Leaders of Sustainable Development Projects: Resources Used and Lessons Learned in a Context of Environmental Education?

Diane Pruneau, Mathieu Lang, Jackie Kerry, Guillaume Fortin, Joanne Langis and Linda Liboiron
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Diane Pruneau: Diane Pruneau is Professor with the Faculty of Education, Univeristy of Moncton, Canada. E-mail: diane.pruneau@umoncton.ca
Mathieu Lang: Mathieu Lang is Professor with the Faculty of Education, University of Moncton, Canada. E-mail: mathieu.lang@umoncton.ca
Jackie Kerry: Jackie Kerry is Researcher with the Faculty of Education, University of Moncton, Canada. E-mail: jackiekerry@hotmail.com
Guillaume Fortin: Guillaume Fortin is Professor with the Faculty of Education, University of Moncton, Canada. E-mail: guillaume.fortin@umoncton.ca
Joanne Langis: Joanne Langis is Researcher with the Faculty of Education, University of Moncton, Canada. E-mail: langisj@umoncton.ca
Linda Liboiron: Linda Liboiron is an independent Museologist in Canada. E-mail: linda.liboiron@me.com

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2014, vol. 8, issue 2, 155-169

Abstract: In our day, leaders involved in ingenious sustainable development projects plan spaces and implement practices that are beneficial to the environment. These initiatives represent a fertile source of information on the competences linked to environmental design that we should nurture in our students. In view of improving our understanding of the competences that should be developed in environmental education (EE), this study sought to identify the competences used by leaders who participated in five sustainable development projects (in sustainable urban planning and forestry). The analysis of documents and data from individual interviews revealed that the main competences (cognitive, social and affective) used by the leaders interviewed, depended on creative, complex, flexible, longitudinal, adapted, patient, collaborative, humanistic and environmental planning. Finally, this study, of which we present the effects on EE, shows that leaders use competences which are associated with creative individuals.

Keywords: Sustainability competences; leaders in sustainability; education for sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0973408214548382

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