Educating for Sustainability in Japan
Language: English
Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016
Series: Book 19 of 51 - Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
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Editor(s): Singer, Jane; Gannon, Tracey; Abe, Osamu; Mochizuki, Yoko; Noguchi, Fumiko. Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development. Num Pages: 308 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTF; JFFC; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 566. . 2016. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Educating for Sustainability in Japan
- Author
- . Ed(s): Singer, Jane; Gannon, Tracey; Abe, Osamu; Mochizuki, Yoko; Noguchi, Fumiko
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1138885231
- ISBN 13
- 9781138885233
- Series
- Book 19 of 51: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
Educating for Sustainable Development (ESD) approaches are holistic and interdisciplinary, values-driven, participatory, multi-method, locally relevant and emphasize critical thinking and problem-solving. This book explains how ESD approaches work in the Japanese context; their effects on different stakeholders; and their ultimate potential contribution to society in Japan. It considers ESD in both formal and informal education sectors, recognizing that even when classroom learning takes place it must be place-based and predicated on a specific community context. The book explores not only ‘Why ESD’, but why and how ESD in Japan has gained importance in the past decade and more recently in the wake of the triple disaster of March 2011. It considers how ESD can help Japan recover and adapt to disasters and take initiative in building more resilient and sustainable communities.
This volume asks the questions: What are some examples of positive contributions by ESD to sustainability in Japan? What is the role of ESD in Japan in activating people to demand and work towards change? How can schools, universities and non-governmental organizations link with communities to strengthen civic awareness and community action? After an introduction that elucidates the roots and recent promotion of ESD in Japan, part one of this volume looks at the formal education sector in Japan, while part two examines community-based education and sustainability initiatives. The latter revisits the Tohoku region five years on from the events of March 2011, to explore recovery and revitalization efforts by schools, NGOs and residents.
This is an invaluable book for postgraduate students, researchers, teachers and policy makers working on ESD.
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About the Author
Jane Singer is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan, where she co-supervises the Environmental Education study area. Her research focuses on human migration and displacement, community resilience, campus sustainability and tertiary-level education for sustainability.
Tracey Gannon was a lecturer and later a tenured associate professor in environmental communication at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan, from 2003 to 2014. She currently divides her time between Japan and the UK, combining freelance editorial work and sustainability teaching with ongoing research into environmental education and eco literacy.
Fumiko Noguchi has been working in the field of environmental education and ESD for nearly twenty years. She has been working for the Japan Council on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J) as the International Programme Coordinator since 2004. She is currently a researcher at the Centre for Global Research, RMIT University, Australia.
Yoko Mochizuki is Head of the Rethinking Curriculum Programme at the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in New Delhi, India, which she joined in 2015 from UNESCO Paris.
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