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Direct linkBolger, Paul – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Despite the potential for research institutes to advance interdisciplinary research on university campuses, There have been few studies on how interdisciplinary research centres integrate multiple disciplines in practice, how they influence the collaborative behaviours of scientists and how they establish collaborative communities. This…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientists, Research Methodology
Natkin, L. W.; Kolbe, Tammy – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Although the number of higher education institutions adopting sustainability-focused faculty learning communities (FLCs) has grown, very few of these programs have published evaluation research. This paper aims to report findings from an evaluation of the University of Vermont's (UVM's) sustainability faculty fellows (SFF) program. It…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Curriculum, College Faculty
Warr Pedersen, Kristin – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider an expanded vision of professional development for embedding education for sustainability (EfS) in a higher education institution. Through an exploration of a community of practice at the University of Tasmania, this paper examines how collaborative peer learning can sustain and promote continued…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Professional Identity, Semi Structured Interviews
Aidan Davison; Paul Brown; Emma Pharo; Kristin Warr; Helen McGregor; Sarah Terkes; Davina Boyd; Pamela Abuodha – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: Interdisciplinary approaches to climate change teaching are well justified and arise from the complexity of climate change challenges and the integrated problem-solving responses they demand. These approaches require academic teachers to collaborate across disciplines. Yet, the fragmentation typical of universities impedes collaborative…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Participative Decision Making, Interdisciplinary Approach, Capacity Building
van Breda, John; Musango, Josephine; Brent, Alan – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to improve the understanding of individual transdisciplinary PhD research in a developing country context, focusing on three individual PhD case studies in South Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: Multiple-case method was used, and three completed transdisciplinary PhD research efforts undertaken at the Stellenbosch…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
Habron, Geoffrey; Goralnik, Lissy; Thorp, Laurie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: Michigan State University developed an undergraduate, academic specialization in sustainability based on the learning paradigm. The purpose of this paper is to share initial findings on assessment of systems thinking competency. Design/methodology/approach: The 15-week course served 14 mostly third and fourth-year students. Assessment of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Evaluation, Competence
Mochizuki, Yoko; Fadeeva, Zinaida – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the United Nations University's Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) initiative--the global process created to support the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014)--and discuss the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Expertise
