Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to gain deep insight into the function of the Caribbean universities as it pertains to ethical practices of sustainability with reference to climate change mitigation. A clarification of such ethical practices will provide the institutions of higher education in the region with different ideas on how to educate communities for their present and future survival with respect to the economy, environment, and equity. This chapter will also serve as a valuable guide in changing the paradigm in education. Research suggests that human beings often tend to view things within categories rather than seeing them as a system. In these times where climate change impacts are at the forefront of the issues facing the Caribbean, there seems to be a pressing need for a new kind of education that takes into account all the aspects of sustainability. This new education can be seen as the cornerstone in the change of minds on which sustainable initiatives can be accomplished. Furthermore, the ideas generated through this research can be utilized by stakeholders (e.g., leaders, staff, professors, and students) in higher education for a new ecological design in education sustainability for the Caribbean region. The ecological design, in this context, is perceived as the process that makes things (e.g., environmental, social, and cultural) fit well together over long periods of time.
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David Bollier. Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons (Canada: New Society Publishers, 2014), 15.
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Steven Sterling. Sustainable Education: Re-visioning Learning and Change. (Cambridge, England: Green Books, 2001), 14.
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Ibid., 12.
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David W. Orr. The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention (New York. Oxford University Press, 2002), 72.
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Ibid., 74.
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Peltier, I., Celestine, C., Boncana, M. (2022). A Changing Paradigm for Caribbean Universities: Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainability, and Policy. In: Kurochkin, D., Crawford, M.J., Shabliy, E.V. (eds) Energy Policy Advancement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84993-1_2
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