Education for a sustainable future : a paradigm of hope for the 21st century

Author(s)

• Wheeler, Keith A.
• Bijur, Anne Perraca
• Center for a Sustainable Future (Shelburne, Vt.)

Bibliographic Information

Education for a sustainable future : a paradigm of hope for the 21st century

edited by Keith A. Wheeler and Anne Perraca Bijur

（Innovations in science education and technology）

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2000

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book illustrates how sustainability, information technologies, and envisioning the future can be effectively woven into an integrated educational experience. By understanding what it takes to build a sustainable community, students will develop the skills needed to engage successfully in a sustainable society. Using the real world as their classroom, they will participate in gathering and analyzing data, clarifying values, listening, speaking, thinking creatively, and making decisions about their community.

Table of Contents

• Contributors. Forward. Preface. 1. Introduction
• K. Wheeler. 2. Education for Sustainability and Environmental Education
• M. Paden. 3. Global Change Education
• L. Mortenson. 4. Education for a Sustainable Future
• J. Byrne. 5. Educating Sustainability in American High Schools
• M. Dimaggio. 6. The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development Education
• B. Smith. 7. Teacher Education for Sustainability
• J. Fien, R. Maclean. 8. Education for Understanding Science and the Earth System for Long-Term Sustainability
• M.P. Morse. 9. The Role of IUCN in Shaping Education for Sustainability
• F. Heselink. 10. Exploring Sustainable Communities
• M. Paden. 11. Facilitating Education for Sustainable Development
• J. Perras. 12. Democracy and Education
• R. Benjamin, S. Hanes. 13. Learning Communities
• J. MacGregor. 14. Sustainable Development: Visioning and Planning
• A. Sandler. 15. Understanding Sustrainable Communities
• L. Peterson.16. General Motors' Role in Education for Sustainability
• L. Wingerter. 17. Partnerships for Progress: A Case Study from S.C. Johnson
• C. Georgeson. 18. Security and Sustainability
• M. Schneider. 19. Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA52117966
• ISBN:
  • 0306464209
  • 0306464209
• LCCN: 00031663
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 279 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GE70
  • DC21 : 363.7/0071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Environmental education
  • LCSH : Environmental ethics -- Study and teaching
  • LCSH : Sustainable development -- Study and teaching
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA32456608