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Alba Castellsagué; Peter Szyszlo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Considering the critical role of higher education institutions in the advancement of the 2030 Agenda, this paper aims to analyse the incorporation of the gender perspective (Sustainable Development Goal 5) in the University Cooperation for International Development. Design/methodology/approach: Following a qualitative methodological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Gender Issues
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Rodrigues, Susana, Ed.; Mourato, Joaquim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are providers of knowledge and competencies. HEIs are very important to the development of society and the regions they impact geographically. The current uncertainty and challenges require new ways of educating. They require the use of new pedagogical tools that prepare students to deal with real and future…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Development, Geographic Regions, School Community Relationship
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Chakrabarty, Arindam; Singh, Anil Kumar – Higher Education for the Future, 2023
Higher education is the refinement of teaching--learning and research acumen. It is the epitome of a learning system before entering the job market or venturing into new start-ups. Various studies indicate that the growth of an economy is positively associated with development in the higher education ecosystem. The state-run institutions have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Strategies
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Paz, Tainá da Silva Rocha; Rocha Junior, Venicius Gonçalves da; Campos, Priscila Celebrini de Oliveira; Paz, Igor; Caiado, Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão; Rocha, Antonio de Aragão; Lima, Gilson Brito Alves – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to assist higher education institutions (HEIs) in their decision-making process to define initiatives and foster research projects contributing to sustainable development (SD) and minimizing the deficits found in the municipalities. Design/methodology/approach: A documental analysis was performed to select HEIs and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Municipalities, Decision Making, Sustainable Development
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Qu, Dongxu; Shevchenko, Tetiana; Xia, Yuanyuan; Yan, Xiumin – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
As a new sustainable alternative to linear economics, the circular economy (CE) is bound to be accompanied by the requirements of the existing production model, science and technology, as well as the public perception of CE. To expose the potential impact of higher education on CE transition, this study systematically reviewed the relevant…
Descriptors: Barriers, Economics, Higher Education, Role
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Chankseliani, Maia; Qoraboyev, Ikboljon; Gimranova, Dilbar – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
Higher education offers the potential to support glonacal (global, national, and local) development. This study presents new empirical and conceptual insights into the ways in which higher education can help to achieve and exceed the outcomes enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals. Open-ended online surveys were used to learn how academics…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo, Ed.; Thompson, Christiane, Ed. – Educational Governance Research, 2022
This book discusses the central role education and research play in generating both value and comparative advantages in the (imageries of) global competition, competitiveness and transnational value chains. They are seen as "assets" placed at the forefront of developments that are arguably reshaping individuals, society and economy. This…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competition, Economic Factors
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Sekerák, Marián; Valeš, Lukáš – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2021
Higher education transformation in the Czech Republic has been aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Czech higher education institutions within the European context, as well as strengthening their role as the main sources of innovation for sustainable development in its economic and social dimensions. This transformation has undergone a…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Sustainable Development, Educational Legislation
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Mukhametzyanova, Flera Gabdulbarovna; Morozov, Aleksandr Vladimirovich; Khayrutdinov, Ramil Ravilovich; Fedorchuk, Yulia Mikhailovna; Aminova, Rita Rinatovna – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
In this paper, it was tried to consider the current state of normative support for the development of strategic planning documents in the field of Russian education. The strategy for the development of education (DoE), as an industry document of strategic planning, has not been adopted in the Russian Federation (RF) to date. The article attempts…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Development, Strategic Planning, Economic Development
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Cother, Genevieve – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
This paper adds to the body of evidence demonstrating the efficacy of action learning to achieve measurable progress toward sustainability goals. It supports prior assertions that action and reflection develop the conditions of "awareness," "agency" and "association" required to develop the circular economy. The early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Economic Development, Higher Education
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Licen, Simon; Jedlicka, Scott R. – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
This study assesses the engagement of academic programs in sport management with global problems by using the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals as a proxy measure of these problems, and gauges the degree to which sport management programs are positioning themselves as providers of knowledge and expertise in the area of sustainable…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Athletics, Administration, Higher Education
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Phuthi, Nduduzo – Higher Education Evaluation and Development, 2022
Purpose: The surging demand for higher education in Africa for expedited socio-economic growth and global sustainable development demands customising gains made elsewhere for local benefit through quality provision. This study contributes to local and international discourses on the refinement of results-based university learning content…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Personal Autonomy, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
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Pedro, Eugénia de Matos; Leitão, João; Alves, Helena – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse the efficiency of public higher education institutions (HEIs) through teaching and learning (T&L), research and technology (R&T) and social responsibility (SR) activities. It also aims to assess the external factors influencing the efficiency of T&L, R&T and SR, and influence of this efficiency…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Higher Education, Comparative Analysis, State Universities
Davey, Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2019
While grassroots and student activism surrounding the first Earth Day in 1970 played a role in fostering environmental studies programs around the country, this dissertation narrates the untold story of other forces that served as crucial catalysts. Established conservation education models, the dynamics of college and university funding, and the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Social Change, Politics, Higher Education
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Qi, Wenjin; Sorokina, Nadezda; Liu, Yan – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
As the education for sustainable development (ESD) has been advocated in diverse educational contexts, increasingly more attention has been paid to facilitate teachers as the promoters of such educational practice in higher education. Yet, less sufficient research has focused on the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) teachers, who are regarded as…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Language Teachers, Faculty Development, English for Special Purposes
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