Building for a Sustainable Future in Our Schools

This book explores how educators can transform improvements from the dynamic process of teaching into far-reaching, sustainable reforms that can secure a more prosperous future for students and the world they inhabit. It establishes the role of leadership in educational sustainability and highlights methods of creating sustainable educational reforms. The authors emphasize the importance of implementing ethical and moral values in teaching sustainable practices, and discuss the critical relationship between the classroom and the local community and policies protecting planet earth. Furthermore, through the inclusion of research and case studies drawn from countries across the world, this valuable resource demonstrates how transformational leadership practices can contribute to a culture of sustainability in all classrooms, pre-K through university.Among the topics covered:- Social Capital Dimensions: Social Justice, Morality, and the Common Good- Classroom and Community Partners: The Ethics and Morality Inherent in Sustainable Practices- Developing a Culture for Sustainability in Educational Organisations and in Partnerships, i.e., Across Disciplines and Communities- Understanding Leadership Practices in a Sustainable School Model: A Case Study from TurkeyEducators, education researchers, and policymakers in education will findBuilding for a Sustainable Future in Our Schools: Brick by Brick to be a useful tool in understanding the critical role of education in sustainable development encouraging complementary relationships between humans and our earth.

Focuses on education as a public service Views education through the lens of sustainability's economic and social aspects Helps educational leaders apply their skills within a sustainable framework

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Dr. Rosemary Papa currently serves as The Del and Jewel Lewis Endowed Chair in Learning Centered Leadership and Professor of Education Leadership in the College of Education at Northern Arizona University- a position she had held since 2007. She has been an active member of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) since her first summer conference, Chadron Nebraska, in 1987. In 1991-92, she served as the first female President of NCPEA and was the 2003 recipient of the NCPEA Living Legend Award. In 2000 she founded and serves as Editor of the eJEP: Journal of Education Policy, one of the first open access, free, blind-peer reviewed journals in the world. In 2004, she was the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. Her record of publications includes thirteen books, numerous book chapters, monographs and over eighty referred journal articles.

Dr.Anna Saiti is a Professor of Management and Economics of Education, in the Department of Home Economics & Ecology, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. Her research interests focus on the management and economics of education. She is the author of six books (in Greek), namely Education and Economic Development (2000), Organisation and Management in Education (2012) (co-authored by Christos Saitis), The school principal in a modern school unit (2012) (co-authored by Christos Saitis), etc. She has also published other papers in both Greek and foreign scientific Journals. She has been a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Moreover, her papers have been cited by many Greek and foreign researchers. Finally, she is the co-editor of the book entitled Building for a Sustainable Future in Education: Brick by Brick (with Professor Rosemary Papa) that will be published in 2017 by Springer International Publishing.

Inhalt
Social Capital Dimensions: Social Justice, Morality, and the Common Good.- Minding the Gap: Preparing the Working Class for Success in Academia.- The St. Andrews Sustainability Institute: Fostering Sustainability in a Cold Climate.- Classroom and Community Partners: The Ethics and Morality Inherent in Sustainable Practices.- Beyond Neoliberalism: Education for Sustainable Development and a New Paradigm of Global Cooperation.- Construction and Sustainability.- How Population Density Leads to Disaster: Curriculum to Understand and Own Solutions.- Synergy Between Problem-based Learning and Educating for Sustainability: A Review of the Literature.- Developing a Culture for Sustainability in Educational Organisations.- Understanding Leadership Practices in a Sustainable School Model: A Case Study from Turkey.- Creatures That by a Rule in Nature Teach the Act of Order (Henry V Act 1 Scene 2): A Case Study of Sustainable Transformational Leadership in a Challenging School.- University Education in Developing Economies: Access, Competition, and Neglect.-