Sustainability in Education
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This book explores whether and how education promotes sustainability. This volume brings together insights from expert scholars in the field and offers both practical strategies and different perspectives on how to integrate sustainability into educational systems worldwide. The book addresses several topics such as sustainability in specific disciplines, policy frameworks, curriculum development, innovative classroom practices, and stakeholder engagement. Through the topics discussed along the chapters, the book contribute to demonstrating how education is fundamental in achieving sustainable development. It thoughtfully addresses the challenges and opportunities in this field, features successful case studies, and provides actionable recommendations for educators, especially at academic level.
For educators, policymakers, and researchers, this volume is a fundamental resource for advancing sustainability in education and reveals how education can influence and prepare future generations to lead us toward a more sustainable future.
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Teresa Turzo is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). She previously served as a Research Fellow at the University of Perugia (Italy). Her academic journey includes a visiting period at the University of Lincoln (UK). She teaches courses on auditing and the analysis of corporate economic and social performance. Her research interests encompass non-financial reporting, sustainability standards, religiosity, and informal institutions. Her studies are featured in international journals, including Meditari Accountancy Research and the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Samuel O. Idowu is a Professor of Accounting and Sustainability at the Guildhall School of Business and Law (UK), where he is the course leader for the Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability MSc and the Advanced Diploma in Professional Development (ADPD) in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Samuel is also a Professor of CSR and Sustainability at Nanjing University of Finance & Economics (China). He is a fellow member of the Chartered Governance Institute, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Governance Institute, and a named freeman of the City of London. He is the Deputy CEO and Vice President of the Global Corporate Governance Institute, an international network of CSR scholars. Samuel has published over fifty articles in both professional and academic journals, contributed chapters to several edited books, and is the Editor-in-Chief of three major global reference books by Springer: the Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR), the Dictionary of Corporate Social Responsibility (DCSR), and the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (ESM). He is also a series editor for Springer's CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance books. Samuel is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility and the American Journal of Economics and Business Administration.
Carmela Gulluscio is a Full Professor of Accounting at the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). Her academic journey includes visiting periods at LMU University of Munich (Germany). Her research interests include corporate social responsibility and sustainability, public sector accounting, accounting history, and accounting education. She is the author of several books, book chapters, and numerous articles. Her studies are featured in international journals, including Business Strategy and the Environment and Sustainability.
Content
New contextual learning environments.- Sustainability from Cradle.- The relevance of sustainability in education.- Fostering Spiritual Growth in the Classroom and Beyond.- In Search of Spirituality: Value Orientations of Universities in Bulgaria.- Exploring the Sustainability Accounting Education literature through a systematic review: towards a circular interpretive framework.- What Do Senior Italian "Economia Aziendale" Scholars Publish on Sustainability? An Analysis of Scholars Serving as Members of the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) Board.- Integrating Sustainability into Accounting and Finance Education: An Empirical Exploration of European Universities.- Sustainability in Accounting Education in Nigeria: A Study of South-East Universities.- Sustainability in accounting: an innovative educational game to develop a critical approach to the discipline.- Navigating the Intersection of Ethics and Accounting: A Dialogic Framework for Sustainability Accounting in Education.- Gender, inclusion and ethics perspectives in Italian modern accounting education.- Empowering Sustainable Distance Education: Integrating AI-driven Conversational Agents.- An Inquiry into Opportunities and Risks of Sustainable Development for Left-behind groups in the Context of the Role of AI in Higher Education.- Artificial Intelligence and Financial Accounting Education: Opportunities and Challenges for their Sustainability.- Higher Education Students' Reflections on Sustainable and Human-Centered Leadership in the Digital Era: Perspectives, Experiences, and Learning Needs.- Higher Educational Institutions and Sustainability - Understanding the Faculty perspective about their teaching, implementation, and support: A Study based on India.- Leveraging Performative Arts Programs for Enhancing Skills and Well-Being in Global Majority Youth: A Public Health Approach to Sustainable Development in London.- Project-Based Learning (PBL) as an Element of Sustainable Education Development in the 21st Century.- Forging a sustainable educational path: the imperative for responsibility and leadership.- There and back again: sustainability values transmission among UK family businesses.- Consumer Education for Sustainability and Market Citizenship. A European Private Law Perspective.- The sustainability of universities: what matter most according to key stakeholders.- Exploring students' awareness of sustainability in Higher Education: Evidence from an Italian case study.- University students' opinions of the (de)motivators of plant-based products consumption and subscription: Implications for educating young consumers.- Building sustainable communities through university partnerships in Uzbekistan.- Training and Sustainability: An Integrated Approach for Cultural and Professional Transition in Public Administration.- The challenges and solutions for delivering sustainability education.