Integrating Education for Sustainability in Preservice Teacher Education: A Case Study from a Regional Australian University

Autor/inn/en	Mills, Reece; Tomas, Louisa
Titel	Integrating Education for Sustainability in Preservice Teacher Education: A Case Study from a Regional Australian University
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 29 (2013) 2, S.152-164 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
DOI	10.1017/aee.2014.3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainability; Environmental Education; Sustainable Development; Teacher Educators; Semi Structured Interviews; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Course Content; Financial Support; Leadership; Preservice Teacher Education; Case Studies; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Kursprogramm; Finanzielle Förderung; Führung; Führungsposition; Lehramtsstudiengang; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Australien
Abstract	Education for Sustainability (EfS) has been prioritised in the School of Education at James Cook University (JCU), Townsville, Australia. This article presents a case study that explores the ways in which teacher educators integrate EfS in their teaching in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) (Primary) at JCU, and their perceptions of enablers and constraints. Two key findings arose from the analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with four subject coordinators, and their subject outlines: (1) teacher educators at JCU integrate EfS in different ways through their choice of assessment, content and/or pedagogy; and (2) constraints operating at the school level, namely teacher educators' perceptions and understanding of EfS, were perceived to be salient challenges to the integration of EfS in the program. Vision, leadership and funding at the university level were also identified as enabling factors that warrant further investigation. Findings contribute to existing literature regarding the integration of EfS in preservice teacher education, and serve to inform practice at JCU and universities more broadly. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10