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Direct linkRikers, Jos H. A. N.; Hermans, Jos H. C. L. M. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the case of the cross-border RCE Rhine-Meuse established as the first Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development in Europe. RCE Rhine-Meuse is an initiative of two institutions of higher education in the South of The Netherlands, but reaching out to the German and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Expertise, Research and Development Centers
Mochizuki, Yoko; Fadeeva, Zinaida – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the United Nations University's Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) initiative--the global process created to support the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014)--and discuss the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Expertise
Dahms, Tanya; McMartin, Dena; Petry, Roger – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the unique collaborative process initiated at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, to develop a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Regional Characteristics
Axelsson, Harriet; Sonesson, Kerstin; Wickenberg, Per – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to open up a discussion about the roles and responsibilities of universities in society. Design/methodology/approach: The vision of the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Skane a leading example on how to develop new knowledge about education for sustainable development (ESD) at all levels. The paper poses the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, College Role, Educational Responsibility
Tormey, Roland; Liddy, Mags; Maguire, Helen; McCloat, Amanda – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: Higher education has a key role and responsibility in creating change and addressing issues of fundamental human concern such as inequality and social justice, globalisation and development, environmental protection and sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to describe how RCE-Ireland, established in September 2007, aims to develop…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Action Research, Research Methodology, Educational Practices
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
Lipscombe, Bryan P.; Burek, Cynthia V.; Potter, Jacqueline A.; Ribchester, Chris; Degg, Martin R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent and type of extra-curricular ESD-related practice in UK universities and to record opinions about the utility of such work. Design/methodology/approach: A postal questionnaire survey of all UK universities was undertaken in 2006. Over half (51 percent) of the UK's 140 universities with…
Descriptors: Opinions, Sustainable Development, Extracurricular Activities, Intervention
Lozano-Garcia, Francisco J.; Gandara, Guillermo; Perrni, Orietta; Manzano, Mario; Hernandez, Dora Elia; Huisingh, Donald – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present information about a team-teaching course on sustainable development (SD) for educators in an institution of higher education, Monterrey Campus of ITESM in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach - Four faculty members were invited to work together with the Sustainable Campus Programme coordinator in the…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Teaching Methods
Stephens, Jennie C.; Hernandez, Maria E.; Roman, Mikael; Graham, Amanda C.; Scholz, Roland W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose :The goal of this paper is to enhance consideration for the potential for institutions of higher education throughout the world, in different cultures and contexts, to be change agents for sustainability. As society faces unprecedented and increasingly urgent challenges associated with accelerating environmental change, resource scarcity,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Change Agents, Sustainable Development, Cultural Context
Svanstrom, Magdalena; Lozano-Garcia, Francisco J.; Rowe, Debra – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper sets out to discuss the commonalities that can be found in learning outcomes (LOs) for education for sustainable development in the context of the Tbilisi and Barcelona declarations. The commonalities include systemic or holistic thinking, the integration of different perspectives, skills such as critical thinking, change agent…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
Cusick, John – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to further operationalize sustainability education at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) through a review of past actions and situate these in the context of Education for Sustainability themes and the UHM mission in the State of Hawai'i. Design/methodology/approach: This paper describes activities that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Environmental Education, Participant Observation, Sustainable Development
Hammond, Cathryn; Churchman, Deborah – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the social sustainability of academic work in Australian tertiary institutions, in addition to offering a summary of recent research on social sustainability with a particular emphasis on Barron and Gauntlett's work. Design/methodology/approach: Barron and Gauntlett's principles of social sustainability are used…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Sustainable Development, Social Change, Organizational Development
Stubbs, Wendy; Cocklin, Chris – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper seeks to describe a framework used to help MBA students understand and reconcile the different sustainability perspectives. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the corporate sustainability literature is undertaken to develop the sustainability framework. Findings: The sustainability framework relates basic concepts and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Teaching Methods, Sustainable Development, Business Education
Wright, Hazel A.; Ironside, Joseph E.; Gwynn-Jones, Dylan – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: This study aims to identify the current barriers to sustainability in the bioscience laboratory setting and to determine which mechanisms are likely to increase sustainable behaviours in this specialised environment. Design/methodology/approach: The study gathers qualitative data from a sample of laboratory researchers presently…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Measures (Individuals), Science Laboratories, Biological Sciences
Goodman, Michael K. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2008
So-called "radical" and "critical"pedagogy seems to be everywhere these days on the landscapes of geographical teaching praxis and theory. Part of the remit of radical/critical pedagogy involves a de-centring of the traditional "banking" method of pedagogical praxis. Yet, how do we challenge this "banking" model of knowledge transmission in both a…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Theory Practice Relationship, Information Transfer, Teaching Methods
