Transformative, transgressive social learning: Rethinking higher education pedagogy in times of systemic global dysfunction

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-80

  Lotz Sisitka, Heila ^a   Wals, Arjen E J ^c   Kronlid, David ^b   McGarry, Dylan ^d  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CAPACITY BUILDING; EDUCATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LEARNING; RESEARCH METHOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84941269286     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.018     Document Type: Review

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