Using and creating case studies is an important strategy of the Prof E Sus project that is developing training for teachers of vocational hospitality skills.

1. The power of case studies
To implement a sustainable mindset
Anne Fox

3. Relevance?

5. Sustainability
mindset
Despair?

6. Sustainability
mindset
Or awe?

8. Green
pedagogy
• Problem presentation
• Reconstruction – research
• Intervention – provocation
• Interaction – collaboration
• Deconstruction – possible solution
• Reflection - feedback

9. Teaching a sustainable mindset: for future thinking
professionals in small hospitality settings
1 Focus on
sustainability
Face to face
Vienna
Sustainability basics
2 Education for
sustainability
Online
Pedagogy and
sustainability
principles
Peer support
3 Teaching for
sustainability
Online
Action research
Peer
evaluation/coaching
4 Evaluation of
ESD
Face to face
Finland
Evaluation and
change management

10. 2. Teaching for
Sustainability
Module 2 – onine (7 weekly units)
Challenge 1: Personal/professional development
Challenge 2: Pedagogical development
Challenge 3: Case study
Learning reflection

11. UNECE ESD Competences
15. create learning and transformation processes based on the
experience of learners to prepare learners to meet new challenges
17. create project oriented learning processes with real world issues to
enhance learning outcomes and to help learners to make a difference
in practice and in real world
22. communicate a sense of urgency for change and inspire hope
25. facilitate participatory and learner-centred education that develops
critical thinking and active citizenship
26. assess learning outcomes in terms of changes and achievements in
relation to sustainable development

12. Why case studies?
Awe-inspiring
Prof
dev
Problem-
solving
Real or
realistic?
Professional
and ESD
competences
Pedagogical

13. Effective case study checklist
An effective case study is one that, according to Davis (1993):
➢ tells a “real” and engaging story (it must be realistic)
➢ raises a thought-provoking issue
➢ has elements of conflict
➢ promotes empathy with the central characters
➢ lacks an obvious or clear-cut right answer
➢ encourages students to think and take a position
➢ portrays actors in moments of decision
➢ provides plenty of data about character, location, context, actions
➢ is relatively concise.

14. Using case studies well
• Give students time to read it, visit it or experience it
• Introduce it briefly and give guidelines on how to approach
• Create groups and monitor their work
• Have groups present solutions
• Ask clarification questions
• Synthesise issues raised

16. Other options
• At managerial or shopfloor level
• Complex or simple questions
• The truth or extending the truth
• Extending outwards to the wider environment eg if all hotels in the
town want a green reputation

17. Other examples
• Interviews
• FAQ
• Map project
• Visits
Solve it or
create it!

18. We will be
• including many different case studies in the course
• encouraging our teacher participants to build their own case studies
(localised ones) perhaps as part of their AR project
• publishing the best practice examples

19. The power of case studies?
• Showing real people & organisations dealing with sustainability issues
• Variety
• Can provide the provocation of green pedagogy
• Promotes collaboration and discussion
• Promotes futures thinking
• Promotes values thinking
• Promotes strategic thinking
• Promotes systems thinking

20. What now?
• Free Finnish event 16-17th January near
Helsinki to further develop the case sudy
approach
• Open enrolment for the train the trainers
course starting Feb 26 2018 in Vienna (partially
subsidised)

21. References and
links
• The ProfESus project website
• The Profesus paper on case studies
• The case study approach on my blog
• UNECE Competences in Education for
Sustainable Development PDF
• Davis, B. G. (1993) Tools for Teaching. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• 4 years of trash in a jar video
• Apply to attend the free Finnish event on
case studies Jan 16/17
• Apply to take the Prof E Sus course starting
February 26 and finishing June 15 2018
(partially subsidised)
Non-specific pictures from Pixabay