Sustainability, Human Well-Being, and the Future of Education

Abstract

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Merging the arts and sciences for collaborative sustainability action: a methodological framework

“…Recognizing this, sustainability challenges have often been characterized as wicked problems, or those with complex, ever-changing conditions and whose solutions can be contradictory, contested, or cause problems of their own (Rittel and Weber 1973). From this perspective, sustainability topics intersect with, and give life to all of the traditional school subjects (e.g., social studies, math) and have been integrated across the curriculum (Cook 2019;Hicks 2014). Despite this, when sustainability is introduced in the US classroom, it is most often from the exclusive perspective of science 6 (Bourn et al 2017).…”

“…Through this process of dis-integration, certain disciplines (e.g., the sciences) came to be held in greater esteem than other disciplines (e.g., the arts) to the extent that their epistemic values aligned or dis-aligned with the rationalist perspective. In particular, the sciences-which place a premium on "objectivity, certainty, universality and predictability"-came to be valued over the arts, which tend to embrace a wider range of knowledge sources, including emotion, intuition, memory, and spirituality (Sipos et al 2008;Cook 2019). In a 1998 essay entitled Back from the Chaos, E. O. Wilson spoke of the wide chasm between the arts and sciences, noting that "the ongoing fragmentation of knowledge and the resulting chaos in philosophy are not reflections of the real world but artifacts of scholarship.…”

“…In the research laboratory as in the classroom, efforts around disciplinary integration, including cross-, multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary approaches, have in recent decades sought to reverse the deep fragmentation that is rooted in rationalism (Weinberg and Sample-McMeeking 2017). Sustainability has long been a key site for this reintegration process (Cook 2019;Roy et al 2019;Yarime et al 2012). The 'wickedness' of sustainability challenges, combined with their high stakes for humanity, have ushered in an era of increasingly integrated research agendas and pedagogies.…”

Megatrends and Disruptors and Their Postulated Impact on Organizations

“…The impact of increasing attention towards sustainable employment on organizations, according to the literature, can be summarized as follows [41,62,69,[73][74][75]. Increased awareness of successful aging at work, staying healthy at work.…”

Koulutusorganisaatiot yhteiskunnan uudistajina

“…(Sterling 2003. ) Ilmastonmuutoksen torjuminen toimii esimerkkinä askelluksesta oppimisen eri tasoilla (Laininen 2018a). Ilmastonmuutosta on pitkään pyritty ratkaisemaan kognitiivisen oppimisen keinoin parantamalla tuotannon energia-ja materiaalitehokkuutta, kierrättämällä ja tekemällä päästökauppaa.…”