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McMahon, Muireann; Bhamra, Tracy – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
The paradigm of design is changing. Designers now need to be equipped with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to participate in the global move towards a sustainable future. The challenges arise as Design for Sustainability deals with very complex and often contradictory issues. Collaborative learning experiences recognise that these…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Sustainable Development, Design, Teaching Methods
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Heijmans, Annelies; Eweg, Rik – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how Living Labs of Van Hall Larenstein UAS perform as sustainability-oriented, transdisciplinary learning environments. It shows how the sustainable development goals (SDGs) can be used as a compass and debates the sustainability impact of applied research. Design/methodology/approach: A case study approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laboratories, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Environment
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Murray, Jaylene – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: Over the past few decades, universities have been recognized as ideal leaders for the development of policies and innovative solutions required to support the transition to sustainable societies. As a major stakeholder group, students play a significant role in moving this agenda forward; however, their actions remain understudied in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Sustainability, Student Role, Social Problems
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Oonk, Carla; Gulikers, Judith; den Brok, Perry; Mulder, Martin – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Sustainable development requires multiple stakeholders to work and learn across practices, in other words, it requires boundary crossing competence. To prepare students for their future sustainability professions, higher education should facilitate the development of boundary crossing competence in its curricula. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Workshops, Learning
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Peet, D. -J.; Mulder, K. F.; Bijma, A. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
When sustainable development (SD) is only taught in specific courses, it is questionable if engineering students are able to integrate it into their engineering practices and technical designs. For this reason, sustainability should also be integrated into regular engineering courses, e.g. design courses, materials courses or processing…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Environmental Education, Engineering, Sustainable Development
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Fortuin, Ir. Karen P. J.; Bush, Simon R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and analyse the didactic model of a university course, which concerns an applied academic consultancy project and which focuses on skills related to crossing boundaries between disciplines and cultures, and between theory and practice. These boundary crossing skills are needed to develop…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Environmental Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Methods
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers