Building for a sustainable future in our schools : brick by brick / Rosemary Papa, Anna Saiti, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Papa, Rosemary, editor.

Saiti, Anna, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change.

Educational innovations.

Physical Description:

x, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

This book explores how educators can transform improvements from the dynamic process of teaching into far-reaching, sustainable reforms that can secure a more prosperous future for students and the world they inhabit. It establishes the role of leadership in educational sustainability and highlights methods of creating sustainable educational reforms. The authors emphasize the importance of implementing ethical and moral values in teaching sustainable practices, and discuss the critical relationship between the classroom and the local community and policies protecting planet earth. Furthermore, through the inclusion of research and case studies drawn from countries across the world, this valuable resource demonstrates how transformational leadership practices can contribute to a culture of sustainability in all classrooms, pre-K through university.

Contents:

Social capital dimensions: social justice, morality and the common good / Anna Saiti

Mining the gap: preparing the working class for success in academia / Dawn M. Armfield and Shadow W. J. Armfield

The St. Andrews Sustainability Institute: fostering sustainability in a cold climate / Jan Bebbington

Classroom and community partners: the ethics and morality inherent in sustainable practices / Rosemary Papa

Beyond neoliberalism: education for sustainable development and a new paradigm of global cooperation / Susan Satone

Construction and sustainability / Andrew Scanlon

How population density leads to disaster: curriculum to understand and own solutions / Janet Coyle Groves

Synergy between problem-based learning and educating for sustainability: a review of the literature / Paul Bocko

Developing a culture for sustainability in educational organizations / David Middlewood and Ian Abbott

Understanding leadership practices in a sustainable school model: a case from Turkey / Kadir Beycioglu and Yasar Kondakci

Creatures that by a rule in nature teach the act of order (Henry V Act 1 Scene 2): a case study of sustainable tranfomational leadership in a challenging school / Les Bell and Phil Smith

University education in developing economics: access, competition, and neglect / Donald F. Staub.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319124021

9783319124025

OCLC:

910411996