Based Partners 4. Mentors, Teachers, and Content Experts

Part II: A Scalable Model

5. Creating a Project Portal

6. PEARL Engagement Framework

7. Leveraging Digital Badges

8. Curricular Versatility

Part III: Partners, Projects, and Students

9. Empowering Women Farmers in Uganda

10. Addressing Vulnerability with Community Technologies in Tanzania

11. Youth Engagement in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda

12. Transforming Basic Education in Enugu Nigeria

13. Featured Partners and their Engagement with the SDGs

Part IV: Synergies and Broader Impacts

14. STEM Education and Global Climate Change

15. Geospatial Technologies and Open Science

16. NASA Globe and the Sustainable Development Goals

17. Ecorestoration and Regenerative Agriculture

Epilogue: Putting our Partners on the Map

Appendix: Featured Technology-Supported Tools and Resources

Über Autor(innen)

Mara Huber is Senior Director of Instructional Innovation and Transformation at the University at Buffalo Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation (CATT).

Michael Jabot is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Science Education at the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.

Christina Heath is Administrative Director of the Experiential Learning Network, University at Buffalo, USA.