Environment, Ethics and Cultures : a Design and Technology Education's Contribution to Sustainable Global Futures

"This collection engages environmental, ethical and cultural values perspectives to show how Design and Technology (D & T) Education actively contributes to the significant educational goal of attaining sustainable global futures. An international collection of authors representing all levels of education articulate how D & T research, curriculum theory, policy, and classroom practices can synergise to contribute positively to the education of children for sustainable global futures. The book offers a spectrum of theorised curriculum positions, political and policy analysis, and case studies of successful school practice. A key word in the title is that of contribution which is construed in several senses: first, of D & T as a vehicle for understanding the range of political and social values that arise with such a major educational challenge; second, of D & T as an agent of critical and practical action for students as global citizens; third, by taking global and multiple perspectives (rather than, say, Western or mono-cultural positions); and, fourth, by demonstrating D & T's capacities for working in holistic and integrative cross-curricular ways. The authors show how students can not only learn about their potential as humans-as-designers but can also develop designerly capacities that enable them to contribute meaningfully in practical ways to their communities and to wider society, that is, as global citizens who can apply design capability in ethical ways that are respectful of peoples, cultures and environments alike." Front Matter....Pages i-vi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introducing the Book....Pages 3-13 Environment....Pages 15-31 Global Ethics, Sustainability, and Design and Technology Education....Pages 33-52 Culture in Design, Technology, and Environment....Pages 53-63 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 In(di)geneity in Design and Technology Education....Pages 67-85 Design and Technology Education for Sustainable Future....Pages 87-99 Designing for Cultural Groups and Humanization....Pages 101-117 Agency and Understanding....Pages 119-132 Policy Formulation and Enactment....Pages 133-152 Against Neoliberalism; for Sustainable-Democratic Curriculum; Through Design and Technology Education....Pages 153-174 Sustaining Pedagogical Practice to Promote Productive Problem Solving....Pages 175-190 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Kartogrifa In-Flux....Pages 193-205 A Case Study of Education for Sustainable Development....Pages 207-217 The Shoe Show....Pages 219-230 With Head, Hand, and Heart....Pages 231-243 Introducing Ideas of a Circular Economy....Pages 245-260 “We have to Create a Way to Catch Flashes in Order to Get Electricity”....Pages 261-270 Sustainability + Fun = A Change in Behaviour....Pages 271-284 Opening Up the Four Walls....Pages 285-298 Back Matter....Pages 299-326