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EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

C&ESOC/CURRIC/ENVIRST 405
Course Description

How can education - for children and adults, in school and out - help to address crucial environmental and social sustainability challenges? What ideas and strategies have guided environmental and sustainability education over the years? What can individual people do to address environmental challenges, and what can only be accomplished by people working together? What does sustainability have to do with justice - and vice versa? Examine the principles behind behavior change and empowerment, community action and whole-scale social reform. Drawing on research and theory from across the social sciences, we will explore the uncertain relationship between education and advocacy, seeking the means by which education can have the greatest impact without compromising the core ideals of a democratic society.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average
3.62

-2.1% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.12%

-3.34% from Historical

A Rate
75.61%

0.81% from Historical

Class Size
41

9.04% from Historical

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