Description
To address the grand challenges of the 21st century, societies must undergo substantial transformations. Whether the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set in place by the United Nations as targets to be reached by 2030, can be reached will depend in part on how successfully education strategies empower learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to transform themselves, their communities, and their societies. Educational institutions have critical roles to play in facilitating and supporting these transitions. To fulfill this vision and be transformational, however, education and educational institutions themselves will have to be transformed.
Digitalization, New Media, and Education for Sustainable Development explores how digitalization and new media are already shaping and will shape the transformation of international educational systems. It examines all aspects related to and interconnections between digitalization, new media, and education for sustainable development. Covering topics such as biased design, energy smart schools, and project-based learning, this premier reference source is an indispensable resource for educators and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, preservice teachers, teacher educators, government officials, policymakers, community leaders, researchers, and academicians.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Lars Keller (Ed.)
Lars Keller
is Full Professor for Education for Sustainable Development at Universität Innsbruck, Austria. Leader of the research team Education and Communication for Sustainable Development, leader of various scientific research projects in Climate Change Education and ESD, publications of books and research articles in renowned journals, editor of journal GW-Unterricht (Education in geography and economics), various awards for scientific work (e.g. Hans Bobek Award of the Austrian Geographical Society, Austrian Sustainability Award), Consultant for the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, leader of SDG4 in Uninetz Austria.
Gerd Michelsen (Ed.)
Gerd Michelsen
studied economics at the Universities of Kiel and Freiburg i. Br., Professor for Environmental and Sustainability Communication at Leuphana University Lueneburg from 1995 to 2013, then Senior Professor for Sustainability Research. From 2005 to 2021 holder of the UNESCO Chair "Higher Education for Sustainable Development" at Leuphana University Lueneburg. Main research interests: sustainable development, (higher) education for sustainable development, sustainability communication; various voluntary activities at national and international level.
Syamsul Bachri (Ed.)
Syamsul Bachri
is an associate professor of disaster risk management at the geography department, social science faculty, state university of Malang, Indonesia. He is recently appointed vice dean of research, innovation, and community engagement. Before, he was the head of the master's and doctoral geography education study program. He graduated with his Ph.D. from the Department of Geography at Innsbruck University Austria, and he continues researching geography related to disaster management and sustainable development. His primary expertise is in human-environment systems interaction with the complex condition at local to regional scales. In addition, he also engages research in sustainable education.