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Citation
van den Bor, W., Holen, P., Wals, A.E.J. and Leal Filho, W. (2000), "Integrating Concepts of Sustainability into Education for Agriculture and Rural Development: Foundations For Curriculum Reform", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 208-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2000.1.2.208.1
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
This book focuses on the concept of sustainability in higher agricultural education. Although not a new topic, sustainability as an issue for the agricultural industry, agricultural research and agricultural education has clearly gained momentum over the last few years. International or national networking groups, educational newspapers and periodicals on sustainability, and information flows on the subject are increasing rapidly. The number of teachers, academicians and policy makers who are faced with concepts of sustainability on the one hand, and changing curricula on the other, is growing rapidly. This book bridges the conceptualisation of issues of sustainability and the integration of these issues in teaching and learning practices in higher education.
The book is the outcome of a three‐day workshop entitled The Concept of Sustainability in European Curricula for Higher Agricultural and Related Sciences Education, held in August 1998 in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The workshop was developed within the framework of the EU SOCRATES Thematic Network for Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Related Sciences (AFANet). The topics covered are:
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Introducing sustainability in higher education: a concept in progress.
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The concept of sustainability in relation to agriculture and rural development in the European Union.
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Sustainability as an outcome of human interaction: implications for curricula in higher agricultural education in industrial countries.
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Anchor points for integrating sustainability in higher agricultural education.
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A deep green ethical activity? Educating for sustainability in teacher education in the UK.
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Curricular debates vis‐à‐vis sustainability.
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Conceptual foundation for innovative education in agroecology.
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Sustainability in agroecology.
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Sustainability in agronomy education.
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Signs, traces and integration of the sustainability concept in higher agricultural education in Germany.
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Recognising and addressing misconceptions on the concept of sustainability at university level.
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Sustainable agricultural curricula: between evolution and revolution.
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Sustainable agriculture and rural development in the teaching process in agricultural education; a case from the Czech Republic.
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A pilot training programme on sustainability for higher agricultural education in Northern Greece.
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Progress towards education for sustainability at USNW.
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Sustainability at the University of Technology, Sydney – a holistic approach.
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Integrating sustainability at the Van Hall Instituut.
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Training of lecturers to integrate sustainability in engineering curricula.
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The cautionary tale of the Hawkesbury Experience: a case study of reform in agricultural education.
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Sustainability in higher (agricultural) education: a synthesis.
An additional feature of the book is an Appendix with a list of sources of information on sustainability on the Internet.