Educating Young People for a Sustainable Future: Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (Emerald Studies in the Sociology of Education)

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Focusing on significant issues affecting young people in educational contexts, and using an inclusivity lens, Educating Young People for a Sustainable Future delves into causes, consequences and proposed interventions of inequalities and exclusions.How can education contribute to securing a more socially just future and a more sustainable world?Adopting a broad, complex understanding of sustainability, chapters cohere around the key concepts underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations - those of inclusivity, combating inequality and promoting resilience and sustainability.The collection showcases cutting-edge research considering disadvantages, challenges, opportunities and strategies for educating young people from early years to adulthood, and for those who work with, and care for, them.Under a social justice lens, the chapters cover top