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Environment, Ethics and Cultures

Design and Technology Education’s Contribution to Sustainable Global Futures

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Kay Stables

    1. Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

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  2. Steve Keirl

    1. Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

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  • This book is a unique blend of theoretical underpinnings and grounded practical case studies showing the special ways in which Design and Technology Education empowers all learners as global citizens to act in designerly ways to achieve sustainable futures.

Part of the book series: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SERIES (ITES, volume 5)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Section 1

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introducing the Book

      • Kay Stables, Steve Keirl
      Pages 3-13

    3. Environment

      • Kay Stables
      Pages 15-31

    4. Global Ethics, Sustainability, and Design and Technology Education

      • Steve Keirl
      Pages 33-52

    5. Culture in Design, Technology, and Environment

      • Kurt Seemann
      Pages 53-63

  4. Section 3

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Kartogrifa In-Flux

      • Tristan Schultz
      Pages 193-205

    3. A Case Study of Education for Sustainable Development

      • Michael Gaotlhobogwe
      Pages 207-217

    4. The Shoe Show

      • Tony Lawler
      Pages 219-230

    5. With Head, Hand, and Heart

      • Terry Wilkinson, J. Lawrence Bencze
      Pages 231-243

    6. Introducing Ideas of a Circular Economy

      • James Pitt, Catherine Heinemeyer
      Pages 245-260
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About this book

"This collection engages environmental, ethical and cultural values perspectives to show how Design and Technology (D&T) Education actively contributes to the significant educational goal of attaining sustainable global futures. An international collection of authors representing all levels of education articulate how D&T research, curriculum theory, policy, and classroom practices can synergise to contribute positively to the education of children for sustainable global futures. The book offers a spectrum of theorised curriculum positions, political and policy analysis, and case studies of successful school practice. A key word in the title is that of contribution which is construed in several senses: first, of D&T as a vehicle for understanding the range of political and social values that arise with such a major educational challenge; second, of D&T as an agent of critical and practical action for students as global citizens; third, by taking global and multiple perspectives (rather than, say, Western or mono-cultural positions); and, fourth, by demonstrating D&T’s capacities for working in holistic and integrative cross-curricular ways. The authors show how students can not only learn about their potential as humans-as-designers but can also develop designerly capacities that enable them to contribute meaningfully in practical ways to their communities and to wider society, that is, as global citizens who can apply design capability in ethical ways that are respectful of peoples, cultures and environments alike."

Editors and Affiliations

  • Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

    Kay Stables, Steve Keirl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Environment, Ethics and Cultures

  • Book Subtitle: Design and Technology Education’s Contribution to Sustainable Global Futures

  • Editors: Kay Stables, Steve Keirl

  • Series Title: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SERIES

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-938-8

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6209-938-8Published: 27 February 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 326

  • Topics: Education, general

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