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Vertically Integrated Project: Uniting Teaching, Research, and Community in Favor of Sustainability
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Cristiano Morini; Edmundo Inacio Junior; Anibal Tavares de Azevedo; Francisco Elíseo Fernandes Sanches; Eduardo Avancci Dionisio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are crucial in sustainable development. To this end, they must infuse sustainability into all their endeavors. This study aims to delve into the unique vertically integrated project (VIP), a project-based learning approach and its impact on students' skills and the surrounding community.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Colleges, Active Learning, Student Projects
An Information Literacy Lens on Community Representation for Participatory Budgeting in Brazil
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Peter Cruickshank; Bruce Ryan – Journal of Information Literacy, 2023
This paper presents an evaluation of the information literacies used by community representatives when engaging with participatory budgeting in São Paulo City, Brazil. Using questions established from context-setting interviews with stakeholders, a focus group was held in 2019 with eight participative councillors, with "in situ"…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Budgets, Foreign Countries, Barriers
How Can Ecological Fairs Increase Sustainability in a University Campus?
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Brandli, Luciana Londero; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Dal Moro, Leila; Tibola da Rocha, Vanessa; Mazutti, Janaina; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to highlight the contribution of ecological fairs to the promotion of sustainability in university campuses, based on a case study carried out at the University of Passo Fundo, located in Southern Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: Producers and consumers of the ecological fairs were interviewed to analyse how the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Campuses, Ecology, Foreign Countries