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Managing Tertiary Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria
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Nkang, Iniobong Ekong; Uwah, Christopher S. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Peace is a necessary condition for the sustainable development of any nation. It is described as the absence of physical and structural violence, and the presence of justice. Peace education involves human rights and conflict resolution education. This justifies the prominence of peace and conflict resolution education in the educational agenda of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Peace, Conflict Resolution
Provision of Education for Sustainability Development and Sustainability Literacy in Business Programs in Three Higher Education Institutions in Brazil, Colombia and Peru
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Cavalcanti-Bandos, Melissa Franchini; Quispe-Prieto, Silvia; Paucar-Caceres, Alberto; Burrowes-Cromwel, Toni; Rojas-Jiménez, Héctor Heraldo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to report on the status and the development of education for sustainable development (ESD) and sustainability literacy (SL) in three Latin American (LA) higher education institutions (HEIs) business programs in Peru, Brazil and Colombia. The paper examines institutional efforts to both introduce and implement ESD curricula…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Implementation
Drivers and Barriers of Implementing Sustainability Curricula in Higher Education -- Assumptions and Evidence
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Weiss, Marie; Barth, Matthias; Wiek, Arnim; von Wehrden, Henrik – Higher Education Studies, 2021
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends, in part, on the sustainability competencies of professionals in various fields, and thus, on the implementation of sustainability curricula in higher education. While many universities now offer sustainability curricula, and many more aspire to, there is a lack of evidence on what…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Implementation, Barriers
Incorporating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: A Study of the Australian Universities
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Arefin, Md. Arman; Nabi, Md. Nurun; Sadeque, Saalem; Gudimetla, Prasad – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Literature limited in scope regarding the incorporation of sustainability into engineering curriculum encouraged authors to look at the current approaches of universities to the integration of sustainability into university curricula. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the literature published and analyse the university secondary…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Engineering Education, Integrated Curriculum
Probing the Gap between Policy and Practice in Initial Early Childhood Teacher Education in Australia in Relation to Education for Sustainability
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Davis, Julie; Davis, Juliet – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Unsustainable living is a critical challenge for all sectors of society. While many universities promote sustainability by supporting campus resource efficiency and sustainability-focused research, these approaches fail to harness the full power of higher education. We argue that Education for Sustainability (EfS) should be at the heart of higher…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Preservice Teacher Education
Changes in Thoughts and Actions as Requirements for a Sustainable Future: A Review of Recent Research on the Finnish Educational System and Sustainable Development
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Hofman-Bergholm, Maria – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2018
In numerous UN policy documents, a sustainable future through education is set in a key position; the UNESCO Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development (UNESCO, 2018) is no exception. Therefore, it is of great importance to examine and report how different UN member countries work towards the implementation of sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Attitude Change