German Academia Heading for Sustainability? Reflections on Policy and Practice in Teaching, Research and Institutional Innovations

Autor/inn/en	Adomssent, Maik; Michelsen, Gerd
Titel	German Academia Heading for Sustainability? Reflections on Policy and Practice in Teaching, Research and Institutional Innovations
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 12 (2006) 1, S.85-99 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Educational Policy; Teaching Methods; Educational Innovation; Universities; Action Research; Environmental Education; Audits (Verification); Trend Analysis; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Research and Development; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; University; Universität; Projektforschung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Trendanalyse; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Forschung und Entwicklung; Deutschland
Abstract	This article discusses how far (and by what practical means) the growing global trend for universities to commit to sustainable development has spread across German academia. Following this introduction, part 2 will outline the political framework of the sustainability discourse in German higher education. Part 3 will emphasise the integration of sustainability principles into universities' operational practices and institutional missions through teaching and research. Part 4 discusses Eco-Audits for universities as a promising step towards sustainability. That the commitment to becoming a sustainable institution is not without its challenges is described in the final section, part 5, by a case study of the University of Luneburg. (Contains 1 note and 2 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10