1st Edition

Social Work Education for and Beyond Sustainable Development

Edited By Rajendra Baikady Copyright 2026
206 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

206 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This volume looks at social work education and its role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the globe. It examines the incorporation of SDGs in curriculum and pedagogy, devising SDG-centered modules for social work practice during teaching and developing SDG-focused teaching programs in social work. Part of the Social Work and Society series, the book also studies local,... Read more

Chapter 1: Setting the Context: Social Work Education for and beyond Sustainable Development 

Rajendra Baikady

 

Chapter 2: Sustainable Development Goals and Social Work: Roadmap for the Global Social Work Education

Shibilshad P, Koustab Majumdar and Rajendra Baikady

 

Chapter 3: University-community partnership for the promotion of food waste: a pilot project

Stavros K. Parlalis

 

Chapter 4: Bridging the Gap – Incorporating theoretical and methodological aspects of the SDGs into social work curriculum

Stefan Borrmann

 

Chapter 5: The Role of Urban Social Work in Achieving Sustainable Cities: A Discussion on Urban Regeneration in Turkey

Cemre Bolgün, Mustafa Çağrı Ayalp and Edip Aygüler

 

Chapter 6:

Role of Social Work in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South

Jotham Dhemba

 

Chapter 7: Environmental crisis as a challenge for social work in the Czech Republic

Michal Trousil and Jana Levická

 

Chapter 8:

Empowering Change: Social Work Education and Sustainable Development Goals in Addressing Refugee Needs

Kateryna Ihnatenko and Shorena Sadzaglishvili

 

Chapter 9:

Anti-Ageist Teaching in Social Work in Spain: Intersectionality and Sustainable Development Goals as Disciplinary Challenges

Sonia García-Aguña, Rubén Yusta Tirado, Pablo De Gea Grela, Daniel Fernández Roses and Lorena P. Gallardo Peralta

 

Chapter 10:

The Myth of Ending Hunger, Achieving Food Security, Improved Nutrition, and Sustainable Agriculture: The Philippine Context

Gil Espenido

 

Chapter 11

Gender Wage Gap in Boro Season Among the Agricultural Laborers of Rural Bangladesh

Md. Fakrul Islam, Abu Shahin, Zarin Tasnim, Mohammad Zamirul Islam and Isahaque Ali

 

Chapter 12:

Curricula Integration and Pedagogical Approach to Teaching SDGs for Social Work Education

Reuben Addo and Priya Harindranathan

Biography

Rajendra Baikady, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.