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Higher education for sustainable development in Flanders
- Source :
- Environmental education research, Lambrechts, W, Van Liedekerke, L & Van Petegem, P 2018, ' Higher education for sustainable development in Flanders : balancing between normative and transformative approaches ', Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 1284-1300 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1378622, Environmental Education Research, 24(9), 1284-1300. ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This paper provides critical reflections on higher education for sustainable development (HESD) from a philosophical perspective. A theoretical framework is developed, based on John Deweys thoughts on the aim of democracy and the critical role of education herein, and with specific focus on two constructs: initiative and adaptability and values and virtues. This theoretical framework is used to analyze HESD in Flanders, from a historical and socio-political perspective. The Flemish case shows a gradual evolution from a focus on environmental management on campus, followed by a normative interpretation of what HESD should look like, and a more transformative approach in light of citizenship and democratic ideals. The case also shows considerable exchange of information between Flanders and the Netherlands, in which Dutch models and instruments were used in the Flemish context. The philosophical perspective provides a theoretical grounding of the field of HESD, which enables us to further develop the field, with a specific focus on initiative and adaptability on the one hand, and the importance of a virtues perspective on the other.
- Subjects :
- Higher education
Democratic ideals
Context (language use)
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Education
PROGRAMS
FUTURE
transformative
Pedagogy
ENVIRONMENTAL-EDUCATION
MANAGEMENT
Sociology
Philosophy of education
Biology
Dewey
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Sustainable development
Educational sciences
sustainable development
business.industry
05 social sciences
050301 education
FRAMEWORK
philosophy of education
language.human_language
Epistemology
KEY COMPETENCES
Flemish
Chemistry
Environmental education
Transformative learning
higher education
language
business
0503 education
INTEGRATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13504622
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Education Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5684d86fc6c6651b41d8f52e2bdc2247