Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Community Development and Applied Economics
First Advisor
Christopher J. Koliba
Abstract
This thesis is a descriptive case study of the first sustainability magnet themed elementary school in the U.S., the Sustainability Academy (SA) in Burlington, VT. The thesis provides an in depth case study narrative of the first pilot year of the SA (2009) as well as an examination of the analytical frameworks for evaluating the efficacy of sustainability movements in schools.
A literature review is provided to distinguish between a type of static sustainability that supports the current educational paradigm and a type of sustainable education that identifies sustainability as a moving target and a deep process to transcend the current education paradigm. A step-by-step process for school evaluations of sustainability education is explored and discussed using: 1) the case study research of the SA in their pilot year; 2) the literature review on education and sustainability, systems thinking and school transformation; and 3) the exploration and adaptation of analytical frameworks for sustainability in education.
Language
en
Number of Pages
199 p.
Recommended Citation
Lichau, Aleidria R., "A Sustainability Themed K-5 Magnet School: An In-Depth Case Study And Evaluation" (2015). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 439.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/439
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons