Exploring sustainability as a frame of mind : a multiple case study
Date
2018
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Education Association of South Africa
Abstract
In this article we discuss a multiple case study, which investigates the frames of mind on sustainability of six Grade Nine
Natural Sciences and Social Sciences teachers at three different urban schools in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The article
consists of a theoretical and empirical component. Regarding the former, we firstly discuss contestations around
sustainability as a policy, and secondly what sustainability as a frame of mind entails. This is followed by the empirical
component, which enabled us to: firstly, determine the existing frames of mind of teachers concerning sustainability; and
secondly, explore implications of viewing sustainability as a frame of mind for education. In conclusion, we open up
possibilities that sustainability as a frame of mind has for taking us beyond the discourse that informed the United Nations
Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN-DESD).
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CITATION: Ontong, K. & La Grange, L. 2018. Exploring sustainability as a frame of mind : a multiple case study. South African Journal of Education, 38(suppl.2), art. #1459, doi:10.15700/saje.v38ns2a1459.
The original publication is available at http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za
The original publication is available at http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za
Keywords
Sustainability, Education
Citation
Ontong, K. & La Grange, L. 2018. Exploring sustainability as a frame of mind : a multiple case study. South African Journal of Education, 38(suppl.2), art. #1459, doi:10.15700/saje.v38ns2a1459.