ELP 450U - Introduction to Leadership for Sustainability

Institution:

Portland State University

Subject:

Educational Leadership & Policy

Description:

Multi-media seminar and discussion course reviews, analyzes and critiques the history, politics and rhetoric of sustainability. Four key themes are covered: issues surrounding the Johannesburg Summit 2002; growing conservation economy in the Pacific Northwest; the issue of indigenous cultures and sustainability, and a critical review of the emergence and future of transnational civil society. Examines the very idea of local, regional, and global and discusses the role social movement networks, information society, and globalization play in meaningful social change and leadership.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.pdx.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 725-3511

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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