Integration of sustainability in higher education: three case studies of curricular implementation
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- 作者：David Gosselin (1)
Rod Parnell (2)
Nicholas J. Smith-Sebasto (3)
Shirley Vincent (4) - 关键词：Sustainability ; Sustainability Science ; Higher education ; Curriculum change ; Undergraduate programs ; Case studies
- 刊名：Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：September 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：3
- 期：3
- 页码：316-330
- 全文大小：269KB
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Rod Parnell (2)
Nicholas J. Smith-Sebasto (3)
Shirley Vincent (4)
1. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 150 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE, 68583-0941, USA
2. Northern Arizona University, Frier Hall room 207, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011-4099, USA
3. Kean University Center for Sustainability Studies, B-108B Bruce Hall Kean University 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ, 07083-0411, USA
4. National Council for Science and the Environment, 101 17th Street NW Suite 250, Washington, DC, 20036, USA - ISSN：2190-6491
文摘
The integration of sustainability into higher education academic programs is occurring at an accelerated pace in response to international and national imperatives to rethink the way it serves the needs of society. Three case studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northern Arizona University, and Kean University (NJ) outlines the academic structure, program, resources, the motivation and mechanisms for curricular change, key sustainability-learning outcomes and program goals, curricular changes, and assessment strategies these institutions used to integrate sustainability into their undergraduate curriculum. These three case studies exhibit several commonalities. They emphasize systems thinking and explicitly link human behavior and ecological processes by including opportunities for students to learn about behavioral sciences, life sciences, Earth and atmospheric sciences, social sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, and information sciences. Another shared attribute is that students are involved in inquiry along with the application of knowledge to real-world problems. All three programs provide opportunities for students to explore technologies, systems of economic production, cultural systems, laws and politics, and ideas and ideologies they currently employ for living with the rest of nature. Each program also provides opportunities for students to reflect and act on viable alternatives and to ask the critical questions to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and professional training to make a real difference in the world. Future program assessment processes will need to develop to address the issue of how differing levels and types of sustainability integration into undergraduate programs facilitate the achievement of sustainability-learning outcome goals.