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The Significance of Sustainability in Higher Education: A View to the Curricular Proposal at a Colombian University
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Ana Elena Builes-Vélez; Juliana Restrepo; Juan Diego Martínez – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to identify how the faculties of a Colombian University have understood the concept of sustainability and the way they have embedded it into their training. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative research was done using documentary and content analysis which allowed researchers to recognize features correlated to…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Universities
Exploring the Development of Context Appreciation in Coursework That Targets Problem-Solving for Sustainable Development
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Desha, Cheryl; Caldera, Savindi; Hutchinson, Deanna – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to explore the role of planned, sudden shifts in lived experiences, in influencing learner capabilities towards improved problem-solving for sustainable development outcomes. The authors responded to employers of engineering and built environment graduates observing limited "real-life" problem-solving skills,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Sustainable Development, Problem Solving, Engineering
Subsistence Farmers' Knowledge in Developing Integrated Critical Pedagogy Education Curricula
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Govender, Nadaraj – Education as Change, 2019
Curricular innovation in the 21st century in education requires significant transformation with regards to political, economic, socio-cultural and environmental concerns such as climate change and sustainability, amongst others. A critical pedagogy approach that includes the hegemonic knowledge debates of Western and Indigenous Knowledge Systems…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Critical Theory, Curriculum Development, Indigenous Knowledge
Distributed Leadership: Building Capacity for Interdisciplinary Climate Change Teaching at Four Universities
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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
What Can a Borich Needs Assessment Model Tell Us about In-Service Training Needs of Faculty in a College of Agriculture? The Case of Iran
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Zarafshani, Kiumars; Baygi, Amir Hossein Ali – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to determine current in-service needs of agricultural faculties at Razi University in Kermanshah province in Iran. A descriptive research methodology design was used to conduct the study. The target population of the study consisted of all agricultural faculties in College of Agriculture at Razi…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Needs, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior
Curriculum Guidelines for a Distance Education Course in Urban Agriculture Based on an Eclectic Model.
Gaum, Wilma G.; van Rooyen, Hugo G. – International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 1997
Describes research to develop curriculum guidelines for a distance education course in urban agriculture. The course, designed to train the teacher, is based on an eclectic curriculum design model. The course is aimed at the socioeconomic empowerment of urban farmers and is based on sustainable ecological-agricultural principles, an…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Philosophy