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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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Mutual Learning for Sustainability: Relationships between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Barcelona from a Systems Perspective
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Ferrer-Balas, D.; Buckland, H. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and RCE-Barcelona in the context of two organisations with a strategic aim to further Education for Sustainable Development. A special emphasis is put in the role that UPC has had in the creation and development of this project,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Sustainable Development, Systems Analysis, Regional Planning
An International Comparative Analysis of Sustainability Transformation across Seven Universities
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Ferrer-Balas, D.; Adachi, J.; Banas, S.; Davidson, C. I.; Hoshikoshi, A.; Mishra, A.; Motodoa, Y.; Onga, M.; Ostwald, M. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the key aspects of transformation of universities towards sustainability, such as the ideal characteristics of the "sustainable university", and the drivers and barriers in the transformation, by comparing the strategies of seven universities world-wide. Design/methodology/approach: A systems…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, Comparative Analysis, Sustainable Development