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Classical Paradigms versus Complexity Thinking in Engineering Education: An Essential Discussion in the Education for Sustainable Development
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Sigahi, Tiago F. A. C.; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Anholon, Rosley; Sznelwar, Laerte Idal – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which challenges toward sustainable development are multidisciplinary. Design/methodology/approach: This viewpoint synthesizes the main reflections and discussions generated during a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Sustainable Development, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study
Critical Analysis of the Role of Junior Enterprises in the Training of Future Professionals Aligned with the SDG: An Exploratory Study Considering Brazilian HEI
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Viana, Lazaro; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Pavan Serafim, Milena; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Leal Filho, Walter; Anholon, Rosley – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Junior enterprises have been gaining increasing attention in the Brazilian Higher Education Institutions. In addition, these companies are contributing to enhance the training of future professionals. Improvements in future professionals' training must consider education for sustainability. In this context, this paper aims to critically…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Delphi Technique
The Evolution of Sustainability in Engineering Education Research: A Longitudinal Analysis through Bibliometrics and the CDIO Initiative
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Alarcon-Pereira, Grecia; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Tapia-Ubeda, Francisco J.; Rojas-Aguilar, Karol; Rojas-Córdova, Carolina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Considering the relevance of education for sustainable development (SD) to enhancing engineers' abilities to contribute towards sustainability-related issues, this study aims to help understand the global context of the insertion of SD into engineering education and to provide guidelines to further evolve research and efforts towards…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Analysis of Sustainability Insertion in Materials Selection Courses of Engineering Undergraduate Programmes
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Zanitt, Jeniffer Fonseca; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Serafim, Milena Pavan; Leal Filho, Walter; Anholon, Rosley – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse how the materials selection courses of engineering undergraduate programmes can be better aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach: Initially, a content analysis was performed in 39 materials selection course descriptions from 40 engineering undergraduate…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries
Implementing Social Projects with Undergraduate Students: An Analysis of Essential Characteristics
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Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Siqueira, Renê Grottoli; Martins, Vitor W. B.; Anholon, Rosley; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Leal Filho, Walter; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Santa-Eulalia, Luis Antonio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to analyse the essential characteristics for the success of social projects developed with undergraduate students of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted to verify the main characteristics of projects in a social entrepreneurship initiative. These features were used…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Community Programs, Community Needs, School Community Relationship
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Growing Need to Train Engineers Aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals
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Anholon, Rosley; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Silva, Diogo A. L.; Leal Filho, Walter; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: Considering the requirements of sustainable development regarding professionals training and the challenges evidenced during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, this study aims to contribute to the debates regarding the need to insert sustainability into engineering education in the current context. Design/methodology/approach: For…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Engineering Education, Sustainable Development