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The Implementation of Environmental Management towards Sustainable Universities and Education for Sustainable Development as an Ethical Imperative
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Nicolaides, Angelo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2006
Purpose: To show that the practices, processes and resources for the management of the university environment should be aligned to meet the ever-growing demands of sustainability and its motivations should be clearly spelt out to all stakeholders. Universities should also strive to become leaders in the development of effective environmental…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
Escalation of the Study-Abroad Experience: Lessons from a Hyper-Intensive Integrated Learning Program
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Lamb, William B.; Huq, Faizul – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2005
The authors discuss an innovative study-abroad program implemented by a large university in the Midwestern United States. In partnership with a French business school, a program was established incorporating project-based learning, a multi-national student population, and a three-month residency in France by U.S.-based students and faculty.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Partnerships in Education, Active Learning
Delaware County Community College Business and International Education Program.
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Delaware County Community Coll., Media, PA. – 1989
In 1987, Delaware County Community College (DCCC) initiated the Delaware Valley Trade Enhancement Project, comprising a number of activities to promote the involvement of local firms in international trade. One of the first activities of the Delaware Valley Trade Enhancement project was a survey of over 6,000 small and medium-sized businesses in…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development
A Review of Activities in Internationalizing the Curriculum in Agricultural Education.
Moss, Jeffrey W. – 1988
Recommendations have been made for major curriculum changes in agricultural education, specifically agriculture programs at the secondary level. Suggested improvements include emphasis in agricultural science, agribusiness, marketing, management, and food production and processing. One change especially desired is placement of more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
A Global Look at Business Education. National Business Education Yearbook, No. 29.
Echternacht, Lonnie, Ed. – 1991
This yearbook has 18 chapters written by selected experts on business education and the international scene. The chapters are organized into four parts. Part I, "Global Perspectives in Business Education," includes two chapters: "Internationalizing the Business Education Curriculum" (LaNeta L. Carlock); and "The…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Report to OECD/CERI Policy Group from Pacific Circle Consortium on Phase 1 Activities: 1977-1980.
Connell, Helen; Wells, Marguerite – 1981
Established in 1977, the Pacific Circle Consortium is a group of national-level educational research and development agencies from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Pacific region countries engaged in cooperative projects intended to improve international understanding and relations. From 1977 to 1980 the Consortium…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Environmental Education