DISCOVERING THE VALUE OF LEARNING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: A TEACHING CASE FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN ADMINISTRATION

Authors

  • Marialva Tomio Dreher Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau/SC
  • Lúcia Sevegnani Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau/SC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2012.v13n4.84

Keywords:

administration courses, postgraduate, sustainability

Abstract

At the postgraduate level, students must be encouraged to interpret theories and position themselves as regards empirical, scientific discussions. Accordingly, we developed this teaching case, whose purpose is to provide an educational experience focused on the environmental dimension, in the "Governance and Sustainability" class of a postgraduate course in Business Administration. During this experiment, the subjects of the study comprised fifty-nine
(59) students who had enrolled in the subject over the past three years. The pedagogical practice used in the discipline in question was referred to as participatory as it combines the academic requirements, controlled by the teacher, with creativity and the demands of the students, which come together in a joint teaching construction in the light of the
postulates of Freire. At the start of the course, it was found that the students had a low level of understanding of the natural environment and its singularities. However, during the dialogues, debates and technical visits proposed over the course of the semester, a significant change in the students’ understanding and behavior regarding environmental issues was observed.

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Author Biographies

Marialva Tomio Dreher, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau/SC

Pós-Doutora em Administração pela UFRGS. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Sustentabilidade, Responsabilidade Social e Administração

Lúcia Sevegnani, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau/SC

Doutora em Ecologia pela USP. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Ecologia, Botânica e Educação Ambiental

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

Dreher, M. T., & Sevegnani, L. (2012). DISCOVERING THE VALUE OF LEARNING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: A TEACHING CASE FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN ADMINISTRATION. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 13(4), 805–823. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2012.v13n4.84

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 4 (2012): Outubro-Dezembro

Section

Teaching Cases

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