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Transformative Pedagogies for Sustainable Development

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Transformative pedagogies for sustainable development encourage learners to change the direction of development that seems to be inevitable by enhancing their awareness, understanding of complexities, empathy, compassion and empowerment.

New Ideal of the Good Life Is Needed

In a new geologic epoch – the Anthropocene epoch – humankind is the biggest individual determiner of the future of planet Earth, which means that the future is in the hands of humans more than ever before (Crutzen 2002). In other words, the effect of humans on the atmosphere, oceans, and nature is great enough to leave permanent impacts (Rocktström et al. 2009). The species Homo sapiens is destroying the natural systems that maintain all life (Ripple et al. 2018).

Our children will live in a world where wild areas are reduced, where there are fewer animal and plant species, where fewer areas are available for food production, and where natural resources are declining and the climate is more volatile...

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  1. Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

    Arto O. Salonen

  2. School of Vocational Teacher Education, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland

    Jani Siirilä

  3. Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Jani Siirilä

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Salonen, A.O., Siirilä, J. (2019). Transformative Pedagogies for Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_369-1

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