Educational leadership, the depletion of oil supplies and the need for an ethic of global sustainability

Bottery, Mike

Abstract

This paper argues that problems deriving from the depletion of global oil supplies are much more central to educational leadership than is normally appreciated, and suggests the need for a global view of educational purposes, and in particular a commitment by educators to an ethic of global sustainability. The paper describes how vital oil is to current societal functioning, before examining how much has been consumed and how much remains. After looking at the impact of the interaction of its usage with climate change and population growth, the paper then examines what this means for educational activity. It suggests that there are seven possible educational developments, all of which require future educational leadership thinking to embrace more fully an ethic of global sustainability.

Citation

Bottery, M. (2008). Educational leadership, the depletion of oil supplies and the need for an ethic of global sustainability. School Leadership and Management, 28(3), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430802145969

• Publication Date: 2008-07
• Deposit Date: Apr 25, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 25, 2016
• Journal: School leadership and management
• Print ISSN: 1363-2434
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-2626
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 281-297
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430802145969
• Keywords: Oil; Educational leadership; Energy; Global sustainability
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/436937
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13632430802145969
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in School leadership and management on 22 Jul 2008, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13632430802145969.