ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
OED1EL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students examine environmental topics and controversies from multi-disciplinary perspectives. They study environmental, social and cultural aspects of contemporary and historical problems of sustainability. Knowledge and skills for environmental literacy are developed, predominantly through guided online study using print and electronic resources, peer critique, individual and group project work (which may include field enquiry). Students work in teams to investigate a topic in depth, and present the results to peers.
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A big fix: Radical solutions for Australia's environmental crisis | Prescribed | Lowe, I. (2005) | MELBOURNE: BLACK INC. |
| Readings | Ecological Identity: becoming a reflective environmentalist | Recommended | Thomashow, M. (1996) | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: MIT PRESS |
| Readings | Environmental and geographical education for sustainability: Cultural contexts | Recommended | Chi-Kin Lee, J. & Williams, M. (eds.) (2006) | NEW YORK: NOVA SCIENCE |
| Readings | Renegotiating the environment: The power of politics | Recommended | Stewart, J. & Jones, G. (2003) | SYDNEY: FEDERATION PRESS |
| Readings | Resetting the compass: Australia's journey towards sustainability | Recommended | Yencken, D. & Wilkinson, D. (2000) | COLLINGWOOD: CSIRO |
| Readings | Social learning towards a sustainable world | Recommended | Wals, A. E. J. (ed.) (2007) | THE NETHERLANDS: WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC |
| Readings | The ecology of learning: Sustainability, lifelong learning and everyday life | Recommended | Blewitt, J. (2006) | LONDON: EARTHSCAN |