Reinvigorating Climate Change Education in Universities a Social Transformative Agenda
Journal: Environmental Science & Sustainable Development (ESSD) (Vol.8, No. spec)Publication Date: 2023-09-30
Authors : Xolani Khalo Benjamin Damoah;
Page : 19-26
Keywords : Climate Change Education; Social transformation; Strategies; social change; SDG4; Universities;
Abstract
Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have implemented measures to enhance their sustainability efforts, such as integrating student-led organizations, research and innovation centers, and eco-friendly campus projects. In a unified effort to achieve SDG4, universities are collaborating to align their initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals. Incorporating these goals into the academic curricula and exploring SDG-related themes are crucial steps in this process. The global community is faced with environmental threats due to climate change. The problematic process of societal transformation involved in responding to climate change. Reviving climate change education in educational institutions can provide a strong impetus for societal change. Future leaders, professionals, and citizens are significantly shaped by the knowledge, attitudes, and abilities they acquire in universities. This paper thematically reviewed relevant literature which then sought to unpackstrategies employed by universitiesto advance climate change education. Transformational paradigm and social change (structural-functional)theory are theunderlying philosophical view for this paper. Curriculum integration, a holistic approach, experiential learning, community engagement,faculty development, campus sustainability, policy advocacy, developing student leadership, partnerships, and collaborations are some approaches to reviving climate change education that came to light from the paper. By implementing these approaches, universities may position themselves as hubs for climate change education, research, and action, raising a generation of conscious, involved, and equipped individuals ready to lead societal transformation in the direction of a sustainable future
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