Sustainability Education

Stephen Scoffham is Visiting Reader in Sustainability and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK and was President of the UK Geographical Association (2018-19).Steve Rawlinson is Chair of the Primary Geography Editorial Board and was President of the Geographical Association (2015-16). For many years he worked as an Initial Teacher Education Tutor at Northumbria University, UK.Contributors: Ben Ballin (Educational Consultant, UK) | Patty Born (Hamline University, USA) | Helen Clarke (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Richard Hatwood (Denbighshire County Council, UK) | Elena Lengthorn (University of Worcester, UK) | Paula Owens (Educational Consultant, UK) | Hilde Tornby (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) | Sharon Witt (Independent Scholar, @attention2place, UK) | Yocheved Yorkovsky (Gordon College of Education, Israel) | Natasha Ziebell (University of Melbourne, Australia)

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Exploring Sustainability1. Sustainability: A Hybrid Concept2. Sustainability, Prosperity and Well-being3. Towards a More Sustainable FuturePart II: Sustainability Education4. Teaching About Sustainability5. Curriculum Organisation and ManagementPart III: Areas of Study6. Earth in Space7. Life on Land8. A Wet Planet9. Weather and Climate10. Food and Farming11. Work, Transport and Energy12. The Global Village13. Special Places14. Citizenship, Communities and Democracy15. Pollution and Resources16. Unequal World17. Sustainable LivingPart IV: Implementation18. Designing Your Curriculum19. Sustainability Education in ActionGlossary of Key TermsReferencesIndex

A highly relevant and important resource for our times. The book provides great examples of how sustainability can be woven into any primary curriculum. It is full of thoughtful and informative ideas, case studies and clarification around the misconceptions linked with sustainability education.