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Schooling for Sustainable Development in Africa

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Editors:
  1. Heila Lotz-Sisitka

    1. Environmental Learning Resource Centre (ELRC), Education Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  2. Overson Shumba

    1. School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

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  3. Justin Lupele

    1. Chief of Party: USAID, Strengthening Educational Performance Up (STEP-UP), Lusaka, Zambia

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  4. Di Wilmot

    1. Faculty of Education, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  • Profiles some of what is known about ESD and quality teaching and learning in African schooling
  • teacher education in Africa
  • Foregrounds specific dynamics, such as curriculum, teaching and learning approaches, as well as the more integrated dynamics of ESD
  • Shows that ‘learning as connection’ is key to improved quality and relevance of education in Africa
  • Pays attention to issues of context and history, policy and

Part of the book series: Schooling for Sustainable Development (SSDE)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Teachers and Teacher Education

    1. Education Quality and the Introduction of New Teaching Methods into Teacher Education

      • Evaristo Kalumba
      Pages 219-230

    2. Reflecting on Innovative ESD Pedagogies in the Context of Teacher Education in Lesotho

      • Tšepo Mokuku, Mantoetse Jobo
      Pages 231-244

    3. Enhancing Agency and Action in Teacher Education in Zimbabwe

      • Caleb Mandikonza, Cecilia Mukundu
      Pages 245-257

    4. Towards Professional Learning Communities: A Review

      • Sirkka Tshiningayamwe, Zintle Songqwaru
      Pages 259-273

    5. Development of ‘Fundisana Online’: An ESD E-Learning Programme for Teacher Education

      • Shepherd Urenje, Wolfgang Brunner, Andrew Petersen
      Pages 275-289
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About this book

This book considers the scope and dynamics of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and learning in schools in Africa. It explores the conditions and processes that support such learning, and examines how ESD in schooling can improve the quality and relevance of education. The quality of education has been defined internationally as a key concern for educational institutions around the world, including schools in Africa. The models of quality are often limited to performance-based approaches and/or inclusive approaches. The contributions in this book show that there is more to a discussion on educational quality in Africa thanperformance success and/or inclusion. The chapters explain how ESD brings a new relevance to education in Africa, and at the same time, sounds the beginning of a new concept of quality education. The volume presents a collection of experiences in creating and supporting quality learning processes through a variety of ESD practices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Environmental Learning Resource Centre (ELRC), Education Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Heila Lotz-Sisitka

  • School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

    Overson Shumba

  • Chief of Party: USAID, Strengthening Educational Performance Up (STEP-UP), Lusaka, Zambia

    Justin Lupele

  • Faculty of Education, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Di Wilmot

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Schooling for Sustainable Development in Africa

  • Editors: Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Overson Shumba, Justin Lupele, Di Wilmot

  • Series Title: Schooling for Sustainable Development

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45989-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45987-5Published: 16 December 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83414-6Published: 07 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45989-9Published: 11 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 289

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Geography, Learning & Instruction, Sustainable Development

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