A Holistic View of English Education through the Lens of Sustainability

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Mary F.; Wright, Brenda
Titel	A Holistic View of English Education through the Lens of Sustainability
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 45 (2010) 1, S.39-46 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	English Curriculum; Curriculum Design; Action Research; Educational Trends; Teacher Educators; Language Arts; Holistic Approach; Teaching Methods; Sustainability; Interdisciplinary Approach; Trend Analysis; Preservice Teachers; Integrated Curriculum; Best Practices; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Ethics; Self Concept; Preservice Teacher Education; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Projektforschung; Bildungsentwicklung; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Sprachkultur; Holistischer Ansatz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Nachhaltigkeit; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Trendanalyse; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Ethik; Selbstkonzept; Lehramtsstudiengang
Abstract	There is a growing movement in education to address concepts of sustainability across the curriculum. The English Language Arts curriculum is about reading the word and the world (Freire, 1993) and therefore is a natural place to begin reading, writing and discussing issues of global importance. A holistic view of English education through the lens of sustainability re-affirms curriculum design as living, organic, and in tune with our changing world. According to our university's Institute for Sustainability (http://www.uwrf.edu/sustain/overview.html), the core concept of sustainability moves from one that is solely environmental, to one "Based on the collective data and trend analysis across ecologic, social, and economic contexts, it is now consciously more of an 'attempt to avoid unsustainability'." The interdisciplinary nature of this definition, makes it easier for educators to address this concept in curriculum. This year-long action research study traces the journey of two teacher educators working with both primary and secondary pre-service teachers to redesign curriculum with a focus on English education through the lens of sustainability. Findings suggest that integrating sustainability issues into the English curriculum empowers pre-service teachers with confidence and knowledge of best practices supporting an ethical stance emphasising the socially humane objective of teaching children. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for the Teaching of English. English House, 416 Magill Road, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068 Australia. Tel: +61-8-8332-2845; Fax: +61-8-8333-0394; e-mail: aate@aate.org.au; Web site: http://www.aate.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10