Conference paper
A monitoring and evaluation framework for transformative change for sustainability programs in secondary schools
Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, pp.1-16
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, 2008 (Brisbane, Australia, 30-Nov-2008–04-Dec-2008)
Australian Association for Research in Education
2008
Abstract
Change for sustainability occurs through systemic, transformational change. In an educational context, this 'transformation' stems from the interactions occurring within the social dynamic that is comprised of the school and its stakeholders. The authors examined a monitoring and evaluation framework integral to informing transformative change for sustainability and the development of holistic education for sustainability initiatives. The concepts to be discussed have been introduced at a time when the focus on providing education for sustainability has been endorsed as an imperative in all states and territories of Australia, guided by the document Educating for a Sustainable Future - A National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools, that coincides with the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD) 2005-2014. In exploring the above-mentioned concepts, the authors will unpack the drivers, including the documents Educating for a Sustainable Future and the National Action Plan in Education for Sustainability (NAP ESD), that influence the design, delivery and uptake of schools-based education for sustainability. The authors considered the concepts that transformative change for sustainability can be attained through: 1) preparing both teachers and students for change; b) empowering teachers and students to build their capacity for self-driven action for transformational change; and, 3) developing a systemic monitoring and evaluation framework that enable students and teachers learning outcomes to be evaluated and extended. In the process of examining the monitoring and evaluation framework, the authors will introduce the concept of an Ecolect (EcoI); a person's tested and measured understanding of ecological, economic, and community factors, the interactions between these factors, and capacity for transformative change for sustainability.
Details
- Title
- A monitoring and evaluation framework for transformative change for sustainability programs in secondary schools
- Authors
- Michael S Duggan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationTimothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationDana C Thomsen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, pp.1-16
- Conference details
- Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, 2008 (Brisbane, Australia, 30-Nov-2008–04-Dec-2008)
- Publisher
- Australian Association for Research in Education
- Date published
- 2008
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 The Authors. Reproduced here with permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449593902621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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