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Co-Learning Partnerships and Carbon Management in Denmark and Canada
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Sinead Earley; Thomas Daae Stridsland; Sarah Korn; Marin Lysák – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Climate change poses risks to society and the demand for carbon literacy within small and medium-sized enterprises is increasing. Skills and knowledge are required for organizational greenhouse gas accounting and science-based decisions to help businesses reduce transitional risks. At the University of Copenhagen and the University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment)
The Impact of Multidisciplinary Program Requirements on Student Attitudes toward Sustainability and Education for Sustainability
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Natasha Pennell; Gabriela Sabau – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the role of multidisciplinary course requirements in shaping student attitudes toward sustainability and education for sustainable development. Previous research indicates that students conceptualize sustainability based on their academic discipline; thus, this research investigates whether there is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Perceptions and Determinants of Adopting Sustainable Eating Behaviours among University Students in Canada: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Discussions
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Mollaei, Sadaf; Minaker, Leia M.; Lynes, Jennifer K.; Dias, Goretty M. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: University students are a unique population with great potential to adopt eating habits that promote positive human and planetary health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to illustrate the current perceptions of sustainable eating behaviours among the students and to examine the determinants of sustainable eating behaviours.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Eating Habits, Sustainability
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
Carbon Emissions Measurement as Intra-Action: Incentives to Disclose Air Emissions at a Canadian University
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Porporato, Marcela; Samuels-Jones, Tameka – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use the case of York University in Canada to analyze the connection between University Social Responsibility and voluntary disclosure. The authors examine whether the university's voluntary air emissions disclosure is performative by exploring whether York University's espoused commitment to its community…
Descriptors: Pollution, Social Responsibility, Measurement, Models
Odd Couples: Reconciling Academic and Operational Cultures for Whole-Institution Sustainability Governance at Universities
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Robinson, John; Alhakim, Andi Darell; Ma, Grace; Alam, Monisha; Brando, Fernanda da Rocha; Braune, Manfred; Brown, Michelle; Côté, Nicolas; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Garza, Ana Karen; Gorman, David; Hajer, Maarten; Madden, John; Melnick, Rob; Metras, John; Newman, Julie; Patel, Rutu; Raven, Rob; Sergienko, Kenneth; Smith, Victoria; Tariq, Hoor; van der Lem, Lysanne; Wong, Christina Nga Jing; Wiek, Arnim – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore barriers and pathways to a whole-institution governance of sustainability within the working structures of universities. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on multi-year interviews and hierarchical structure analysis of ten universities in Canada, the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Governance, Barriers, Universities
Mapping Social Structures for Sustainability Transformation at McGill University, Canada
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Winkler, Klara Johanna; Bennett, Elena; Chestnutt, Hannah R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: For a university to be a prime mover for sustainability transformation, all units of the university should contribute. However, organizational change in educational institutions is often studied by examining specific domains such as research or operation in isolation. This results in a less-than-complete picture of the potential for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Universities, Organizational Change
Community Needs and Interests in University-Community Partnerships for Sustainable Development
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Groulx, Mark; Nowak, Nadia; Levy, Kristin; Booth, Annie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the broad concept of university-community partnerships as it applies to creating sustainability initiatives. The benefits of university-community partnerships are increasingly recognized, and this paper offers direct insights from community stakeholders on the principles, functions and activities they see as…
Descriptors: Community Needs, School Community Relationship, Universities, Stakeholders
Comparing Education for Sustainable Development in Initial Teacher Education across Four Countries
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Evans, Neus; Inwood, Hilary; Christie, Beth; Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Eva – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to undertake a cross-comparative inquiry into Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) related to governance, initiatives and practices in initial teacher education (ITE) across four countries with very different contexts -- Sweden, Scotland, Canada and Australia. It provides insights into issues arising…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Comparative Education