دورية أكاديمية
Education for Sustainability: Developing a Postgraduate-Level Subject with an International Perspective
| العنوان: | Education for Sustainability: Developing a Postgraduate-Level Subject with an International Perspective |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Buchan, Graeme D., Spellerberg, Ian F., Blum, Winfried E. H. |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2007 8(1):4-15. |
| الإتاحة: | Emerald. 875 Massachusetts Avenue 7th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Tel: 888-622-0075; Fax: 617-354-6875; e-mail: america@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emeraldinsight.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2007 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Masters Degrees, Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Educational Innovation, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Course Content, Career Development, Environmental Education, Program Descriptions, Curriculum Development |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Austria, New Zealand |
| DOI: | 10.1108/14676370710717553 |
| تدمد: | 1467-6370 |
| مستخلص: | Purpose: To describe the development and structure of a new Master's-level subject entitled "Aspects of sustainability: an international perspective" as a potential model, adoptable by other tertiary-level educators. Design/methodology/approach: This paper describes the evolution and re-shaping of a subject designed for postgraduate students from diverse programmes (from science-based to sociology-based). It was re-designed in 2004, in part to support the co-introduction by Lincoln University of two new, globally innovative Masters degrees, but also as a contribution to the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014). The two new degrees are taught and awarded jointly by Lincoln University and a partner European University, and thus are based on unique Northern-Southern hemisphere linkages. We describe the subject content (including its major assignment), and its evaluations by students. Findings: A successful subject has been developed, but it required a step change in its structure in order to (a) retain connectedness and common themes across its wide-ranging topics, and (b) meet the expectations and aspirations of multi-disciplinary, multi-national classes. Practical implications: This paper details the key ingredients of a subject designed to prepare postgraduate students for careers involving sustainability at international or regional level. The subject's structure is a potential model for adoption in other tertiary programmes. Originality/value: The subject's structure is highly appropriate for a multi-disciplinary, multi-national student group, and demonstrates one university's efforts to contribute to DESD. The format of the main assignment is offered as a model for adoption by others engaged in education for sustainability. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables and 1 note.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 6 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ801352 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1467-6370 |
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| DOI: | 10.1108/14676370710717553 |