Sadaf Taimur

There is an increasing emphasis on using transformative learning approach through pedagogies to make Higher Sustainability Education (HSE) more effective. The study explores how Design Thinking (DT) as a pedagogy can be conducive to transformative learning in the digital settings, in HSE, by incorporating the critical components of the Digital Transformative Pedagogy (DTP) framework. The study describes the design and implementation of two courses from universities in Japan and Germany and captu

Abstract The current research explores the transformative potential of Design Thinking (DT) pedagogy in Higher Sustainability Education (HSE) in a hybrid (mix of online and face-to-face) setting. The case study examined a Field Exercise in Sustainability Science (FESS) course, using DT pedagogy, in a HSE program at a university in Japan. The critical transformative learning experiences (i.e., signs of transformative learning) were captured to investigate whether DT pedagogy has allowed learners

The current phenomenological study was undertaken, during the COVID-19 pandemic induced school closures, with the purpose to explore successes and challenges of implementing virtual education and collecting suggestions for improving virtual teaching practice. Data was collected using purposive sampling via social media, using open-ended survey. 141 teachers, teaching kindergarten and elementary school, from different regions submitted their responses. In our research findings, three success them

Young people are an asset to Pakistan, and they can play a vital role in the country's social and economic development. Non-formal education to promote volunteering activity in Pakistan can endorse the professional and social integration of the young labor force by preparing them with the labor's contemporary skills. The current study is an attempt to explore the situation in Pakistan and identify: (a) if non-formal education plays a role in youth's engagement in voluntee

Throughout childhood -based on our families, language, history, culture, schooling, and all life experiences -an overarching, complex, and mostly unconscious set of beliefs of how the world works are developed.Akin to our own personal philosophy, this entirely unique "worldview" developed over the first two decades of life, is comprised of "frames of reference" (or hidden-meaning structures of assumptions) which we consider to be common-sense, unquestionable truths about what is good, right, tru

In this chapter, the importance of equipping educators with transformative learning approach to implement sustainability education in higher education settings has been discussed. The chapter talks about sustainability education as a way to achieve sustainable development and transformative learning approach to implement sustainability education effectively in higher education settings. The entry discusses the literature introducing the prominent concepts and ideas for transformative learning ap

There is an increasing emphasis on making higher sustainability education more effective by using transformative learning. One of the major environmental factors to bring transformative learning into practice is by creating an authentic learning environment in the classroom. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic many universities shifted from online to completely digital or hybrid (mix of digital and face-to face) teaching practice. The current research is an attempt to explore how an authentic learning en

There is an increasing emphasis on making higher sustainability education more effective by using transformative learning. One of the major environmental factors to bring transformative learning into practice is by creating an authentic learning environment in the classroom. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic many universities shifted from online to completely digital or hybrid (mix of digital and face-to face) teaching practice. The current research is an attempt to explore how an authentic learning en

For society to make progress on sustainability requires businesses, alongside governments and non-government organizations, to take ambitious actions. Engaging small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is crucial in this context, as they represent one of the most common organizations in many economies and collectively contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. In response, this research investigates how the Three Horizons approach (THA) can support SMEs through transformative learnin