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Sustainability Concerns of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions: How Are They Planning to Contribute to a More Sustainable World
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Sara Pinheiro; Maria João Rosa; Isabel Menezes; António Magalhães – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2024
The global climate crisis is present in national and international discourse, along with other challenges the world is going through, such as the current wars in Ukraine and Gaza or the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the negative effects highlighted in the United Nations' sustainable development report. This paper aims to analyse and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Higher Education, Climate
Green Campus and Student Proactivity Initiatives: The Importance of a Participatory Approach
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Jucelia Appio Frizon; Teresa Eugénio; Nelson Natalino Frizon – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to examine the mediating role of students' knowledge of sustainable development (SD) in the relationship between green campus initiatives by higher education institutions (HEIs) and student proactivity. Design/methodology/approach: The research, with a quantitative approach, was carried out with students linked to HEIs…
Descriptors: Campuses, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
The Implementation of Sustainability Practices in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions
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Aleixo, Ana Marta; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; Leal, Susana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this work is to analyze the current state of implementation of sustainability development (SD) in Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was developed to measure the level of implementation of SD practices in HEIs as well as the number of rankings, certifications and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colleges, Sustainability, Questionnaires
Sustainable Development Policies as Indicators and Pre-Conditions for Sustainability Efforts at Universities: Fact or Fiction?
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Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
Reflecting on Collaborative Research into the Sustainability of Mediterranean Agriculture: A Case Study Using a Systematization of Experiences Approach
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Guimarães, Helena; Fonseca, Cecília; Gonzalez, Carla; Pinto-Correia, Teresa – Journal of Research Practice, 2017
This article describes how a research institute went about reviewing the relationship between its members and external research partners in engaging in collaborative research. A systematization of experiences (SE) process was implemented to enable such review and draw implications for the institute's strategy regarding research into the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Research, Sustainability, Agriculture
Engineering Education for Sustainable Development: The European Project Semester Approach
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Duarte, Abel J.; Malheiro, Benedita; Arnó, Elisabet; Perat, Ignasi; Silva, Manuel F.; Fuentes-Durá, Pedro; Guedes, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: An analysis of the extent to which sustainability is present in the syllabi, project briefs, report templates, and student final reports of the three Iberian European project semester (EPS) providers, over a five-year period. Background: EPS is a one-semester capstone project framework that adopts project-based learning and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Sustainable Development, Problem Solving, Student Projects