Education eBook program: Emerging trends and commitment to SDGs

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By: Kristy Gjertsen, Mon Aug 3 2020
Kristy Gjertsen

Author: Kristy Gjertsen

The Springer Nature Education eBooks collection comprises a wide range of authoritative monographs, textbooks, and reference works and has won numerous awards such as the Society of Professors of Education Book Award, the Society for Educational Studies Book Prize and the Critics’ Choice Book.  

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We spoke with Nick Melchior, Editorial Director for Springer’s Social Science and Education books program about highlights of the collection and how the program has developed.

How long you have been working in publishing and what is your background?

I joined Springer in 2013 as a Senior Editor, after working for a number of publishing companies in both books and journals focused roles. As I started in education research publishing, my wife was also studying to be a teacher so I learned a lot from her over the years.


What’s unique about the Springer Nature Education eBook collection?


How well do the titles published reflect the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2015-2030), as echoed by the Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development (2014), that education must speak to climate change, biodiversity, sustainable consumption and production and to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all?


What are some of the flagship titles/series? Are textbooks an important part of the collection?


How has the Education book program developed in recent years? Have you seen an explosion in research being published from specific regions?


What are the emerging research trends you’re seeing in education today? Have you seen the emergence of new themes during the global pandemic?


Is the important role of vocational education and training reflected in the collection and do you do think this will change/be important during and after the current crisis?



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Kristy Gjertsen

Author: Kristy Gjertsen

Kristy Gjertsen is a Senior Content Marketing Manager on the Institutional Sales & Marketing team based in New York. She brings to the Academic and Government markets insights and activities specific to the Librarian community, whilst raising awareness of Springer Nature’s products and services.