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The status of education for sustainability in initial teacher education programmes: a Canadian case study

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teacher education programmes in the province of Manitoba in Canada and to identify challenges and
obstacles for mainstreaming education for sustainability in those programmes.
Design/methodology/approach – Using a multi-unit case study design, online programme
information and data from interviews with faculty administrators and a convenience sample of faculty
members from all five faculties of education in Manitoba were collected and analysed.
Findings – There is no systematic and focused preparation of teachers for education for sustainability
in any of the Manitoba teacher education programmes. Three challenges for mainstreaming of
education for sustainability are identified: lack of leadership, an unfavourable view of the role of
education for sustainability and the silo-ing within faculties of education.
Research limitations/implications – The research is limited by its focus on the programme-based
implementation of education for sustainability in faculties of education, which did not include any
course-based implementation by individual instructors.
Practical implications – To address the challenges and obstacles for mainstreaming, the authors
argue for joint leadership across the relevant institutional levels (government, university and faculty),
and for establishing education for sustainability as a framework for responding to the purpose question
of school education.
Originality/value – The study provides empirical evidence for some of the major challenges for
mainstreaming education for sustainability in faculties in education and, by generalisation, all
university faculties.

Keywords Canada, Teacher education, Education for sustainability, Reorienting teacher education to address sustainability, Mainstreaming teacher education for sustainability

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

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: Emerald Group.,

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Vol. 15 No. 4, 2014 pp. 418-430

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English

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