An Australian Story: School Sustainability Education in the Lucky Country

Autor/inn/en	Salter, Zarin; Venville, Grady; Longnecker, Nancy
Titel	An Australian Story: School Sustainability Education in the Lucky Country
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 27 (2011) 1, S.149-159 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Private Schools; Environmental Education; Educational Change; School Personnel; Case Studies; Sustainability; Elementary Schools; Nonprofit Organizations; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Private school; Privatschule; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Bildungsreform; Schulpersonal; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Nachhaltigkeit; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Nonprofit-Organisation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	This paper documents a case study involving a Perth primary school accompanied on its sustainability journey by Millennium Kids Inc, a local not-for-profit community organisation. Tension between the school's sustainability focus, its prestige as an elite private school and a "lucky country" mentality frames the Australian-ness of this environmental education story. Data draws from interviews conducted with teachers, the deputy principal, principal, and CEO of Millennium Kids. School staff reported that Millennium Kids' collaborative approach connected the school with community groups and families in meaningful ways, provided support to staff, and influenced curriculum integration by engaging the student voice. Challenges in the school related to managing expectations from families, leadership that fosters shared responsibility, and teachers' efforts to integrate sustainability across learning areas. A pattern of sustainability education was established in the school but these challenges could encumber the longevity, integration and support for these initiatives in the future. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for Environmental Education, Inc. P.O. Box 560, Bellingen, NSW 2454, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6655-1865; Fax: +61-2-6655-1596; e-mail: admin@aaee.org.au; Web site: http://www.aaee.org.au/publications/ajee.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10