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Rhodes University EE and Sustainability Unit

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  • Heila Lotz Sisitka
  • Ingrid Schudel

    (Heila Lotz Sisitka and Ingrid Schudel are with the Rhodes University Environmental Education and Sustainability Unit, South Africa. Email: H.Lotz@ru.ac.za and i.schudel@ru.ac.za.)

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In the early 1990s, in response to the emphasis laid on environment and development issues by the new South African Constitution, Rhodes University undertook several initiatives such as establishing the first Chair of Environmental Education (EE) in Africa. Another important initiative was the introduction of an open-entry participatory course for environmental educators. Owing to its flexible format and practice-based methodology, the course gained rapid popularity, necessitating the setting up of a Service Centre to help meet the increased demand. The Chair and the Service Centre have been providing a range of short courses in environment and sustainability education to professionals, and are today widely known as the Rhodes University Environmental Education and Sustainability Unit (RUEESU). The Unit offers PhD and Masters level programmes in EE, encourages meaningful research in key thematic areas, and is actively involved in publishing, and policy transformation. It also endeavours to define the role of Universities in enabling sustainability education.

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  • Heila Lotz Sisitka & Ingrid Schudel, 2007. "Rhodes University EE and Sustainability Unit," Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, , vol. 1(1), pages 153-158, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jousus:v:1:y:2007:i:1:p:153-158
    DOI: 10.1177/097340820700100127
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