Cultivating a scholarly community of practice

In the field of Environment and Sustainability Education we are seeking ways of developing our teaching and supervision practices to enable social changes in a rapidly transforming field of practice where global issues of truth, judgement, justice and sustainability define our engagements with the...

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Main Authors: Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Karen Ellery, Lausanne Olvitt, Ingrid Schudel, Rob O'Donoghue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2010-01-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1280
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Summary:In the field of Environment and Sustainability Education we are seeking ways of developing our teaching and supervision practices to enable social changes in a rapidly transforming field of practice where global issues of truth, judgement, justice and sustainability define our engagements with the public good. This article explores the process of cultivating a scholarly community of practice as a model of supervision that not only engages scholars in an intellectual community oriented towards socio-ecological transformation, but also extends and enhances dialogue with individuals on the technical and theoretical aspects of their postgraduate studies.
ISSN:0587-2405
2415-0479