Schools For Health And Sustainability

Author : Venka Simovska,Patricia Mannix McNamara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401791717

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Schools for Health and Sustainability by Venka Simovska,Patricia Mannix McNamara Pdf

Schools are unique places. They pay a central role in the formation of young people. The importance of how young people are educated and how they are encouraged to live and learn cannot be underestimated. This book advocates for the fostering of agency not only amongst school personnel but also amongst younger generations for health and sustainability. It provides the reader with a new lens with which to discover health promoting schools and education for sustainable development. It invites the reader to look more deeply into both and to accompany the authors on a journey of discovery of the real potential for each to enhance the practice of schooling.

Author : Rod MacRae,Elisabeth Abergel
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774822718

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Health and Sustainability in the Canadian Food System by Rod MacRae,Elisabeth Abergel Pdf

Civil society organizations are among the most vociferous critics of the modern food system. Yet even after decades of campaigns, governments have largely failed to address health and sustainability issues in an effective way. This volume showcases the research of experts from multiple disciplines who argue that solutions lie not just in lobbying elected officials but in initiatives at the subparliamentary level. Real change will come, they argue, when advocacy groups develop innovative strategies capable of influencing decision makers more resistant to public pressure: business lobbies well connected to government agencies, middle managers, and ministries unused to collaborating across departmental mandates.

Author : Lucas F. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415519359

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Higher Education for Sustainability by Lucas F. Johnston Pdf

This edited collection provides a glimpse at the ways colleges and universities have integrated sustainability across the curriculum.

Author : Robert Forrant,Linda Silka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351843577

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Inside and Out by Robert Forrant,Linda Silka Pdf

Two overarching questions permeate the literature on universities and civic engagement: How does a university restructure its myriad activities, maintain its academic integrity, and have a transformative impact off campus? And, who ought to participate in the conversations that frame and guide both the internal restructuring process and the off-campus interactions? The perspective of this book, based on research and projects in the field, is that long-term, sustainable social and economic development requires strategies geared to the scientific, technical, cultural, and environmental aspects of development. Much of the work in this volume challenges traditional university practices. Universities tend to reproduce a culture that rejects direct interaction across traditional academic department boundaries and beyond the campus. Yet, interdisciplinary work is important because it more aptly mirrors what is taking place in the regional economy as firms collaborate across manufacturing boundaries and community organizations and neighbourhood groups work to solve common problems. What is distinctive within the range of scholarship and practice in this volume is the inclination on the part of increasing numbers of professors on more and more campuses to collaborate across disciplinary lines. Universities must persist in the advancement of cross-community, cross-firm, and cross-institutional learning. The learning dynamics and knowledge diffusion generated by collaborative activities and new approaches to teaching can invigorate all phases of learning at the university. In this way, the university advances its activities beyond an indiscriminate approach to development, maximizes the use of its resources, and performs an integrative and innovative role in the cultivation of equitable and sustainable regions. The chapters in this book illustrate the strikingly different and exciting ways in which universities pursue education for sustainability.

Author : Lisa A. W. Kensler,Cynthia L. Uline
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134737611

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Leadership for Green Schools by Lisa A. W. Kensler,Cynthia L. Uline Pdf

Leadership for Green Schools provides aspiring and practicing leaders with the tools they need to facilitate the design, leadership, and management of greener, more sustainable schools. Framed by theory and research, this text draws from the fields of sustainability science, built learning environment, and educational leadership to explain what green schools look like, what role school buildings play in advancing sustainable organizational and instructional practices, and why school leaders are "greening" their leadership. Sustainability can often seem like an unreachable, utopian set of goals, but this important resource uses illustrative examples of successful schools and leaders to show how establishing and managing green schools aligns with the work they are already doing to restore engaged learning within their schools and communities. Leadership for Green Schools is a unique and important resource to help leaders reduce the environmental impact of school buildings and immerse students in purposeful, meaningful learning for a sustainable, just future. Special Features: Examples from award-winning schools and leaders—best-practices and illustrative examples throughout make whole school sustainability come to life and show how green leadership is a real possibility for the reader. Aligned with Professional Standards for Educational Leadership—provides the tools necessary for leaders to advance sustainability goals while at the same time fulfilling the core purposes of their job. End-of-chapter discussion questions—valuable pedagogical tools invite personal reflection and conversation.

Author : Valerie A. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Global environmental change
ISBN : 1741144426

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Sustainability and Health by Valerie A. Brown Pdf

A textbook and reference for public health and health science practitioners that offers a thorough background and practical solutions to the growing field of environmental health.

Author : Jennifer Sumner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137539045

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Learning, Food, and Sustainability by Jennifer Sumner Pdf

This edited volume explores the intersection of learning and food, both within and beyond the classroom, all within the context of sustainability. Taking a broad pedagogical approach to the question of food, it focuses on learning and change in a number of key sites including schools, homes, communities, and social movements, keeping in mind that we need to learn our way out of our current unsustainable food system and in to more sustainable alternatives.

Author : Catherine O'Brien
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317248552

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Education for Sustainable Happiness and Well-Being by Catherine O'Brien Pdf

In this innovative and cogent presentation of her concept of sustainable happiness, Catherine O’Brien outlines how the leading recommendations for transforming education can be integrated within a vision of well-being for all. Solution-focused, the book demonstrates how aspects of this vision are already being realized, and the potential for accelerating education transitions that enable people and ecosystems to flourish. Each chapter assists educators to understand how to apply the lessons learned, both personally and professionally. The aim is to support educators to experience themselves as change-makers with growing confidence to implement new teaching strategies and inspire their students to become change-makers as well—engaged in deep learning that develops character, connections with life, and invigorating collaborations that revitalize the very purpose of education.

Author : Jennifer Seydel,Cynthia L. Merse,Lisa A. W. Kensler,David Sobel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000522969

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Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability by Jennifer Seydel,Cynthia L. Merse,Lisa A. W. Kensler,David Sobel Pdf

What does it take to prepare students, teachers, and school staff to shape a just and sustainable future? In Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability, you will meet educators and school leaders who are on the front lines of re-imagining school through the lens of sustainability. This book features inspiring stories from around the country, from urban and rural schools and districts, that highlight best practices and lessons learned from teachers, administrators, and students as they transformed their school communities for a just and sustainable future. These stories are structured around a practical framework that demonstrates how this work allows schools and districts to work smarter, not harder, by integrating sustainability and systems thinking into leadership; curriculum and instruction; culture and climate; and facilities and operations. While each school and district’s story in this book is different, the passion that drives each one to embrace sustainability in everything they do, from operations to curriculum, remains the same. Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability shows what is possible when educators resolve to blaze a trail to re-imagine K-12 education for a just and sustainable future.

Author : Alan Reid,Bjarne Bruun Jensen,Jutta Nikel,Venka Simovska
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064166

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Participation and Learning by Alan Reid,Bjarne Bruun Jensen,Jutta Nikel,Venka Simovska Pdf

This ground-breaking collection brings together a range of perspectives on the philosophy, design and experience of participatory approaches within education and the environment, health and sustainability. Chapters address participatory work with children, youth and adults in both formal and non-formal settings. Authors combine reflections on experience, models and case studies of participatory education with commentary on key debates and issues.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240025431

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Making every school a health-promoting school by Anonim Pdf

No education system is effective unless it promotes the health and well-being of its students, staff and community. These strong links have never been more visible and compelling than in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A health-promoting school (HPS) approach was introduced over 25 years ago and has been promoted globally since; however, the aspiration of a fully embedded, sustainable HPS system has not yet been achieved, and very few countries have implemented and sustained the approach at scale. How can we make every school a health-promoting school, and how can we implement, sustain and scale up the approach at country level, particularly in low- and middle-income countries? All stakeholders involved in identifying, planning, funding, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the HPS approach will find some answers in this publication, which summarizes the experiences of eight countries spread across the world.

Author : UNESCO,WHO (World Health Organization)
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004599

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Making every school a health-promoting school by UNESCO,WHO (World Health Organization) Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309288675

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Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability by Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine Pdf

Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability is the summary of a public three-part webinar series hosted by the Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Innovation Collaborative between October and December, 2012. Experts within the fields of environmental and global health and members of government, academia, and civil society discussed global development goals that will focus on sustainable development to inform the Rio+20 post-2015 development agenda framework, which will likely be adopted at the September 2015 UN General Assembly. This report focuses on possible health-related measures and metrics that can be utilized for creating new Sustainable Development Goals as the Millennium Development Goals sunset in 2015, using existing measurements that can be adapted to track progress of global sustainable development and human health.

Author : Bjarne Bruun Jensen,Stephen Clift
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9788776842628

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The Health Promoting School by Bjarne Bruun Jensen,Stephen Clift Pdf

This book brings together recent international scholarship on the links between education and health, and recent research evidence evaluating the processes and outcomes of health promoting schools initiatives. The book arises out of the Education and Health in Partnership conference, which took place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands in September 2002. The key aims of the conference were to focus on effective partnership working for health in schools and to consider the evidence base for health promoting schools programmes. A significant outcome of the conference was the Egmond Agenda, which outlines the principal components for success in establishing health promoting schools.Contributors from across Europe, the United States, South Africa and Australia present findings from national health promoting school projects, with a particular emphasis on the promotion of mental health.The volume will be of interest to all education and health professionals interested in the contributions of schools in promoting health, empowerment, action competence and wellbeing of young people.

Author : Nicoletta Batini
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781642831610

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The Economics of Sustainable Food by Nicoletta Batini Pdf

The Economics of Sustainable Food details the true cost of food for people and the planet. It illustrates how to transform our broken system, alleviating its severe financial and human burden. The key is smart macroeconomic policy that moves us toward methods that protect the environment like regenerative land and sea farming, low-impact urban farming, and alternative protein farming, and toward healthy diets. The book's multidisciplinary team of authors lay out detailed fiscal and trade policies, as well as structural reforms, to achieve those goals. Chapters discuss strategies to make food production sustainable, nutritious, and fair, ranging from taxes and spending to education, labor market, health care, and pension reforms, alongside regulation in cases where market incentives are unlikely to work or to work fast enough. The authors carefully consider the different needs of more and less advanced economies, balancing economic development and sustainability goals. Case studies showcase successful strategies from around the world, such as taxing foods with a high carbon footprint, financing ecosystems mapping and conservation to meet scientific targets for healthy biomes permanency, subsidizing sustainable land and sea farming, reforming health systems to move away from sick care to preventive, nutrition-based care, and providing schools with matching funds to purchase local organic produce.--Amazon.