Education for a sustainable future : a paradigm of hope for the 21st century / edited by Keith A. Wheeler and Anne Perraca Bijur.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Keith Wheeler -- Sustainability from Five Perspectives -- Ch. 1. Education for Sustainability and Environmental Education / Mary Paden -- Ch. 2. Global Change Education: Educational Resources for Sustainability / Lynn L. Mortensen -- Ch. 3. From Policy to Practice: Creating Education for a Sustainable Future / Jack Byrne -- Ch. 4. Educating for Sustainability in American High Schools / Mark DiMaggio -- Ch. 5. The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development Education / Bradley F. Smith -- Ch. 6. Teacher Education for Sustainability: Two Teacher Education Projects from Asia and the Pacific / John Fien and Rupert Maclean -- Ch. 7. Education for Understanding Science and the Earth System for Long-Term Sustainability / M. Patricia Morse -- Ch. 8. The Role of IUCN - the World Conservation Union - in Shaping Education for Sustainability / Frits Heselink and Wendy Goldstein -- Ch. 9. Exploring Sustainable Communities / Mary Paden --

Ch. 10. Facilitating Education for Sustainable Development / Jean Perras -- Ch. 11. Transforming Public Education: Sustaining the Roots of American Ideals, Our Economy, and Our Environment / Richard Benjamin and Susan Hanes -- Ch. 12. Learning Communities: Vehicles for Learning Community and Sustainability / Jean MacGregor -- Ch. 13. Sustainable Development: Visioning and Planning / Alan Sandler -- Ch. 14. Understanding Sustainable Communities / Larry Peterson -- Ch. 15. General Motors Role in Education for Sustainability / Lori Wingerter -- Ch. 16. Partnerships for Progress A Case Study from SC Johnson / Cynthia Georgeson -- Ch. 17. Security and Sustainability: A Secure Nation in a Sustainable World / Michael Schneider.