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Piccardo, Chiara; Goto, Yutaka; Koca, Deniz; Aalto, Pasi; Hughes, Mark – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Doctoral candidates possess specialized knowledge that could support sustainability transitions. Doctoral education, however, often focusses on discipline-specific topics and working methods, making it difficult to "see the bigger picture". This summer school on wood construction gathered doctoral candidates from different…
Descriptors: Barriers, Interdisciplinary Approach, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students
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Dare, Alexa M.; Dittrich, Ruth; Schondel, Macey; Lowney, Molly; Hill, Gregory – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to understand why higher education institutions (HEIs) struggle to become sustainable institutions themselves despite providing relevant teaching and research on sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Using 17 open-ended, semistructured interviews to determine common themes (codes) regarding sustainability, the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Institutional Characteristics, Innovation
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Ceulemans, Griet; Severijns, Nathal – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the educational benefits and challenges of introducing natural science students to on-campus and off-campus sustainability research projects as an approach to education for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: The course "Science and Sustainability" at the University of Leuven is a…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Projects, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education