The Entropy of Sustainability: Observed Tensions in Canadian Tertiary Innovations

Autor/in	Sherren, Kate
Titel	The Entropy of Sustainability: Observed Tensions in Canadian Tertiary Innovations
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 38 (2008) 2, S.1-23 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Educational Innovation; Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Undergraduate Study; Educational Policy; Interdisciplinary Approach; Holistic Approach; Case Studies; Environmental Education; Core Curriculum; Integrated Curriculum; Educational Change; Change Strategies; Institutional Administration; Educational Administration; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Grundstudium; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Holistischer Ansatz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Kerncurriculum; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Kanada
Abstract	University innovations relevant to sustainability education do not always come labelled as such. Inspiration can potentially be drawn from a wide range of fields and initiatives. During a 2005 study tour of Canada, seven universities were visited to investigate such programs, focussing on those that comprise more than one subject and that are intended for an undergraduate audience. In this paper, an exploratory study is undertaken of the collected interviews, field notes and documents to identify some of the debates common to the wide range of cases. Core structure and content, equity of access, operational constraints, and organizational structures are discussed, each delineating characteristic tensions between homogeneity and diversity; collegiality and isolation; idealism and pragmatism; and, flexibility and rigidity. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10