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Book SynopsisDesigning an Innovative Pedagogy for Sustainable Development in Higher Education
This book develops a green pedagogy and an innovation mindset in higher education by using approaches based on innovative design thinking, arts-based practices, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship for sustainable development. New pedagogical methods and educational solutions are developed throughout this book to offer pedagogical support to both students and university/college-level instructors.
This book leads students as well as their instructors, through an artful and experimental way of thinking and doing, to take the ownership of the co-creation process. This is the basis for increasing social responsibility, motivation and commitment, and fostering creativity and innovation.
An educational toolkit, including human-centric design methods, digital tools, creative and arts-based practices, innovation-related skills, and nascent and social entrepre
Table of Contents
Preface. Editors. Contributors Bio. Introduction. 1. The Economics of Sustainable Development. 2. Sustainable Development in Higher Education: A Constructivist Conceptual Framework for Smart Learning and Education. 3. Cultural Heritage and Education for Sustainability. 4. “I Can Be the Beginning of What I Want to See in the World”: Outcomes of a Drama Workshop on Sustainability in Teacher Education. 5. Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Higher Education: The Long-Run Effect in Sustainable Development. 6. Entrepreneurship in Higher Education and Nascent Entrepreneurship. 7. Education in Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Teacher Education at the University of Athens, Greece. 8. Developing an Innovative Pedagogy for Sustainability in Higher Education. Index.
