Blewitt, John

Cullingford, Cedric

The sustainability curriculum.

The challenge for higher education.

London [u.a.]

2009

9781853839498

1853839485

1853839493

9781853839481

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The links between education and sustainable development are deepening, although subject to much controversy and debate. The success of the sustainability discourse depends both on the pedagogic and research functions of higher education. Similarly, for higher education itself to remain relevant and engaged it faces pressure not only to integrate the insights and lessons drawn from the perspective of sustainable development, but also to be responsive to scrutiny of its own practices in relation to sustainability.

Among professionals in higher education, sustainable development has its supporters and detractors. It is embraced by some individuals and departments while being perceived by others as a threat to the coherence of particular disciplines. Although it is not currently an academic discipline in its own right, increasing public and professional familiarity with the term, and the increasing urgency of global calls for the implementation of sustainable development mean that this is rapidly changing.

This volume analyses the impact of the concepts and practices of sustainability and sustainable development on various academic disciplines, institutional practices, fields of study and methods of enquiry. The contributors, drawn from a wide-range of disciplines, perspectives, educational levels and institutional contexts, examine the purpose of the modern university and the nature of sustainable education, which includes exploring links to social movements for sustainability projects, curriculum change, culture and biodiversity, values relating to gender equality and global responsibility, and case studies on the transformation, or otherwise, of some specific disciplines.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Sustainability and Higher Education

Sustainability and Lifelong Learning

An Analysis of the Development of Sustainability Education Internationally: Evolution, Interpretation and Transformative Potential

Citizenship and Community from Local to Global Citizenship Approach

Learning by Doing: Environmental Performance Improvement in UK Higher Education

Eco-design

Sustainability Development and Sustainable Development Education: An Eco-feminist Philosophical Perspective on the Importance of Gender

Sustainability and Education in the Built Environment

Sustainable Transport and Logistics: Vision or Reality?

Accounting Education for Sustainability

Towards a New Economics? Social Policy and Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development, Sociology and UK Higher Education

Politics and Sustainable Development

Geography

Sustainable and Philosophy

Conclusion: The Future - Is Sustainability Sustainable?

Index