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Tang, Kuok Ho Daniel – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a sustainable development course on the beliefs, attitudes and intentions of a cohort of engineering students in a university in Miri, Malaysia, towards sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire survey was conducted among the cohort of students encompassing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Student Attitudes
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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
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Leon-Fernandez, Yolanda; Domínguez-Vilches, Eugenio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse trends in implementing the main initiatives in the field of environmental management and sustainability in Spanish universities, taking as a reference point the guidelines adopted by a number of universities in countries most committed to sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Trend Analysis, Sustainability
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Rekalde-Rodríguez, Itziar; Barrenechea, Julieta; Hernandez, Yannick – Education Sciences, 2021
Universities are undertaking transformation projects that align their work with the Sustainable Development Goals. This paper describes how Ocean I3, an educational innovation project that aims to reduce plastic in the sea, has made an impact on its community over its three editions (2018/19 to 2020/21). Methodologically, it has been approached by…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Capstone Experiences, Sustainability
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Sunthonkanokpong, Wisuit; Murphy, Elizabeth – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The purpose of this study was to survey the awareness, attitudes and actions of Thai, pre-service, industrial-education teachers (N=390) regarding economic, social and environmental sustainability. Survey items were derived from learning objectives provided by UNESCO in relation to 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). Research questions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sustainability, Foreign Countries
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Lengyel, Attila; Szoke, Szilvia; Kovács, Sándor; Dávid, Lóránt Dénes; Bácsné Bába, Éva; Müller, Anetta – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This study has two aims. It aims to analyse three essential pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum (ASC). The theoretical analysis involves the definition of authenticity through the learning outcomes (LOs) framework called authentic minimum (AM). This paper also aims to gauge students' views on economic growth,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Sustainability, Authentic Learning, Outcomes of Education
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Barrable, Alexia – Education Sciences, 2019
The aim of this article is to introduce an effective, evidence-informed, and developmentally appropriate framework of practice for Environmental Education (EE) in the early years, with the ultimate goal being to achieve environmental sustainability. Initially, the author will briefly examine the current state of EE in the early years,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Environmental Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Salas-Zapata, Walter Alfredo; Ríos-Osorio, Leonardo Alberto; Cardona-Arias, Jaiberth Antonio – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2018
For any transition towards sustainability to be successful, it is necessary to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) -- related to sustainability -- in different populations. A systematic review was conducted to identify and analyse KAP studies on sustainability that were reported in the scientific literature during the period of…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Ates, Huseyn; Gül, Sungur Kibar – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2018
Sustainability problems such as hunger, obesity, unhealthiness, clean water, and the destruction of biological diversity in nature etc. has increased in this century. All over the world, meetings, panels and summits are arranged; researchers who are experts in the field are investigating ways to overcome these problems. Recently, especially after…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
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Berchin, Issa Ibrahim; Grando, Vanessa dos Santos; Marcon, Gabriela Almeida; Corseuil, Louise; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze strategies that promote sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs), focusing on the case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The research was based on a scientific literature review on sustainability in HEIs, to identify the recurrent actions for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Change Strategies, Case Studies
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Raus, Rea – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2017
In the context of teacher education (TE) for sustainable development (SD), questions related to a teacher's values, worldview and identity present a particular interest and are of critical importance. In the present article, student-teachers' understanding of Teacher self and nature is focused on through discussions of personal and professional…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Ecological Factors
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
As part of its support to the European Union (EU) skills agenda and strategy, Cedefop started in 2016 to provide direct support to its Member States to strengthen their skills intelligence policies and systems. A first round of "Skills governance country reviews" has been concluded in four countries: Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Labor Market, Labor Needs
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Weaver, Russell – Journal of Geography, 2015
"Sustainability" features in numerous discourses, each of which frames the issue according to its particular worldview(s). Thus there is no singular sustainability conception, but multiple sustainabilities that compete with one another for prominence in various realms. This article presents a framework to assist students in navigating…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Sustainability, Academic Discourse, Undergraduate Students
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Cude, Michelle Dawn; Kisirkoi, Florence – Journal of International Social Studies, 2018
How do we equip future teachers to create a more sustainable world? This study follows one teacher educator from the US seeking to bring change and support new pedagogical ideologies within Kenya. The research question is, Can one class on transformative teacher education make a difference in training future teachers?
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Social Change, Sustainable Development
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Tavakkoli, Zahra; Rashidi, Naser – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020
In the Iranian education context where the concept of Sustainability Education is to a certain extent novel and fresh, one must first determine the state of Sustainability Education in education systems and specifically TEFL departments to discover EFL instructors' needs. This way, EFL instructors can be equipped with Sustainability Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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