Community Engagement in Curriculum Implementation as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Education Goals in the Twenty-First Century
Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The complex global issues of the 21st Century, such as economic inequality, climate change, and technological disruption, necessitate a revolutionary approach to education. The skills, attitudes, and values required for sustainable development are not imparted to pupils by traditional, top-down curriculum that emphasize memorization. In order to accomplish sustainable education objectives, this chapter adopts a conceptual and narrative review approach to examine Community Engagement in Curriculum Implementation as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Educational Goals in the 21st Century with a view to synthesizing literature for policy and practice. Curricula become experiential, contextually grounded, and culturally relevant when parents, local leaders and grassroots organizations are incorporated into the educational process. This turns communities into hybrid "living classrooms” while ensuring human development in a digitized era. Models like online forums, virtual partnership, digital storytelling and community learning platforms are investigated as workable strategies as successful community engagement shapes human flourishing in digitally mediated societies. Beyond academic performance, community-level outcomes and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also included in the metrics used to assess impact. In the end, this chapter shows that incorporating community engagement into curriculum implementation enhances learning and develops resilient, knowledgeable, and socially conscious individuals who can help create a sustainable future while digitally increasing human development.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204228240