A pedagogical model for integrative training in conservation and sustainability

Meredith Welch-Devine; Dean Hardy; J. Peter Brosius; Nik Heynen

doi:10.5751/ES-06197-190210

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A pedagogical model for integrative training in conservation and sustainability

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Authors:

Meredith Welch-Devine, Dean Hardy, J. Peter Brosius, Nik Heynen

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06197-190210

Source:

Ecology and Society. 19(2):10

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Abstract

The benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary training are well documented, and several reviews have discussed the particular importance of interdisciplinary training for conservation scholars and practitioners. We discuss the progress within one university program to implement specific training models, elements, and tools designed to move beyond remaining barriers to graduate-level, interdisciplinary conservation education.

Keywords

conservation, graduate education, integrative, interdisciplinary, sustainability

Citation

Welch-Devine, Meredith; Hardy, Dean; Brosius, J. Peter; Heynen, Nik. 2014. A pedagogical model for integrative training in conservation and sustainability. Ecology and Society 19(2):10 7 p.