Call for Chapters: Sustainable Futures in Education Beyond Borders

Editors

Vana Chiou, Univeristy of the Aegean, Greece
Oliver Holz, KU Leuven, Belgium
Justyna Ratkowska-Pasikowska, University of Łódź, Poland
Fiona Shelton, Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: July 5, 2026
 Full Chapters Due: September 27, 2026
 Submission Date: September 27, 2026

Introduction

Sustainable Futures in Education: Teaching and Learning Beyond Borders brings together voices from a wide range of education systems globally to explore how education can foster sustainable teaching and learning practices, enhance equity, and promote social transformation. The edited volume presents theoretical, empirical, and evidence-based perspectives on how diverse education systems across different cultural contexts are responding to rapid social, environmental and technological changes, and highlight how innovative teaching and learning practices across diverse and interdisciplinary education stages can promote sustainable futures in education. The publication argues that sustainability in education cannot be achieved through isolated, local educational reforms, policies, and practices. Instead, it requires shared visions, exchanged ideas, practices and experiences, and collaborative networks at different levels. Sharing good educational practices, innovative pedagogical approaches and evidence-based perspectives across borders can equip both learners and educators to navigate the complexities of an interconnected and constantly changing world. By bringing together a rich repertoire of educational voices across borders, the edited volume aspires to provide a timely and forward-looking resource for educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Objective

The publication seeks not only to equip educators and stakeholders with innovative pedagogical practices developed across borders, but also to encourage researchers, stakeholders, educators and pre-service teachers to move from small-scale to larger and more open scale practices. Comparing, combining and testing new or alternative practices from diverse education systems can be a transformative factor for sustainable futures in education. Therefore, the volume will: o Provide theoretical understanding of how to promote sustainability in education o Provide comparative insights across diverse educational contexts. o Enhance the evidence for effective implementation and good practices. o Present underrepresented voices, including students, teachers, and communities in regard to innovative teaching and learning across borders. o Inform future research focus on sustainable education and innovative teaching practices. o Bridge the distance between research, policy, and practice across diverse education systems.

Target Audience

Sustainable Futures in Education: Teaching and Learning Beyond Borders is designed for: o Researchers and academics in education. o Teacher educators, providing training to pre-service or/and in-service teachers. o Pre-service and in-service teachers of diverse educational levels seeking for information and evidence-based practices for sustainability in education as well as for teaching and learning beyond borders. o Graduate students in education or social / educational policy. o Policymakers and education organisations shaping educational policies on teaching and learning beyond borders. o Member of the community who are interested in sustainability in education, intercultural education, innovative teaching and assessment practices, and international perspectives in education.

Recommended Topics

The edited volume will include theoretical, empirical, and evidence-based educational practices across diverse education systems and school environments in the following strands: • Student Voice and Participation • Inclusion and Diversity • Assessment, Feedback and Student Success • Teacher Training and Lifelong Learning • Internationalizing Education • Trends and Innovation in Education • Educational Technology, Digital Learning and AI • Education and Sustainability.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 5, 2026, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 19, 2026 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by September 27, 2026, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Sustainable Futures in Education Beyond Borders. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference", "Medical Information Science Reference", "Business Science Reference", and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2027.

Indexing Information for Prospective Authors

IGI Global Scientific Publishing meets the criteria for inclusion in major indexing services such as Scopus; however, it is important to note that all indexing decisions are made independently by these services. IGI Global Scientific Publishing books are selectively indexed by the indexing organization after publication. Indexing cannot be guaranteed for any book prior to publication, and the indexing organization has complete control over the final selection and timeline.

Important Dates

July 5, 2026: Proposal Submission Deadline
July 19, 2026: Notification of Acceptance
September 27, 2026: Full Chapter Submission
November 8, 2026: Review Results Returned
December 6, 2026: Final Acceptance Notification
December 13, 2026: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries

Vana Chiou, University of the Aegean, b.xiou@aegean.gr
Oliver Holz, KU Leuven, oliver.holz@kuleuven.be
Justyna Ratkowska-Pasikowska, University of Łódź, justyna.pasikowska@now.uni.lodz.pl
Fiona Shelton, Leeds Trinity University, f.shelton@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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