Towards a praxis of sustainability education in universities
by Sarah Holdsworth; Kathryn Hegarty
International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (IJISD), Vol. 9, No. 3/4, 2015

Abstract: Sustainability education has been advocated as an alternative to traditional approaches in the delivery of education in a university context. Scholars in higher education are aware that a whole-of-sector recalibration is required if we are to facilitate a deep and transformative learning experience for graduates. In order to further theorise this recalibration, there needs to be greater understanding and application of praxis - as integration of guiding ethos, pedagogy, approaches to learning and teaching and curriculum development. This paper explores how sustainability education is conceptualised and delivered within higher education contexts. It challenges some constraints which presently obstruct broad diffusion of sustainability education. It offers some theorisations of the processes by which praxis may enable a grounded and practical recalibration. It aims to identify the skills and capabilities required for the delivery of a sustainability educational praxis. It concludes with a discussion of sustainability education across pedagogy, learning and teaching and curriculum.

Online publication date: Mon, 21-Sep-2015

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