Pedagogies of sustainability education

What sort of real-world situations are likely to be faced by students who have completed a course in sustainability science’ The answer to this question will show the direction to be taken in the pedagogy of sustainability education. Pedagogy can be described simply as a “strategy of instruction”. However, teaching, instruction and facilitation are sometimes discussed as distinct activities. In this section, the position is adopted that all three are necessary in sustainability education, and a broad view is taken of pedagogy as design that considers all the elements relevant to the praxis of teaching and learning. As far as space permits, not just the ideas and content of sustainability education will be examined but also its methodologies, learners, teachers/facilitators, basic attitudes towards science and nature and the learning environment, while considering situations that the student is likely to encounter after completing a course in sustainability science (see Box 6.3.1).

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change