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Direct linkRoysen, Rebeca; Cruz, Tânia Cristina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pedagogical tools that can enhance transdisciplinarity in higher education and stimulate sustainability transitions, based on the case study of a partnership between the University of Brasilia and an ecovillage in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was carried out, based on…
Descriptors: Universities, Environmental Education, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
Di Giulio, Antonietta; Defila, Rico – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: Inter- and transdisciplinarity are core concepts in almost all education for sustainable development (ESD) competence frameworks and curricula. To equip students with inter- and transdisciplinary competencies is highly demanding for educators. Educators must not only know how to teach students such competencies, but need to be experienced…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Competence, College Faculty, Case Studies
Feagan, Mathieu Lawrence – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to explore graduate student experiences of ecohealth communities of practice in Canada, West and Central Africa and Central America, to better understand the role of student knowledge in advancing innovative practices in transdisciplinary, participatory and equitable research approaches. Design/methodology/approach: This…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Ecology, Public Health, Communities of Practice
Gombert-Courvoisier, Sandrine; Sennès, Vincent; Ribeyre, Francis – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: This paper aims to present the authors' views on education for responsible consumption (ERC) in higher education, and deals with major components to be considered to educate students for responsible consumption. Design/methodology/approach: There are three components that seem relevant for ERC in higher education: taught courses should be…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach, Behavior Change
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
Biswas, Wahidul K. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how industrial ecology can facilitate the achievement of sustainable development through its incorporation into an engineering curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: A model has been developed for assessing sustainability learning outcomes due to the incorporation of the concept of industrial ecology…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Maturity (Individuals), Environmental Education, Ecology
Cervantes, Gemma – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: To describe a way of teaching industrial ecology (IE) and to show some tools that may help for the IE teaching. Design/methodology/approach: In the paper, the development of lectures, practical lessons and projects on real industrial ecosystems are described. Also the teaching materials used are described. Findings: The presented…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Environmental Education, Economics, Science and Society
Stubbs, Wendy; Cocklin, Chris – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper seeks to describe a framework used to help MBA students understand and reconcile the different sustainability perspectives. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the corporate sustainability literature is undertaken to develop the sustainability framework. Findings: The sustainability framework relates basic concepts and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development, Business Education
Bardati, Darren R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2006
Purpose: This paper seeks to suggest that the campus environmental audit can become an important tool that synergizes active learning and operations planning and management approaches to promote sustainability on university campuses. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the author's experiences at Bishop's University with the evolution…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Audits (Verification), Campuses, Active Learning
