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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Education for Sustainability: Developing a Postgraduate-Level Subject with an International Perspective
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Buchan, Graeme D.; Spellerberg, Ian F.; Blum, Winfried E. H. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: To describe the development and structure of a new Master's-level subject entitled "Aspects of sustainability: an international perspective" as a potential model, adoptable by other tertiary-level educators. Design/methodology/approach: This paper describes the evolution and re-shaping of a subject designed for postgraduate students from…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Sustainable Development, Global Approach, Educational Innovation
Need a University Adopt a Formal Environmental Management System?: Progress without an EMS at a Small University
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Spellerberg, Ian F.; Buchan, Graeme D.; Englefield, Russell – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
What system does a university need to optimise its progress to sustainability? Discusses the gradation of approaches possible for a university as it strives to improve its environmental performance. Argues that an environmental policy plus mechanisms for its implementation can be adequate, and endorsement of a single formal EMS need not be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Environmental Research