Educating the Imagination: Teaching for Sustainability through a Bioregional Literacy Curriculum

Autor/in	Howard, Patrick
Titel	Educating the Imagination: Teaching for Sustainability through a Bioregional Literacy Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 6 (2012) 2, S.327-340 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-4082
DOI	10.1177/0973408213475375
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Literacy Education; Outcomes of Education; Curriculum Development; Environmental Education; Units of Study; Creativity; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Geographic Regions; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lerneinheit; Kreativität; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kanada
Abstract	In Canada, a national framework proposes to integrate learning outcomes into existing K-12 curricula to teach the values, skills and behaviours of sustainability. This article describes a research project designed to identify existing curricula that may contribute to education for sustainable development (ESD). The province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, has a tradition of developing bioregional curriculum resources that reflect the unique landscape, history and culture of the province. This article presents research investigating the Newfoundland curriculum to determine to what extent it correlates with, and teaches to, the values of ESD as represented by the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (2005-14) initiative. High school students involved in a four-week unit of study were carefully observed, and the texts they generated were analysed for themes of pedagogical value in an attempt to determine the potential of the Newfoundland bioregional curriculum to foster values associated with ESD. It was found that literacy curricula containing imaginative, creative texts can be used to deepen student awareness of the cultural and living landscapes in which they dwell. Further research is needed to support the use of existing curricular resources and the development of new bioregional curricula specific to unique cultures, communities and bioregions across Canada and other countries. (Contains 1 table and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10