Therese Ferguson

Facing up to global challenges. In 2015 all UN Member States signed up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, defining 17 goals to be achieved collectively to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects for everyone, everywhere. With ten years left to achieve them, this series of 17 short books examine each of the goals from an economic, social, environmental and cultural perspective, looking at the implications of success and failure and what nations need to do to successfully implement the agenda. Titles included in this set: SDG1 - No Poverty:Making the Dream a Reality; SDG11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities:Towards Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Settlements;SDG16 - Peace and Justice:Challenges, Actions and the Way Forward;SDG17 - Partnerships for the Goals:Strengthening Implementation Through Global Cooperation;SDG3 - Good Health and Wellbeing:Re-Calibrating the SDG Agenda;SDG4 - Quality Education:Inclusivity, Equity and Lifelong Learning For All;SDG5 - Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls;SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation:Balancing the Water Cycle for Sustainable Life on Earth;SDG8 - Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for All;

Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices offers a unique perspective on educational approaches to creating a sustainable world. Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson complement their theoretical discussions with practical, “real world” engagements. Case studies and current research ground teaching and learning for sustainability and enable diverse communities of learners, inside and outside of classrooms, to transform their societies. With its emphasis on the crucial role of education for the transformation to a peaceful, just, inclusive and environmentally sustainable world, this book is a valuable resource for students, lecturers and researchers working in education for sustainable development across disciplines. It also is a significant text for those working in community-based, non-governmental and intergovernmental fields. Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices effectively addresses global sustainable development goals, the challenges of the climate crisis, environmental degradation, and social and economic injustices. In exploring and critically examining educational approaches to revisioning and transforming humanity’s relationships with self, others and the environment, Down and Ferguson distil what it means to educate for sustainability and to educate for the care and respect for all of life.

Sustainable Development Goal 4 seeks to 'Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.' It acknowledges that quality education is a foundational necessity for sustainable development and an enhanced quality of life. SDG4 - Quality Education: Inclusivity, Equity and Lifelong Learning For All explores the multifaceted and complex nature of the concepts of inclusivity and quality education. Drawing examples from two different country contexts (Latvia and Jamaica), the book explores how and why inclusive and quality education is critical to sustainable development. It considers the indicators of inclusive and quality education, how the concept of education for sustainable development is evolving, and the ways in which these indicators are being pursued. The book pays specific attention to the roles of teachers, teacher educators, and the curriculum in the attainment of inclusive and quality education and 21st Century skills for a sustainable society. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.