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Sue Rodway-Dyer; Stewart Barr – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to discover the impacts of taught environmental sustainability-focused geography postgraduate programmes on student attitudes, behaviours and practices in relation to environmental awareness within two research-intensive universities in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: A case study involved online…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Geography
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Adefila, Arinola; Chen, Yung-Fang; Chao, Chia-Ming; Oyinlola, Muyiwa; Anafi, Fatai – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023
International field trips provide opportunities for interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary learning experiences which can be transformative. Whilst these projects are becoming popular with increasing focus on internationalisation of the curriculum, tackling global challenges and encouraging student mobility, there is scant literature on the…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Experiential Learning, Study Abroad
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Hajar Choukrani; Thaura Ghneim-Herrera – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
This paper examines the transformative potential of integrating transdisciplinarity and systems thinking into educational practices, anchored in a participatory initiative by the Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK'IT). The study centres on engaging master's and doctoral students in co-creating educational proposals,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Advocacy, Learner Controlled Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Sónia Cardoso – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
This paper investigates the evolving landscape of European doctoral education and its impact on the doctorate's identity and value. It conducts a comprehensive analysis, drawing from both extensive literature review and empirical data from the Portuguese context. This examination reveals intricate changes in doctoral education, driven by a…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Transformative Learning, Doctoral Students, Student Needs
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Lee, Jae Hwa; Portillo, Margaret; Meneely, Jason – Journal of Transformative Education, 2020
The lens of transformative learning provided a deeper understanding of students' experiences and the process of learning within an interdisciplinary creativity course for first-year college students. Through the thematic analysis of 930 reflective narratives written by 93 students, the research identified how the overall course activities expanded…
Descriptors: Creativity, Attitude Change, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
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Bass, Michelle; Dompierre, Kerry-Ann B.; McAlister, Martha – Journal of Transformative Education, 2023
Collaboration across multiple perspectives enhances the potential for innovative solutions to the complex issues of our time. An interdisciplinary education (IDE) community of practice (CoP) proved to be a catalyst for bringing together interested faculty from across a large public college to create an IDE learning event focused on homelessness.…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, State Universities, Homeless People
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Yazid Basthomi; Francisca Maria Ivone; M. Kharis; Joko Slamet – Online Learning, 2025
This study addresses critical gaps in English proficiency assessments, particularly for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students, by focusing on the foundational aspect of needs analysis in designing a platform to assist EFL students in preparation for real English proficiency tests. The existing tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS, often fail to…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sakurai, Yusuke – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022
This article examines how students' subject knowledge acquired in short-term international courses (SICs) developed while engaging in university studies in the year following their SICs. It also explores factors associated with their engagement and disengagement. Two interviews with a 1-year interval with 25 students revealed their transformations…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Course Content, Knowledge Level
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Duchi, Lorenzo; Servant-Miklos, Virginie; Kooij, Loïs; Noordegraaf-Eelens, Liesbeth – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This paper examines the impact of a structured, multi-dimensional reflection track of a 16-week pilot programme in experimental pedagogics (XP) in The Netherlands. XP is an elective undergraduate programme in which students investigate socially relevant educational problems in local communities and design educational interventions to address these…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Holmén, Johan; Adawi, Tom; Holmberg, John – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: While sustainability-oriented education is increasingly placing importance on engaging students in inter- and transdisciplinary learning processes with societal actors and authentic challenges in the centre, little research attends to how and what students learn in such educational initiatives. This paper aims to address this by opening…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Learning Processes, Social Environment
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Seema, Riin – Educational Action Research, 2021
The action research describes the process of how the Counselling Self-Efficacy Scale for Teachers (CS-EST) was developed and explores its suitability as a teaching and learning tool using a pilot study of 178 students at Tallinn University, Estonia. The study integrated action research, interdisciplinary project-based learning, scale development…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Action Research, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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McMahon, Muireann; Bhamra, Tracy – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
The paradigm of design is changing. Designers now need to be equipped with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to participate in the global move towards a sustainable future. The challenges arise as Design for Sustainability deals with very complex and often contradictory issues. Collaborative learning experiences recognise that these…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Sustainable Development, Design, Teaching Methods
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Østergaard, Thomas – Design and Technology Education, 2021
According to UNESCO (2012) pedagogies associated with Educations for Sustainable Development (ESD) should spur and inspire students to think critically, ask questions and reflect. The assumption is, that pedagogies are moving towards student-centred participatory learning. Still, the educator is at the core of the transition towards developing…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes, World Views
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Kate, Hawkey; James, Jon; Tidmarsh, Celia – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
An uncertain world characterised by the complexity associated with 'Wicked' problems presents formidable challenges for the preparation of teachers. This paper reports on one cycle in a larger action research project in which subject specialist trainee teachers worked in inter-disciplinary groups to design and run classroom-based workshops on…
Descriptors: World Problems, Interdisciplinary Approach, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Nancy Erbstein; Jonathan K. London; Bijaya Raj Poudel; Samrat Katwal – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2022
"Nepal: Community, Technology and Sustainability" brings together cohorts of US-based university students and Nepalese university students in a hybrid online/mobility program that supports intercultural, interdisciplinary, community-engaged, project-based learning. The program seeks to adopt a decolonial pedagogical model that centers…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Disadvantaged, College Faculty, Transformative Learning
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