Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of sustainability in higher education
6 (2005), S. 351-362
ISSN:
1467-6370
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Education
Notes:
Purpose - To distinguish sustainable development education from environmental education and stress the importance of problem-based interdisciplinary learning to sustainable development education. Design/methodology/approach - A range of published works relating to sustainable development education are critiqued, an introduction to complexity theory is given and related to sustainable development education, and a case study is provided to demonstrate an example of incorporating sustainability into course delivery and to demonstrate problem-based interdisciplinary learning. Findings - Our discussion supports our claim that reconciling sustainability and development requires a complex interdisciplinary approach beyond that found in some areas of traditional environmental education. Research limitations/implications - Our literature search is not exhaustive and focuses on sustainable development education. A much greater body of literature relating to environmental education exists. Practical implications - Our discussion and case study suggests practitioners designing and teaching sustainable development related programs should incorporate an interdisciplinary approach and allow for problem-based applied learning to take place. Originality/value - This paper distinguishes sustainable development education from environmental education and suggests practical courses of action for initiating sustainable development education in a meaningful manner.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370510623847
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