| Título: | The Entropy of Sustainability: Observed Tensions in Canadian Tertiary Innovations |
| Autores: | Sherren, Kate; Australian National University |
| Fecha: | 2008-08-30 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: | research-article |
| Tema: | No aplica |
| Descripción: | University innovations relevant to sustainability education do not always come labelled as such. Inspiration can potentially be drawn from a wide range of fi elds and initiatives. During a 2005 study tour of Canada, seven universities were visited to investigate such programs, focussing on those that comprise more than one subject and that are intended for an undergraduate audience. In this paper, an exploratory study is undertaken of the collected interviews, fi eld notes and documents to identify some of the debates common to the wide range of cases. Core structure and content, equity of access, operational constraints, and organizational structures are discussed, each delineating characteristic tensions between homogeneity and diversity; collegiality and isolation; idealism and pragmatism; and, fl exibility and rigidity. Les innovations universitaires liées à l’éducation au développement durable ne sont pas systématiquement identifi ées comme telles; elles s’inspirent d’une multitude de milieux et d’initiatives. Dans le cadre d’une tournée pancanadienne en 2005, sept universités ont été visitées pour examiner ces programmes, en particulier ceux portant sur plus d’une matière et conçus pour les étudiantes et étudiants de premier cycle. Dans cet article, une étude exploratoire des entretiens, des notes d’observation et des documents recueillis est entreprise afi n d’identifi er quelques-uns des débats que ces nombreux cas ont en commun. La structure et le contenu de l’enseignement, l’équité d’accès, les contraintes opérationnelles et les structures institutionnelles sont quatre thèmes abordés. Chacun de ces thèmes met en lumière les tensions observées entre homogénéité et diversité, collégialité et isolement, idéalisme et pragmatisme, et fl exibilité et intransigeance. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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