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Alan Watkins; Matt Silver – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025
The need for change in the education system is obvious and overwhelming. But each stakeholder group has its own ideas about why the system is broken and how to fix it. Competing priorities, political inertia and diminishing budgets maintain the dysfunctional status quo. This essential text examines the underlying causes behind the key challenges…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Knowledge Economy, Educational Change, Systems Approach
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Janssens, Lise; Kuppens, Tom; Mulà, Ingrid; Staniskiene, Egle; Zimmermann, Anne B. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: A transition toward sustainable development requires engagement of university students in transformative learning. Therefore, quality frameworks and processes should support deep approaches to sustainable development in higher education. Research and initiatives that connect sustainable development, higher education and quality assurance…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Sustainable Development, Transformative Learning
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Algurén, Beatrix – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2021
Sustainable development and transformational change have become more critical than ever in the era of climate change. The aim of this literature review was to increase knowledge on education and learning activities (ELAs), along with the learning outcomes they address, in the context of higher education for sustainable development (SD) with…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Climate, Learning Activities, Behavior Change
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Jarrar, Amani – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This study aimed at exploring and theorizing the role of Jordanian Universities in supporting innovation among university students within the context of education for sustainable development from the point of view of Jordanian University students. For that, the researcher adopted the grounded theory methodology by Strauss and Corbin. The study was…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Universities, Cross Cultural Studies
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Alm, Karin; Melén, Maria; Aggestam-Pontoppidan, Caroline – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to explore an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach for advancing knowledge and understanding of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative study conducted an explorative experiment to elaborate on forms to advance a pedagogical approach…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development