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Tracy McDonald - Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series) - 9781579224189 - V9781579224189
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Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series)

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Description for Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series) Paperback. This concluding volume in the series presents the work of faculty who have been moved to make sustainability the focus of their work, and to use service learning as one method of teaching sustainability to their students. Editor(s): McDonald, Tracy. Series: Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 369.

This concluding volume in the series presents the work of faculty who have been moved to make sustainability the focus of their work, and to use service learning as one method of teaching sustainability to their students. The chapters in the opening section of this book – Environmental Awareness – offer models for opening students to the awareness of the ecological aspects of sustainability, and of the interdependence of the ecosystem with human and with institutional decisions and behavior; and illustrate how they, in turn, can share that awareness with the community.The second section – Increasing Civic Engagement – explores ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Condition
New
Series
Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781579224189
SKU
V9781579224189
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-20

About Tracy McDonald
Robert A. Corrigan is President, San Francisco State University. Gerald S. Eisman is the Acting Director of the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at San Francisco State University.

Reviews for Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series)
"This collection of 11 essays promotes the connection between civic engagement, sustainability and environmental restoration. Divided into three sections, the essays cover how to cultivate environmental awareness in students and their communities, the importance of service-learning as a means of participating in a democratic society, and sustainable business practices (the so-called "triple bottom line"). The essays all stress service-learning in ... Read more

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