Conference paper
Decentralised, Global Neworks: A framework for multi-scaling education for sustainable development
Proceedings of the 18th ISDR Conference, pp.1-19
Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, 18th (Hull, United Kingdom, 24-Jun-2012–26-Jun-2012)
International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)
2012
Abstract
Globalisation is implicated as a driver of many sustainability issues, but it also changes the way these issues are understood and can provide the tools for addressing systemic problems that have so far eluded smaller-scale approaches to sustainability learning. Certainly, globalisation has a range of implications for the development and implementation of contemporary Education for Sustainable Development (EfSD) including: (1) increased emphasis on the global and intractable nature of many sustainability issues (e.g. climate change, land degradation, poverty) towards a focus on approaches that can effectively link local and global scales; (2) greater access to information and communication technologies that can support information exchange and educational programs across ever-increasing distances; and (3) the development of a broader scope for educational investment from outcomes based around individuals to opportunities for societies and even nations. In particular, an emerging trend has been the application of decentralised, global networks in the development, operation and implementation of EfSD programs. However, there is little documented evidence of the success of such recent approaches or of the inherent barriers and opportunities in scaling up EfSD programs from the local to the global scale. This paper examines quadruple bottom line approaches and theories of scalability in the development of a theoretical framework for non-profit organisations and global networks to evaluate the strategies for, and outcomes of, EfSD programs delivered through decentralised, global networks.
Details
- Title
- Decentralised, Global Neworks: A framework for multi-scaling education for sustainable development
- Authors
- Michael S Duggan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessTimothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessDana C Thomsen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 18th ISDR Conference, pp.1-19
- Conference details
- Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, 18th (Hull, United Kingdom, 24-Jun-2012–26-Jun-2012)
- Publisher
- International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)
- Date published
- 2012
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 Duggan, M.S., Smith, T.F., and Thomsen, D.C. The authors assign to the ISDR organisers and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive license to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive license to ISDR to publish this document in full on the World Wide Web (prime sites and mirrors) on CD-ROM and in printed form within the ISDR 2012 conference proceedings. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors.
- 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
- 99448993202621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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