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Sustainability and Curriculum at McGill University
Max Luke, Jordan Gallant, Kevin Lauzon, Nastaran Mobasher & Divya Sharma
Environment
Economy Society
A sustainable system “encompasses human and ecological health, social justice, secure
livelihoods, and a better world for all generations”
(AASHE 2007)
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Comparator Universities
Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Designing a Toolkit
Sustainability in Curriculum:
Toolkit for Effective Strategy Building
Comparator Universities
Methods
Methods Comparator Universities
Methods
McGill “Comparator Universities”
Emails to Offices of Sustainability (15)
Phone Interviews (7) Email Responses (3)
Emails to Sustainability Committee members (3)
Comparator Universities
Methods
McGill “Comparator Universities”
Emails to Offices of Sustainability (15)
Phone Interviews (7) Email Responses (3)
Emails to Sustainability Committee members (3)
5 questions to assess program models and drivers of change
Comparator Universities
Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Methods
Methods
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30-60 minute interviews with 8 members of the McGill community interested in sustainability
Snowball Sampling Progression
Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Methods 30-60 minute interviews with 8 members of the McGill community interested in sustainability
6 questions to assess sustainability milestones, barriers, and solutions
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Snowball Sampling Progression
Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Methods
Methods
78 Departments and Schools at McGill
Selection Criteria:
• Sustainability not an explicit research/teaching priority
• Large (relative to other departments within faculty)
• Standalone Faculties and Schools
10 Faculties at McGill
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Methods Deans, Chairs and Directors of the following 25 Faculties,
Departments and Schools were contacted via email:
Anthropology Economics English History Linguistics Philosophy Political Science Sociology
Atm. & Oceanic Biology Earth and Planetary Chemistry Physics Psychology Computer Science
Chemical Civil Mechanical Mining & Materials
Educational and Counselling Psychology Integrated Studies in Education Kinesiology Information Studies
Religious Studies
Law
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Methods
Anthropology Economics English Linguistics Political Science Sociology
Atm. & Oceanic Biology Chemistry Psychology Computer Science
Chemical
Educational and Counselling Psychology Integrated Studies in Education Kinesiology Information Studies
Religious Studies
Law
18 responses and interviews with 6 questions to acquire department-specific information.
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Comparator Universities
Results
Results Program Models
UCLA’s Education for
Sustainable Living Program
Comparator Universities
Example:
Results
Internal Drivers • Student Demand (75%) • Admin. Staff Demand (25%) • Faculty Demand (12%)
Drivers of Change
External Drivers • Regional community (40%) • National/International Community (12%) • Comparator Universities (50%)
Comparator Universities
Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Results
Results
Talloires and Halifax
Declarations (1990/1991)
McGill School of
Environment (1999)
Office of Sustainability
(2008)
Sustainability Projects Fund
(2009)
Sustainability Policy (2010)
Sustainability Milestones Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Results
Barriers Solutions
Distributed Approach
Bring Advocates Together
Power Asymmetry
Poor Communication
Barriers and Solutions Sustainability Advocates at
McGill
Results Word Cloud Sustainability
Advocates at McGill
Departmental Chairs and
Faculty Deans
Results
Results
• Unified mission statement: 60%
o Learning outcomes linked to statement: 70% no
• Considered notion of sustainability: 75%
o Interesting discussion for faculty members? 70% yes
Departmental Information Departmental
Chairs and Faculty Deans
Synthesis and Suggestions
• Increasing interest in sustainability 1
• Bottom-up approach 2
• Bring advocates together 3
Sustainability in Curriculum:
Toolkit for Effec8ve Strategy Building
Summary