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Tiêu đề

Designing the sustainable foodshed: A cross-disciplinary undergraduate environmental studies course

Tác giả

Cohen N.

Năm xuất bản

2010

Source title

Innovative Higher Education

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1007/s10755-009-9126-z

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-75949119843&doi=10.1007%2fs10755-009-9126-z&partnerID=40&md5=2723d975fc7991c8712edbd548b50ae4

Tóm tắt

This article demonstrates the educational value of an undergraduate course that integrates design and the liberal arts to teach about ecological systems, using study of the university campus as the means to connect theory and practice. It presents the curricular goals, objectives, results, and lessons learned from a qualitative case study of a cross-disciplinary course that required design and liberal arts students to develop innovative solutions to improve the sustainability of The New School's food system. Student and faculty evaluations suggest that an integrated design and liberal arts course can be an effective and enjoyable method to learn about sustainability and urban systems; and it helps students learn different techniques for research, problem-solving, and communication. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.

Từ khóa

Design; Food systems; Foodshed; Liberal arts; Sustainability; Teaching methods

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