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Ecology, Democracy, and Green Schools: An Integrated Framework

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Ecology, Democracy, and Green Schools: An Integrated Framework

Abstract/Description

Sustainability is the integration of ecological, social, and economic approaches to ensuring healthy local and global communities for present and future generations. Although environmental science and social studies teachers have assumed primary responsibility for sustainability related programs and initiatives, whole school approaches to teaching and learning about sustainability are emerging in K?12 schools (green schools) all around the world (Henderson Higgs Pepper Schelly, Cross, Franzen, Hall, & Reeve, 2010). The purpose of this article is to propose a theoretical framework that integrates democratic and ecological principles for describing, explaining, and predicting a continuum of development from more traditional schools to green schools. It ends with suggestions for future research.

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Date

Volume

22

Issue

4

Pages

789-814

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Background/Context

Medium

Print

Background/context type

Conceptual

Open access/free-text available

Yes

Peer reviewed

Yes

ISSN

1052-6846

Citation

Kensler, L. A. W. (2012). Ecology, Democracy, and Green Schools: An Integrated Framework. Journal of School Leadership, 22(4), 789–814. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268461202200406

Resource status/form

Published Text

Scholarship genre

Theoretical

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