Just Published: Quality Education
Christian Heritage College celebrates the recent publication of Quality Education.
Comprising 100 book chapters, Quality Education is Vol. 4 of the peer reviewed multivolume edited Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals—Transforming the World We Want, the largest editorial project on sustainable development ever undertaken, and the world’s most comprehensive publication on the United Nations SDGs. Comprising 17 volumes and 1,700 book chapters, the encyclopedia is part of Springer Nature’s award-winning World Sustainability Series.
Dr Johannes M. Luetz who chairs the CHC Research Committee was one of seven Associate Editors who worked on the book for three years, coordinating the peer review of different sections.
A total 16 CHC academics contributed chapters to the book, some of which co-authored with academics from other national and international universities, including University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Griffith University, Alphacrucis College, Australian Catholic University (ACU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), among others.
CHC is proud to have a stake in this timely and weighty book on Quality Education.
Congratulations to our academics!
CHC academics and students can access the book via the CHC Library here.
CHC academics contributed the following chapters to Vol. 4 Quality Education:
Alex Baumber, Johannes M. Luetz, Graciela Metternicht: Carbon Neutral Education: Reducing Carbon Footprint and Expanding Carbon Brainprint; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_13-1
Jer-Ming Chen, Johannes M. Luetz: Mono-/Inter-/Multi-/Trans-/Anti-disciplinarity in Research; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_33-1
Amy Emanuel, Natalie Gelche: Distance Learning: A Viable Option; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_16-1
Sam Hey: Spirituality for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Equitable Education; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_31-1
Richard Leo: History of Education: Seeking the Common Good as a Collective Social Endeavour; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_23-1
Johannes M. Luetz: Disaster-Resistant Schools for Disaster-Resilient Education; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_15-1
Craig B. Murison, Glenda Hepplewhite: Graduate Attributes in Australian Higher Education: Implications of an Economic Rationalist Approach; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_22-1
Wendy Nelson, Clifford F. Fowler, Johannes M. Luetz: Intercultural Education for Intercultural Competence: A New Kind of Literacy for Sustainable Development; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_28-1
Jamie Parr, Tiania Stevens: Challenges of Equity and Discrimination in the Education of Gifted Children; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_21-1
Robyn Press: Student Feedback-Informed, Validated Education; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_83-1
Jeannie Trudel: Organizational Culture in Higher Educational Institutions: Link to Sustainability Initiatives; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_30-1
Satine Winter: Inclusive and Exclusive Education for Diverse Learning Needs; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_24-1
Satine Winter: Special Education: From Disability to Exceptionality; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_32-1
CHC academics and students can access the book via the CHC Library here.
Quality Education
- Explores ways to ensure inclusive and equitable education
- Promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all
- Fosters knowledge to support the UN Sustainable Development Goal to ensure sustainable consumption and production
The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals—Transforming the World We Want comprehensively addresses the United Nations SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. Vol. 4 Quality Education addresses SDG 4, namely “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
(Book Frontmatter, Table of Contents and Editor and Associate Editor information can be downloaded here. A Product Flyer is available here.)
Chapter contributions by CHC academics to other Encyclopedia volumes:
In addition to contributing to Vol. 4 Quality Education, CHC academics also published chapters in other encyclopedia volumes, including Vol. 1 No Poverty, Vol. 13 Climate Action and Vol. 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Vol. 1 No Poverty (SDG 1: “End poverty in all its forms everywhere”):
David Quak, Johannes M. Luetz: Human Happiness: Conceptual and Practical Perspectives; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69625-6_79-1
Vol. 13 Climate Action (SDG 13: “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”):
Johannes M. Luetz: Climate Refugees: Why Measuring the Immeasurable Makes Sense Beyond Measure; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71063-1_81-1
Johannes M. Luetz, John Merson: Climate Change and Human Migration as Adaptation: Conceptual and Practical Challenges and Opportunities; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71063-1_46-1
Vol. 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16: “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”):
Johannes M. Luetz, Daniel Jackson, Kaye McBurnie: Leadership and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Principles, and Practices; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_105-1