Key Issues in Sustainable Development and Learning: a critical review

This book explores a range of perspectives by presenting seminal readings from existing literature alongside specially commissioned critical vignettes from leading practitioners with interests in sustainable development and learning.

List of contents

Introduction 1 Framing the issues: complexity, uncertainty, risk and necessity 2 The policy context 3 Language and meaning 4 Lifelong learning: making the linkages 5 Humans and nature: tensions and interdependence 6 Theory and practice: ideology and philosophy 7 Management of learning: issues in curriculum design 8 Curriculum and pedagogy 9 Measuring learning: aspects of assessment 10 Measuring effectiveness: monitoring and evaluation 11 Building capacity: developing agency 12 Economic behaviour: value and values 13 Globalization and fragmentation: science and self 14 What happens next?

About the author

Stephen Gough, William Scott

Summary

This book explores a range of perspectives by presenting seminal readings from existing literature alongside specially commissioned critical vignettes from leading practitioners with interests in sustainable development and learning.

Product details

• Assisted by: Stephen Gough (Editor), Gough Stephen (Editor), William Scott (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2003
• EAN: 9780415276498
• ISBN: 978-0-415-27649-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Weight: 690 g
• Illustrations: Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, EDUCATION / General, Education, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy