Sustainable design education in public schooling : case studies analysis of programs integrating place and design

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dc.contributor.advisorMoore, Steven A., 1945-
dc.creatorPerrone, Stephanie L., 1973-en
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-20T22:21:21Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:38:00Z
dc.date.available2013-11-20T22:21:21Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:38:00Z
dc.date.issued2008-12en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractEducation is often viewed as a catalyst of change. Arguably, the future of our Planet is dependent on education that nurtures sustainable ways of thinking and living in our environment. This thesis seeks to argue that in order for abstract principles of sustainability to be understood, individuals need to have opportunities to explore and be a part of designing and experiencing their own places. Specifically, my thesis suggests that high school students in public schools should take an active part of this educational process. To test this theory, I investigated three high school sustainability programs in Austin, Texas that utilize place-based pedagogy. What was realized is that each program envisions sustainability programming that is integrative and experiential, but due to the current mechanistic education system the daily programming can be difficult. This result has led me to theorize that the entire educational system needs to be transformed in order for sustainability education to exist. However, I finally propose a more practical approach, and thus offer twelve generalized heuristic questions for sustainable design educators to consider and assist them in building social capital between themselves and the public school system.en
dc.description.departmentArchitecture, School ofen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22314en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subjectSustainable designen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectSustainability educationen
dc.subject.lcshSustainable design--Educationen
dc.subject.lcshSustainable design--Texasen
dc.subject.lcshTexas--Study and teaching (Secondary)en
dc.titleSustainable design education in public schooling : case studies analysis of programs integrating place and designen
dc.typeThesisen

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