Conference proceeding
Does the Bachelor of Business curriculum reflect the sustainability paradigm shift ? interim results from a study of first-year subjects
pp.2-22
25th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference (Wellington, New Zealand, 07/12/2011 - 09/12/2011)
2011
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Abstract
A shift away from the dominant economic growth paradigm built on unsustainable production and consumption levels towards the sustainability paradigm is a major challenge for University business education. This paper reports the preliminary results from an empirical study to determine the extent of sustainability embeddedness into the curriculum of an Australian university’s undergraduate business school program at the first-year level. A two-step data collection process was followed over the first of two teaching periods, involving content analysis of curriculum and semi-structured indepth interviews with subject and course coordinators. Initial results indicate that the paradigm shift is underway, whereby most subject coordinators conceptualise sustainability in a more sophisticated way than is reflected in the actual curriculum. We failed to uncover a genuinely significant level of
embedded skills or content.
Details
- Title
- Does the Bachelor of Business curriculum reflect the sustainability paradigm shift ? interim results from a study of first-year subjects
- Creators
- Tania von der Heidt - Southern Cross UniversityGeoff Lamberton - Southern Cross UniversityDayle Morrison - Southern Cross UniversityErica Wilson - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- pp.2-22
- Conference
- 25th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference (Wellington, New Zealand, 07/12/2011 - 09/12/2011)
- Publisher
- Arinex Pty. Ltd; Sydney, NSW
- Number of pages
- 2-22
- Identifiers
- 1545; 991012820564302368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Management; School of Business and Tourism; Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding