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Wu, Yen-Chun Jim; Shen, Ju-Peng – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This study aims to provide a complete understanding of academic research into higher education for sustainable development (HESD). Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes a systematic review of four scientific literature databases to outline topics of research during the UN's Decade of Education for Sustainable Development…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Scientific Research, Comparative Analysis
Heeren, Alexander John; Singh, Ajay S.; Zwickle, Adam; Koontz, Tomas M.; Slagle, Kristina M.; McCreery, Anna C. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of sustainability knowledge to pro-environmental behaviour. A common misperception is that unsustainable behaviours are largely driven by a lack of knowledge of the underlying societal costs and the contributing factors leading to environmental degradation. Such a perception assumes…
Descriptors: Correlation, Sustainability, Online Surveys, Behavior Patterns
Widener, Jeffrey M.; Gliedt, Travis; Tziganuk, Ashlee – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This study aims to understand if geographers, who teach in a new sustainability program, are conveying new knowledge, understanding, skills and competence about the integrated and holistic concept of "sustainability", rather than individual human-environmental issues to the students. In other words, are geography professors…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, College Faculty
Larrán Jorge, Manuel; Herrera Madueño, Jesús; Calzado, Yolanda; Andrades, Javier – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Numerous sustainability assessment tools are being created and applied in the higher education sector. In light of such diversity, there is a need to provide a common guideline for sustainability assessment which makes easier the comparison among universities. Using as a reference the Spanish university system, the main aim of this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Sustainability, Universities
Albareda Tiana, Silvia; Alférez Villarreal, Azul – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to collect methodological strategies used in the training of future teachers to develop competences in sustainability and social responsibility (SSR). The proposal in this paper is to show how students learn and develop competences by performing practical activities and through a collaborative experience,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Competence, Qualitative Research
Stinnett, Brad; Gibson, Fred – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceived benefits and challenges of implementing sustainable initiatives in collegiate recreational sports facilities. Additionally, this paper intends to contribute to the evolving field of facility sustainability in higher education. Design/methodology/approach The design included qualitative…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Content Analysis, Ethics, Recreational Facilities
Dmochowski, Jane Ellen; Garofalo, Dan; Fisher, Sarah; Greene, Ann; Gambogi, Danielle – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Colleges and universities increasingly have the mandate and motivation to integrate sustainability into their curricula. The purpose of this paper is to share the strategy used at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and provide an evaluation of its success and guidance to others creating similar programs. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Integrated Curriculum, Undergraduate Students, Course Content
Hurney, Carol A.; Nash, Carole; Hartman, Christie-Joy B.; Brantmeier, Edward J. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Key elements of a curriculum are presented for a faculty development program that integrated sustainability content with effective course design methodology across a variety of disciplines. The study aims to present self-reported impacts for a small number of faculty participants and their courses. Design/methodology/approach: A yearlong…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Course Content, Faculty Development, Instructional Design
Carpenter, Serena; Takahashi, Bruno; Lertpratchya, Alisa P.; Cunningham, Carie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the strategic organization-public dialogic communication practices of universities in the USA. The authors used the dialogic model of communication to explore the extent to which higher education sustainability leaders (SL) at the top 25 USA sustainable engage in relational communication strategies.…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Stakeholders
Beer, Christopher Todd – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This research uses the social science perspectives of institutions, ecological modernization and social movements to analyze the rationale used by the early-adopting universities of fossil fuel divestment in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: Through analysis of qualitative data from interviews with key actors at the universities that…
Descriptors: Fuels, Statistical Analysis, Robustness (Statistics), Qualitative Research
Sintov, Nicole; Dux, Ellen; Tran, Agassi; Orosz, Michael – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the impact of a competition-based intervention combining high-resolution electricity feedback, incentives, information and prompts on college dormitory residents' energy consumption and participation in demand response events. The authors also investigated changes in individual-level…
Descriptors: Dormitories, Energy Conservation, Feedback (Response), Competition
Natkin, L. W.; Kolbe, Tammy – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Although the number of higher education institutions adopting sustainability-focused faculty learning communities (FLCs) has grown, very few of these programs have published evaluation research. This paper aims to report findings from an evaluation of the University of Vermont's (UVM's) sustainability faculty fellows (SFF) program. It…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Curriculum, College Faculty
Karp, Abigail; McCauley, Michelle; Byrne, Jack – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The majority of research on energy feedback has been conducted in residential households; in this study, the authors aim to examine the effectiveness of similar initiatives in a college environment. The our goal was to see how much additional electricity savings could be induced using feedback beyond average savings achieved by…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Dormitories, Student Behavior
Flagg, Julia A.; Bates, Diane C. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This study aims to test whether faculty and students who have developed the most pro-environmental values and concerns are also the most likely to reduce the on-campus waste stream. It does so by using the theory of ecological modernization. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaires were created and disseminated to a representative…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Sustainability, Questionnaires, Undergraduate Students
Clark, Charlotte R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to operationalize theories of social learning and collective action for campus sustainability practitioners at higher education institutions (IHEs) to enhance their work, and to introduce the concept of collective action competence as a practical tool. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents a…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Campuses, Socialization, Higher Education