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Daniels, Carlo; Niemczyk, Ewelina K.; de Beer, Zacharias L. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
As evident in scholarly literature, universities worldwide embrace Sustainable Development Goals initiated by United Nations. Yet, regardless institutions' commitment, many countries, especially developing ones, struggle to effectively implement sustainability-oriented principles and practices in higher education. To that end, this paper, based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
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Mitka, Malgorzata M.; Narayanswamy, Shruti; Smith, Ian – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
The ability to work effectively in a diverse team is a valuable skill which is transferable to many contexts. As such, it is important to build this skill through deliberate, targeted, and meaningful learning activities in higher education. The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) model enhances team diversity by combining students from different…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Transfer of Training, Skill Development
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Luiz Ney d’Escoffier; Aida Guerra; Marco Braga – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Education for sustainability demands transformative knowledge, which can be obtained through problem-based, project-organized learning (PBL). However, the integration of PBL and sustainability in higher education has not yet met the needs required due to the lack of application of a systemic perspective and strategy. In this literature review, we…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Engineering Education, Sustainability, Higher Education
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Wei Li; Jiahe Bian; Chanam Lee; Anatol Bologan; Theodora Chaspari; Tyrene Calvesbert; Jaimie Masterson; Jacqueline Stillisano; Kim Wright; Samantha Shields; Debra Fowler – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2023
Higher education institutions are increasingly interested in innovative pedagogies that offer hands-on, project-based learning experiences in interdisciplinary settings and enable students to address real-world challenges with emerging technologies. To address this demand, a team of educators, in collaboration with community and industry partners,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Service Learning, Student Projects, Technology Uses in Education
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Giralt, Marta; Betts, Alicia; Pittarello, Sara; Stefanelli, Cristina – Journal of International Students, 2022
This paper describes the results of the analysis carried out within the Erasmus+ FRAMES project (https://frames-project.eu/) which collected and analysed Virtual Exchange (VE) case studies building upon desk research and through an open survey, so as to identify and describe various scenarios of accredited VEs. By using a qualitative methodology…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Foreign Countries
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Levesque, Vanessa R.; Wake, Cameron P. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how the process of creating and implementing sustainability competencies across a university illuminate dynamics of organizational change. The push to advance education for sustainable development in higher education will likely require transformation of existing policies and practices. A set of…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
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Jamil, Md Golam – Language Teaching Research, 2023
This article arose in response to the recent impetus for embedding inquiry-based approaches in higher education. It draws upon the perceptions of students and faculty members regarding inquiry-based education in Academic English (AE) programmes at universities in Bangladesh within an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Research-informed…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mossman, Amy Patrick – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
Various experts and institutions, including the United Nations, have stressed the complexity of the 21st century's global sustainability challenges. Higher education institutions should be at the center of research and education to meet these challenges. However, these institutions also find themselves in crisis, in part due to the economic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Global Education, Global Approach
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Aneas, Assumpta – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper concerns transdisciplinarity as an educational and research strategy in technological higher education. The starting point of the article will be a synthetic analysis of the nature and demands faced by the university in our complex world, and the models of knowledge that could be activated, developed, and operationalised within it.…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Technical Institutes
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Wilson-Mah, Rebecca; Walinga, Jennifer – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2017
Communities of practice (CoP) are rich learning spaces that support knowledge creation, social engagement and practice improvement. In some university settings, there is a buoyant interest in creating and supporting interdisciplinary knowledge and practice. The purpose of the study was to apply an action research approach to explore the emergence…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Communities of Practice, Universities, Program Implementation
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Ghazavi, Mansuoreh; Nasr, Ahmad Reza; Jafari, Ebrahim Mirshah; Mosapour, Neamatollah – International Education Studies, 2016
The move on decentralization of curriculum development in recent decade has become one of the major tasks in developing scientific fields in Iran. By implementing these programs some drawbacks have become evident. The objective of this study was to identify and assess the existing challenges involved in the development of academic disciplines from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Intellectual Disciplines, Educational Innovation
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Malheiro, Benedita; Silva, Manuel; Ribeiro, Maria Cristina; Guedes, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Current engineering education challenges require approaches that promote scientific, technical, design and complementary skills while fostering autonomy, innovation and responsibility. The European Project Semester (EPS) at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) (EPS@ISEP) is a one semester project-based learning programme (30 European…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Solving, Interdisciplinary Approach, Cultural Pluralism
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Borrego, Maura; Boden, Daniel; Newswander, Lynita K. – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
We employ Scott's three pillars of institutions (regulative, normative, and cultural-cognitive) to investigate how higher education organizations change to support interdisciplinary graduate education. Using document analysis and case study approaches, we illustrate how strategies which address both policies and cultural norms are most…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Educational Change
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Powell, Gwynn M.; James, Joy; Johnson, Corey W. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2013
No major change in thought or action occurs without mistakes, casualties and growth. This article is designed to examine the implementation of integrated curriculum design from a more critical perspective. While the integrated curriculum innovators were confident about the design and their process, not all of their colleagues were interested in…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, College Faculty
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Bruce, Christine; Stoodley, Ian – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This article describes higher degree research supervisors' experiences of supervision as teaching. While research education is considered central to the higher degree research experience, comparatively little is known to date of the teaching lenses adopted by supervisors as they go about their supervision. We worked with 35 supervisors engaged in…
Descriptors: Supervision, Supervisory Methods, Supervisors, Learning Experience
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