Towards a praxis of sustainability education in universities

被引:4
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作者
Holdsworth, Sarah [1 ]
Hegarty, Kathryn [2 ]
机构
[1] RMIT Univ, Sch Property Construct & Project Management, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia
[2] RMIT Univ, Sch Global Urban & Social Studies, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia
关键词
sustainability education; higher education; praxis; pedagogy; learning and teaching; curriculum;
D O I
10.1504/IJISD.2015.071861
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Sustainability education has been advocated as an alternative to traditional approaches in the delivery of education in a university context. Scholars in higher education are aware that a whole-of-sector recalibration is required if we are to facilitate a deep and transformative learning experience for graduates. In order to further theorise this recalibration, there needs to be greater understanding and application of praxis - as integration of guiding ethos, pedagogy, approaches to learning and teaching and curriculum development. This paper explores how sustainability education is conceptualised and delivered within higher education contexts. It challenges some constraints which presently obstruct broad diffusion of sustainability education. It offers some theorisations of the processes by which praxis may enable a grounded and practical recalibration. It aims to identify the skills and capabilities required for the delivery of a sustainability educational praxis. It concludes with a discussion of sustainability education across pedagogy, learning and teaching and curriculum.
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页码:205 / 226
页数:22
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