ERIC Number: EJ911274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Mar
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0973-4082
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Rhodes University EE and Sustainability Unit
Sisitka, Heila Lotz; Schudel, Ingrid
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, v1 n1 p153-158 Mar 2007
In the early 1990s, in response to the emphasis laid on environment and development issues by the new South African Constitution, Rhodes University undertook several initiatives such as establishing the first Chair of Environmental Education (EE) in Africa. Another important initiative was the introduction of an open-entry participatory course for environmental educators. Owing to its flexible format and practice-based methodology, the course gained rapid popularity, necessitating the setting up of a Service Centre to help meet the increased demand. The Chair and the Service Centre have been providing a range of short courses in environment and sustainability education to professionals, and are today widely known as the Rhodes University Environmental Education and Sustainability Unit (RUEESU). The Unit offers PhD and Masters level programmes in EE, encourages meaningful research in key thematic areas, and is actively involved in publishing, and policy transformation. It also endeavours to define the role of Universities in enabling sustainability education. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Educational Development, Educational Practices, Policy Formation, Partnerships in Education, Course Descriptions, Graduate Study, Institutional Characteristics, Sustainable Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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