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Alison Lloyd Williams; Qu?nh Vu; Hu? Lê; Lisa Jones; Thu Th? Võ; Florence Halstead; Katie J. Parsons; Anh T.Q. Nguy?n; Christopher R. Hackney; Daniel R. Parsons – Research in Drama Education, 2024
This case study explores a collaboration between young people, researchers and artists which captured stories of how people in the Red River Catchment of Northern Vietnam are responding to climate change, and then used the local art of water puppetry to communicate those stories to a wider audience. The performance evoked the interdependence of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Case Studies, Puppetry
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Spiteri, Jane; Higgins, Peter; Nicol, Robbie – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
With increasing evidence and concern over human impacts on planetary systems, children are more likely to be exposed to such changes, and be affected by them, over their lifetime. This qualitative multiple case study explores the ways in which young Maltese children (aged 3-7 years) perceive the environment. Preliminary data were collected via…
Descriptors: Climate, Case Studies, Environment, Public Schools
Steiner, Sherrie – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2016
What began as a professor's classroom illustration to encourage students to take climate change seriously sparked a student movement that transformed Eastern University into a leader in environmental stewardship and social responsibility. How did this happen at an evangelical university in a conservative coal state that, at the time, was producing…
Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, Environmental Education, Climate
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Pacheco, Lluís; Ningsu, Luo; Pujol, Toni; Gonzalez, Jose Ramon; Ferrer, Inès – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to report on a case study concerning the development of sustainable energy partnerships involving engineering faculty and undergraduate students at the University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Design/methodology/approach: Faculty were motivated to seek partnerships with public and private entities in the local area for the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Case Studies, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Gambino, Giacomo; Hashim, S. Mohsin – Journal of Political Science Education, 2016
The article examines whether short-term study-abroad (STSA) experiences can cultivate the cultural understandings and ethical commitments entailed by a cosmopolitan civic education. We examine students' critical reflections on their participation in a two-week study-abroad program titled "Climate Change and Sustainable Development in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Ethics, Cultural Awareness
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Adomßent, Maik; Grahl, Anselm; Spira, Felix – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The lack of change structures can be seen as an important reason why sustainability continues to suffer a niche existence in most higher education organisations. This is a problem because universities can leverage their teaching, research and operations to advance solutions to climate change, hunger and other Sustainable Development…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Sustainability, Campuses, Climate
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Bangay, Colin – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2016
This paper explores the potential contribution of education to sustainable development. Drawing on recent evidence it argues that education could play a stronger role--a position reinforced by the new sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, securing this contribution will have to be achieved in an era where educational delivery will be…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Climate
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Feinstein, Noah Weeth; Laessoe, Jeppe; Blum, Nicole; Chambers, Dianne – Environmental Education Research, 2013
In 2009, a think tank called the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes (IALEI) announced the results of a study entitled Climate Change and Sustainable Development: The Response from Education. Intended for a policy audience, the study offered a glimpse into the status of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and an early…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Climate, Environmental Education, Context Effect
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Brown, Mike – International Journal of Training Research, 2013
This study analyses how one Victorian regional TAFE Institute is working towards understanding and contributing to skill formation for the green economy. While we already know that the provision of vocational education and training in regional areas contributes to regional innovation and development (Kilpatrick, Johns and Rosenblatt, 2000; Gelade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Climate, Economic Development
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Filipkowski, A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
The problem of Earth environmental destruction by human activities is becoming dangerous. Engineers responsible for the production of any goods should be well aware of the negative influence of their activities on the state of the planet. This is why the understanding of ecological problems is essential for people responsible for production and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Computer Science, Engineering
Arribas Layton, Lucas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A combination of factors including Global Climate Change, population growth, depletion of natural resources, and degradation of the environment have contributed to a general consensus concerning the need for man to amend his relation with the earth in order to perpetuate the survival and well-being of future generations of human beings. An…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Climate, Environmental Education
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Rauch, Jason N.; Newman, Julie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the development and implementation of how a greenhouse gas GHG reduction target at Yale University has resulted in broad and long-term institutional commitment. Design/methodology/approach: Interviews are conducted with key individuals representing those most directly involved in developing and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vision, Organizational Change, Environmental Standards
Dvorak, Andrea M. W.; Christiansen, Lars D.; Fischer, Nancy L.; Underhill, Joseph B. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2011
The last two decades have seen institutions of higher education put increasing emphasis on both internationalizing their institutions and making them more sustainable. While laudable in their own right, there are contradictions and tensions between these goals, in particular when the carbon emissions involved in international activities like study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Case Studies
Tysseling, John C.; Vosevich, Mary; Boersma, Benjamin R.; Zumwalt, Jefferey A. – Facilities Manager, 2009
Facility professionals continuously search for projects that reduce energy consumption and operating costs so as to directly benefit their bottom line. Many institutions nationwide have contemplated or made investments in combined heat and power (CHP) projects as a life-cycle strategy to minimize operating costs. However, recent sustainability and…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Climate, Sustainable Development, Power Technology
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Bristow, Rob – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
With the world focusing on climate change and individuals through to organizations questioning how they can reduce their personal and professional carbon footprints, JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) is looking at how it can help U.K. education professionals learn from one another. In 2009, the final report from JISC's SusteIT study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Systems, Climate, Foreign Countries
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