01379nas a2200109   4500008004100000245008800041210006900129260001200198520097300210100001701183856006901200       2014                        eng d00athe potential of permaculture teachers as change agents for a sustainable modernity0 apotential of permaculture teachers as change agents for a sustai  aLeipzig3 aSubject of this paper is to analyse the potential of permaculture teachers as change agents for a sustainable modernity. The theoretical basis of the work is the change agent approach by KRISTOF (2010). Permaculture is presented as a sustainable design approach. The change agent approach is used as a framework. The methodology consists of qualitative interviews with teachers and students of permaculture. The survey was exploratory and semi-structured with the aid of a questionnaire. The evaluation of eleven qualitative interviews leads to the conclusion that the teachers meet the criteria of change agents in various ways. The lived culture of change makes permaculture special. Areas where permaculture comes to life in Germany are still scarce, but their visibility can be increased. Especially in connection with the community of permaculture, as a community of practice, the teachers have great potential to act as change agents for a sustainable modernity.1 aGaedtke, Max  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3484