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Taylor, Neil; Quinn, Frances; Jenkins, Kathy; Miller-Brown, Helen; Rizk, Nadya; Prodromou, Theodosia; Serow, Penelope; Taylor, Subhashni – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2019
This article reviews Education for Sustainability (EfS) in the secondary sector across a range of countries. Drawing on journal articles, book chapters and official reports, it identifies some of the more successful approaches to implementing EfS within the secondary sector. The authors first discuss the importance of educating for sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
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Jia, Qian; Wang, Ying; Fengting, Li – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study of the establishment and development of a minor program in Sustainable Development in Tongji University, China, and how it contributes to embedding sustainable development into higher education system as an alternative platform for researchers and students to involve in a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
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Hull, R. Bruce; Kimmel, Courtney; Robertson, David P.; Mortimer, Michael – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to describe, explain and evaluate a graduate education program that provides international project experiences and builds competencies related to collaborative problem-solving, cultural capacity to work globally and sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative analysis of survey data from 28 students…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Shaoming Lu; Hui-shu Zhang – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to identify learning points and inspirations from two different approaches by examining how education for sustainable development (ESD) initiatives are delivered in the University of X in the UK and Tongji University in China. Design/methodology/approach: Through comparison of case studies, the pros and cons of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Sustainable Development, Case Studies
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Feng, Ling – Environmental Education Research, 2012
That the value of interdisciplinarity in sustainability education is largely taken for granted reflects widely held views about the inherent complexity and uncertainty of sustainability issues and the need for holistic responses to them. Although there is an extensive literature on interdisciplinarity, there has been relatively little…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainable Development, Teacher Attitudes
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Jackowicz, Stephen, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES), which took place on April 22-25, 2021, in New York, New York. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination, History Instruction, Foreign Students
Snyder, Sarah A. – 1994
This teacher's guide presents teaching suggestions and presentation materials about the challenges faced by China and India as they work to sustain their population and ways of life without exhausting the environmental resources each has. The materials may be used as a unit on either nation or integrated into existing units of study. Student…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Biodiversity, Chinese Culture