Journal article
Engaged learning and enterprise through the 'Ecoversity': Meeting community and global sustainability concerns through university engagement
Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, Vol.3(2), pp.32-45
Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA) National Conference, 2009 (Whyalla, Australia, 08-Jul-2009–10-Jul-2009)
2009
Abstract
Education has provided little leadership and few conceptual tools to assist us to better understand our place in leading the world towards a more sustainable future. We continue to educate society in ways oblivious to the mounting crisis of unsustainability (Orr, 1992) and rely instead on institutionalism, managerialism, cerebral capitalism and neoliberal constructs which have proven spectacularly disastrous in dealing with these critical matters. While universities have taken contradictory roles at various points through time, they have invariably reflected and challenged the culture of the day, tolerated diverse viewpoints, generated new ideas and inculcated wisdom. To do otherwise would be to produce 'people who will spend life locked in the prison of an untutored, unquestioning mind', and is 'probably the best way to ensure that catastrophe triumphs' It makes sense therefore that universities be at the centre of efforts to deal with sustainability matters.
Details
- Title
- Engaged learning and enterprise through the 'Ecoversity': Meeting community and global sustainability concerns through university engagement
- Authors
- Steven Garlick (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastJulie M Matthews (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Additional notes
- Awarded Best Paper Award.
- Publication details
- Australasian Journal of University Community Engagement, Vol.3(2), pp.32-45
- Conference details
- Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA) National Conference, 2009 (Whyalla, Australia, 08-Jul-2009–10-Jul-2009)
- Publisher
- Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance Inc. (AUCEA)
- Date published
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1833-4482
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2009 The Australian University Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA Inc.). All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permisssion of the publisher. The definitive version is available from http://www.aucea.com.au.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449542502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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