Cross-cultural education for sustainability: development of an introduction to sustainability course

Design and evaluation of learning processes in an international sustainability oriented study programme. In search of a new educational quality and assessment method

“…The learning environment was designed to support transboundary communication in the broader sustainability context, and to enable transfer of knowledge and experiences (cf. Vann et al, 2006). In three of the four modules held in an academic year, the online environment 4 supported educational goals and provided an appropriate space where innovative elements were included (cf.…”

A Referential Methodology for Education on Sustainable Tourism Development

“…In the last decade, governments worldwide have adopted UNDESD recommendations to integrate sustainable development into their education programs [6,7]. For example, in Scotland, the Scottish Executive initiated a five-year action plan titled "Learning for our Future" with the aim that "by 2014, people in Scotland have developed the knowledge, understanding, skills and values to live sustainable lives" and later continued with a follow-up program called "Learning for Change" [8].…”

“…Currently, there are only a few empirical studies on the impact of study-abroad programs on sustainability and global citizenship [42]; however, scholars strongly assert that these experiences will provide students "with a greater sense of intercultural understanding, social justice and equity, self-awareness, and environmental literacy" [31] and will guide them in becoming global citizens [5]. Furthermore, international collaboration for education for sustainability will enable parties to exchange information and find solutions to sustainability problems that may be transferable [6] across institutional and international boundaries.…”

Where in the World of Sustainability Education is US Geography?

“…An innovative method was examined for integrating sustainability into engineering courses (Jahan, 2007) and a common problem-solving approach was promoted for engaging students with ideas of sustainability (Middleton, 2009). A few exemplary sustainability courses have been introduced that integrate sustainability issues into regular engineering courses (Boks & Diehl, 2006;Cooper, 2007) or create an Internet-based Introduction to Sustainability course (Vann et al, 2006). Furthermore, a new sequence of sustainable engineering courses has been introduced (Davidson et al, 2007).…”