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)
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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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2 5
3 6 7
4 8
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