Sustainability Reporting at Schools: Challenges and Benefits

Autor/inn/en	Carbach, Eva; Fischer, Daniel
Titel	Sustainability Reporting at Schools: Challenges and Benefits
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 19 (2017) 1, S.69-81 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Educational Practices; Accountability; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Administrators; Time Management; Faculty Workload; Public Schools; Evaluation Methods; Questionnaires; Outcome Measures; Program Implementation; Educational Benefits; School Administration; Social Networks; Stakeholders; Public Relations; Elementary Secondary Education; Qualitative Research; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Bildungspraxis; Verantwortung; Ausland; Zeitmanagement; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Fragebogen; Bildungsertrag; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Qualitative Forschung; Deutschland
Abstract	Despite advances made there is still an implementation gap with regard to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in formal educational systems at the school level. The present paper focuses on sustainability reporting as a recently emerging practice in the school sector. It presents the approach and findings of an exploratory interview study at three pioneer schools in Germany that have started to establish sustainability reporting mechanisms. The study has examined how the reporting process is evaluated by project managers with regard to its benefits and challenges. Findings support the potential of sustainability reporting at schools to contribute to an increase in students' participation in sustainability-related activities at school, create accountability concerning the school's efforts, help structure the existing sustainability projects and demonstrate new possible courses of action. The high expenditure of time, the teachers' high workload and lack of support given to the teachers have been identified as major challenges of the reporting process. Further directions for future research into reporting practices at schools are given. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Chair on Interplay of Tradition and Innovation in ESD. Parades 1-220, Daugavpils University, Daugavplis LV-5401, Latvia. Tel: 371-6542-5452; Fax: 371-6542-2890; e-mail: unescochair@du.lv; Web site: http://www.du.lv
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01