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Son-Turan, Semen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a higher education funding and employment system that obviates barriers to sustainable development and helps engrain the notion of sustainability into the institutional framework. Design/methodology/approach: The "Higher Education Sustainability First System" (HESFS) is a conceptual model…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
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Togo, Muchaiteyi; Gandidzanwa, Crecentia Pamidzai – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Higher education can play a role in the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, there are steps and structures which are necessary for this to be possible. This paper aims to establish how the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)'s innovation hub is implementing SDGs for water, energy and food, resources which are in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Higher Education, Role of Education
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Fiselier, Evelien S.; Longhurst, James W. S.; Gough, Georgina K. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the position of education for sustainable development in the UK Higher Education (HE) sector with respect to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and Higher Education Academy (HEA) Guidance for education for sustainable development (ESD). Design/methodology/approach: By means of a mixed-method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Quality Assurance
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Corcoran, Peter Blaze; Koshy, Kanayathu Chacko – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to create an area profile of significant activity and possibility in higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in the island nations of the South Pacific Ocean. Design/methodology/approach: This is a descriptive research paper on philosophy, policy, and practice according to a methodology of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Sustainable Development
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Su, H. Jenny; Chang, Tzu-chau – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide the rationale and context for recent national policy and funded initiatives to support sustainability developments within higher education in Taiwan, including practical and educational aspects. Concrete examples and specific outcomes are reviewed, to produce a profile across the higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Institutional Characteristics
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Stephens, Jennie C.; Hernandez, Maria E.; Roman, Mikael; Graham, Amanda C.; Scholz, Roland W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose :The goal of this paper is to enhance consideration for the potential for institutions of higher education throughout the world, in different cultures and contexts, to be change agents for sustainability. As society faces unprecedented and increasingly urgent challenges associated with accelerating environmental change, resource scarcity,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Change Agents, Sustainable Development, Cultural Context