Exploring a Transformative Orientation to Sustainability in Universities: A Question of Loose and Tight Framings

Autor/in	Scott, William A. H.
Titel	Exploring a Transformative Orientation to Sustainability in Universities: A Question of Loose and Tight Framings
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 21 (2015) 6, S.943-953 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2014.954238
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; Universities; Higher Education; Concept Formation; Institutional Characteristics; Institutional Mission; Strategic Planning; Environmental Education; Organizational Change; Administrative Change; Governance; Leadership Effectiveness; Curriculum Development; Organizational Development; Participative Decision Making; Transformational Leadership; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Books; Australia; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; University; Universität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Organisationswandel; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Führungseffizienz; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Organisationsentwicklung; Ausland; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Australien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This review essay examines three new books on higher education and sustainability. It explores a number of the issues raised in the books, in particular, the meaning of a transformative orientation towards sustainability. The idea of loose and tight conceptual framings of sustainability is employed. A tight framing is where an institution embodies a vision, values and values-informed practices that have been shifted to fit a particular conceptualisation of sustainability which gives meaning, not just to what that institution does, but also to what it is trying to become. A loose framing is where an institution takes sustainability seriously in what it does, without having in place values, dispositions and orientations, and an appropriate conceptually grounded vision. It is argued (i) that the essential distinction here is between that of doing sustainability, and a shift to being sustainable as a whole institution; (ii) that any developmental journey to a tight framing would need to be a deliberate one; (iii) that changes to curriculum, management, leadership and governance would need to be in place before this can start; and (iv) that an important step "on" the journey will involve institution-wide deliberations on the conceptual framing(s) to adopt. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01