The publication of these books illustrates UCL’s commitment to research that focuses on education’s role in tackling global challenges. These pressing topics are at the forefront of the discussions going on within universities. The emphasis on education for sustainability and climate change education is particularly fitting as UCL prepares to attend COP28, the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference – which will be held in Dubai at the end of November.
Boths books have been edited by DERC Director, Professor Douglas Bourn.
The first, entitled Pedagogy of Hope for Global Social Justice: Sustainable Futures for People and the Planet, explores the educational role of hope as an approach to learning about global issues in different areas of the world.
It is co-edited by Visiting Professor Massimiliano Tarozzi, UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education. He says: “In these turbulent times when wars, climate change and pandemics seem to impose on us a bleak vision of the future, education should be able to instil a vision of hope that can overcome pessimism and help students to imagine possible worlds.”
