Kensler / Uline Leadership for Green Schools

Sustainability for Our Children, Our Communities, and Our Planet
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-134-73761-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 246 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kensler, Lisa A.W.

Uline, Cynthia L.

Uline, Cynthia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1: Introduction - Leading Schools with a Green Frame of Mind

PART I: The DNA of Whole School Sustainability

CHAPTER 2: In the Best Interests of Children

CHAPTER 3: Design Principles for Whole School Sustainability

CHAPTER 4: Greening Your School’s Vision

PART II: Healthy Ecosystems for Learning

CHAPTER 5: Place, Community, and Partnerships

CHAPTER 6: Green School Buildings as Dynamic Learning Environments

CHAPTER 7: Operations and Maintenance for Whole School Sustainability

PART III: Meaningful, Purposeful, Engaged Learning

CHAPTER 8: For the Love of Learning

CHAPTER 9: Innovative Teaching in Green Schools

CHAPTER 10: Green School Networks, Recognition Programs, and Resources Tania McKey

INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa A.W. Kensler is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Auburn University, USA and Program Coordinator for Auburn’s Educational Leadership program.

Cynthia L. Uline is Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University, USA and Executive Director of San Diego State's National Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse.