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Turning GreenStories of environmental
learning and leadership in
a public sector workplace
Nina WhiteBachelor of Adult and Vocational Education
HonoursUniSA Mawson Lakes
How the story begins
Lifelong love of nature and learning
A desire to synergise these passions
Expansion of academic focus
Interest in the learning about and practice of sustainability, both personally and professionally
How the story begins
Greening of government
Public sector agency, responsible for sustainable economic development of primary industries
Green economists
Environmentalism in a personal and professional sense
Learning experiences
Role of leadership
Research question
“What has contributed to the team’s greening culture, how is it experienced and how is it expressed?”
Approach
Methodology – Constructionist, naturalist-interpretative(Somekh & Lewin, 2005; Cohen, Manion & Morrison, 2000)
Research Methods – Observation, interviews and a focus group session(Berg, 2004; Wilkinson & Birmingham, 2003)
Analytical Techniques – Emergent themes and interconnections reviewed against theoretical concepts(Trahar, 2006)
Approvals – Ethics and permissions
Emergent Themes
Participant backgrounds
Social contexts
Professional context
Workplace culture
Theoretical Lenses
Social ecology (Conn, 1991; Hill, 2000; Weinsten & Schuck, 2011)
Social practice theory (Hargreaves, 2011)
Socially constructed learning (Illeris, 2011; Høyrup, 2010; Hager, 2004; Illeris, 2002; Wenger, 1998)
Leadership (Chan & Scott-Ladd 2004; Dubrin, Dalglish & Miller, 2006; Raelin, 2011)
Organisational and Workplace Learning(Illeris, 2011; Fenwick, 2008; Chan & Scott-Ladd, 2004)
Critical Insights
Implicit, socially constructed learning
Leadership, and leadership in practice
Ecological nature of individual, team, community, organisation, culture, practice, philosophy, profession and learning
Conclusions
Non-universal
Depth and richness
Interconnectedness
Potential of social benefit as a motivator
Future Research
Internalising sustainability in the public sector
Connections between environmental action, environmental evidence and organisational characteristics
Application of social ecology to organisational research and organisational development
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