Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: “Word up” is a catch phrase that denotes agreement or enthusiasm about what another has said.\nA question central to this thesis was whether study participants thought that Algonquin College\nshould endeavour to be a sustainability leader. Online and clipboard surveys, involving on- and\noff-campus participants, compiled new ideas of how Algonquin could educate for sustainability.\nThese ideas formed a needs analysis that, combined with a review of trends in North American\ncolleges’ education for sustainability, fed into program design recommendations. The program\ndesign phase of the research involved participants in an assessment of the survey results and the\ndevelopment of program recommendations for academic development at Algonquin College.\nOff-campus participants suggested new types of experiential learning involving community\npartners and encouraged the college to educate for careers related to sustainable food and\nrenewable energy. On-campus participants were concerned foremost with the infusion of\nsustainable principles across all college curricula.
Author: Natalie Joan Robinson
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1006611466