Quality Education for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwean Higher Education: Towards UNDP 2030 SDG
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2020
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The article explores the challenges and opportunities of achieving Agenda 2030 Global Goals on education for sustainable development in Zimbabwe higher
education. The challenges posed by the need to provide for quality, sustainability, and development demand a renewed reflection on the nature and scope of the higher education systems in order to address current issues of education for sustainable development as stated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which proposes that education for sustainable development (ESD) should be addressed at all levels of education. ESD allows every human being to
acquire the knowledge to shape a sustainable future including key sustainable development issues into teaching and learning. The vision of Agenda 2030 is to
transform lives through quality education, recognizing the important role of education as a main driver for development and achieving proposed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and their vision which is fully captured by the proposed SDG4 “ Ensuring inclusive equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all.” The aim of the study is to explore the complexity of raising higher education quality drawing from the structure and
agency theoretical view point to offer deeper insights into the role that agency and structures in higher education may play in achieving the vision of Agenda 2030. In essence the qualitative study provides possible measures for enhancing the achievement of Agenda 2030 Global Goals. Findings from the study pointed to the lack of integrated ESD in higher education professional standards and into curriculum. The study recommends the need to update higher education curriculum, pedagogy, and educational resources to address the twenty-first-century context of teaching and learning.
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Shava, G.N. (2020) Quality Education for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwean Higher Education Towards UNDP 2030 SDG. IN: The education systems of Africa, Global education systems. - Springer Nature