Educating for sustainability : principles and practices for teachers /
Educating for Sustainability presents fundamental principles, theoretical foundations, and practical suggestions for integrating education for sustainability into existing schoolwide systems and programs, organized in three sections: Principles of Education for Sustainability; Fostering a Sustainabi...
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New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- A Popular but Complex Idea
- Education for Sustainability
- A Sustainability Worldview
- Teaching for Sustainability
- Learning for Sustainability
- References
- SECTION I Principles of Education for Sustainability
- 2. The Future, Ready or Not
- Dawn of the Anthropocene
- The Great Acceleration
- Planetary Boundaries
- A Safe and Just Space for Humanity
- Learning to Live Within the Doughnut
- References
- 3. Education for Sustainability
- Origins of Sustainability
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Contemporary Notions of Sustainability
- Education for Sustainability
- References
- 4. Developing a Sustainability Worldview
- A Sustainability Worldview
- A Constellation of Big Ideas
- Equity and Justice
- Peace and Collaboration
- Universal Responsibility
- Health and Resiliency
- Respect for Limits
- Connecting With Nature
- Local to Global
- Interconnectedness
- References.
- Note continued: SECTION II Fostering a Sustainability Worldview
- 5. Teaching for Sustainability
- Clarifying the Purposes of Educating for Sustainability
- The Professional Knowledge Domain Associated With Teaching for Sustainability
- Competencies That Support Teaching for Sustainability
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Curriculum Standards
- References
- 6. Learning That Supports a Sustainability Worldview
- Adaptive Expertise
- Positive Future Orientation
- Learning and Values
- References
- 7. Powerful Pedagogies
- Collaborative Small-Group Learning
- Inquiry-Based Learning
- Experiential Learning
- Service Learning
- Place-Based Learning
- References
- SECTION III Learning and Thinking for Sustainability
- 8. Critical Thinking and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Helping Learners Become Better Critical Thinkers
- Decision Making
- The Psychology of Decision Making
- Practices That Promote Effective Decision Making for Sustainability.
- Note continued: References
- 9. Systems Thinking
- What Is a System?
- System Dynamics and Feedback
- Helping Learners Use Systems Thinking
- Indicators and Footprints
- References
- 10. Happiness and Well-Being
- What Exactly Is Well-Being?
- Subjective Well-Being
- The Well-Being
- Sustainability Connection
- Positive Education Practices That Support the Development of a Sustainability Worldview
- Strengths-Based Approaches
- Sustainable Happiness
- Mindfulness.