ERIC Number: EJ1121170
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Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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Processes, Strategies and Practices for Turning the University of Crete into a Sustainable University
Kostoulas-Makrakis, Nelly; Makrakis, Vassilios
Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, v3 n1 p5-22 Jan 2012
In this paper, we look at the University of Crete experience to integrate the concept of sustainable development across all its operations. Through a review of current sustainability practices of universities worldwide, this paper has identified a number of principles for developing a sustainable university. These principles are then used as a framework for analysing the sustainable initiatives being implemented at the University of Crete in the context of the Reorient University Curricula to Address Sustainability (RUCAS) project--an EU-Tempus initiative. This effort has been backed-up by two research studies, which indicate the urgent need for institutionalising sustainability across all university functions.
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Change Strategies, College Planning, Administrative Principles, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Research and Development, Partnerships in Education, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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