Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability: An Analysis of a Master's in Environmental Science and a Tree-Planting Project at Chancellor College, University of Malawi

Autor/in	Chiotha, Sosten S.
Titel	Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability: An Analysis of a Master's in Environmental Science and a Tree-Planting Project at Chancellor College, University of Malawi
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 56 (2010) 2-3, S.287-298 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-010-9156-x
Schlagwörter	Conservation (Environment); Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Forestry; Curriculum Development; Graduate Study; Outreach Programs; Higher Education; Environmental Education; Educational Development; Educational Principles; Educational Policy; Educational Strategies; Case Studies; International Education; Program Descriptions; Developing Nations; Africa; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Jobcoaching; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsprinzip; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lehrstrategie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Internationale Erziehung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Afrika
Abstract	In 2004, Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in African Universities (MESA) was formally launched by UNEP, UNESCO and the Association of African Universities. This paper sets the stage for a critical analysis of ESD by reviewing historical perspectives of conservation in Africa as a means of appreciating the need for African universities to mainstream both environmental concerns and those relating to sustainability. Two case studies from Chancellor College, University of Malawi are discussed to illustrate that good practice in mainstreaming environment and sustainability requires challenges to be refined and knowledge to be extended on an ongoing basis. To analyse the reorientation of the curriculum for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the paper examines the introduction of an Environmental Science Master's programme at the college and notes how environmental issues are covered. The article also looks at the college's tree-planting programme in terms of the training, research and outreach involved. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10