Education for a sustainable future : a paradigm of hope for the 21st century
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Education for a sustainable future : a paradigm of hope for the 21st century
(Innovations in science education and technology)
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2000
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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.
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