Responsible living : concepts, education and future perspectives /: concepts, education and future perspectives. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Victoria W. Thoresen, Declan Doyle, Jørgen Klein, Robert J. Didham, editors.
• Editors: Thoresen, Victoria W; Didham, Robert J; Klein, Jorgen; Doyle, Declan
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Contributors; Part I Introduction; Responsible Living: Concepts, Education and Future Perspectives ; 1 Introduction; 2 Structure and Content; 2.1 Part 2: Advancing Norms and Policies; 2.2 Part 3: Transforming Learning Environments and Educational Approaches; 2.3 Part 4: Empowering Youth and Local Communities; 2.4 Part 5: Special Interview; References; The Route to Responsible Living: Doubting, Discovering, Daring and Doing ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Base and Methodology; 3 The Evolution of Concepts or "Doubting Business as Usual." 4 Research and Education or "Discovering Alternatives"5 Changes in Behavior or "Doing What One Preaches"; 6 Challenges Along the Way or "Daring to Be Different"; 7 Conclusions; References; Part II Advancing Norms and Policies; Ethics in Sustainability Education ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 The Challenges of Sustainability and Their Ethical Implications; 3 Ethical Needs for Individuals and Institutions; 4 Ethics and Behaviour Change; 5 Systems Approach to Ethical Principles; 6 Ethics in Educational Approaches and Materials; 7 Values in the Educational System; 8 Priorities for the Future. 6.1 ESD and Assessing Learning Outcomes6.2 Testing and Assessment; 7 The Learning Metrics Task Force; 8 Concerns; 9 ESD Joining the High-Stakes Testing Discussion; 10 Using ESSA and SUS Insights; 11 Conclusion; References; Creating Meaningful Life for a Responsible and Sustainable Future ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 Meaning of Life; 3 Research Questions; 4 Methods; 5 Results; 6 Discussion and Implications; References; Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Living; 1 Introduction; 2 Responsible and Sustainable Living; 3 Social Media and Consumer Empowerment. 4 Corporate Social Responsibility: Rhetoric and Practice5 The Case of the Textile Industry; 6 Harnessing the Social Media in Consumer Activism; 7 Conclusion; References; Part III Transforming Learning Environments and Educational Approaches; Enriching Responsible Living Curricula with Transdisciplinarity ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 Responsible Living Curricula; 3 Transdisciplinarity; 4 Four Elements of a Transdisciplinary Orientation to Responsible Living Curricula; 4.1 Transdisciplinary Knowledge; 4.2 Transdisciplinary Habits of Mind; 4.3 Transdisciplinary Learning.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 283 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 338.9/27; Environment; Sustainable development; Sustainability; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- Human Geography; Educational strategies & policy; Social issues & processes; Human geography; Quality of Life_xResearch; Human Geography; Science -- Environmental Science; Sustainability; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319153056; 3319153056; 3319153048; 9783319153049
• Related ISBNs: 9783319153049
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 10, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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