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Direct linkSammalisto, Kaisu; Arvidsson, Karin – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: This study of environment management systems implementation in Swedish universities contributes to the dialogue about the role of management systems as tools in developing sustainability in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical study is based on Government directives that make environmental management systems…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Presidents
Allen-Gil, Susan; Walker, Liz; Thomas, Garry; Shevory, Tom; Elan, Shapiro – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To provide an example of how colleges can partner with local EcoVillages to further sustainability curriculum on campus and the educational mission of the EcoVillages, and to strengthen ties with the community. Design/methodology/approach: Describes four structured courses developed for the Environmental Studies Program, including…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Outreach Programs, Community Coordination, Community Involvement
Marshall, R. Scott; Harry, Sean P. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose--To outline the themes, topics and material used in a new course, Global business and sustainability, for business educators interested in integrating this emerging paradigm into their courses. Design/methodology/approach--The structure, design and reference materials for the Global business and sustainability course are reviewed. Specific…
Descriptors: Reference Materials, Business Education Teachers, Sustainable Development, Business Education
Lourdel, N.; Gondran, N.; Laforest, V.; Brodhag, C. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: Owing to its complexity, sustainable development cannot be simply integrated as a supplementary course within the engineers' curricula. The first point of this paper aims to focalise on how to reflect pedagogically. After dealing with these questions, a tool that can evaluate the student's understanding of sustainable development concepts…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Semantics, Cognitive Mapping, Evaluation Methods
Price, Trevor J. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose--To provide an overview of how environmental management systems (EMSs) are becoming sporadically employed within higher educational institutions. Design/methodology/approach--An overview of international developments in sustainable education and within UK universities. Focuses specifically on the University of Glamorgan, Wales.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Environmental Standards, Foreign Countries
Lundholm, Cecilia – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To present results from a research project on postgraduate and undergraduate students' learning about environmental issues in education. Design/methodology/approach: Three cases were carried out with civil engineering students, biology students and postgraduate students. Discussions in classroom were tape-recorded, as well as discussions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Environmental Education, Biology, Civil Engineering
Moore, Janet; Pagani, Freda; Quayle, Moura; Robinson, John; Sawada, Brenda; Spiegelman, George; Van Wynsberghe, Rob – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose--In 1997, the University of British Columbia (UBC) adopted a sustainable development policy stating that the campus should adhere to sustainable practices in all of its actions and mandates and that all students who attend UBC will be educated about sustainability. The purpose of the paper is to consider how far UBC has moved in the last…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
Moore, Janet – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: This paper describes a set of recommendations that will aid universities planning to create sustainability education programs. These recommendations are not specific to curriculum or programs but are instead recommendations for academic institutions considering a shift towards "sustainability education" in the broadest sense. The purpose…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Change Agents, Workshops, Foreign Countries
Walton, Steve V.; Galea, Chris E. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose--To explore how universities can adopt sustainability practices that have proven to be successful in business. Design/methodology/approach--Draws on several sources of theory (internationally published literatures in business, sustainability, and education) and practice (primarily US business and university practice) to develop a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Educational Practices, Adoption (Ideas)
Fokkema, Jacob; Jansen, Leo; Mulder, Karel – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose--To present the challenge of sustainable development, the way in which technology can address that challenge and the task of engineering education to train engineers for it. Design/methodology/approach--The paper describes briefly the history of the environmental and sustainability discourse in The Netherlands, as a densely populated…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Appropriate Technology
Dale, Ann; Newman, Lenore – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To distinguish sustainable development education from environmental education and stress the importance of problem-based interdisciplinary learning to sustainable development education. Design/methodology/approach: A range of published works relating to sustainable development education are critiqued, an introduction to complexity theory…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainable Development, Problem Based Learning
Woolliams, Jessica; Lloyd, Matthew; Spengler, John D. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: Laboratories typically consume 4-5 times more energy than similarly-sized commercial space. This paper adds to a growing dialogue about how to "green" a laboratory's design and operations. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is divided into three sections. The first section reviews the background and theoretical issues. A case is made…
Descriptors: Energy, Guidelines, Partnerships in Education, Laboratories
Farrell, T. A.; Ollervides, F. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To present the School for Field Studies-Centre for Coastal Studies (SFS-CCS) study abroad Mexico program, and consider its relative success as a sustainable development education program. Design/methodology/approach: The SFS-CCS academic model and results of its implementation are presented. Program success is discussed by applying…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Research, Student Projects, Field Studies
Rusinko, Cathy A. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To demonstrate how quality management (QM), a widely accepted management paradigm, can be used to advance education for sustainability in the business curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: The assumptions of QM and environmental sustainability are explored. A class exercise is developed that uses QM tools--and in particular, Deming's…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Total Quality Management
Thompson, Robert; Green, William – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: Institutions of higher education (IHE) should be leaders for demonstrating sustainable building, landscaping, and operational practices. IHEs intensely use resources and are nearly microcosms of the larger world. Yet, relatively few IHEs have assumed a strong leadership role by pursuing sustainability in a comprehensive manner. In…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Trend Analysis, Change Strategies, Sustainable Development
