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How Worldview Development Influences Knowledge and Beliefs About Sustainability

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Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education

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Adult developmental psychology; Constructive development theory; Knowledge; Sustainability beliefs; Sustainability education; Sustainability worldviews

Definition

How individuals perceive and makes meaning of sustainability, including their knowledge and beliefs, is significantly shaped by worldview and psychological development. Research in adult developmental psychology applied to sustainability education and leadership development supports knowledge and skill development for sustainability educators and change agents.

Introduction

Sustainability, defined as the reciprocal flourishing of human and planetary systems, calls for change in all dimensions of society – changes in individual and collective behaviors, systems, culture, and worldviews, knowledge, and beliefs. Working toward this kind of transformative and systemic change requires collaboration and coordination at every scale of human society. To do so educators and leaders need the skills and capacities to creatively...

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  1. School of Leadership Studies, Human and Organizational Development PhD Program, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Abigail Lynam

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  1. Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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Lynam, A. (2019). How Worldview Development Influences Knowledge and Beliefs About Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_22-1

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