Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in higher education: A case study examining common challenges and opportunities for undergraduate programmes

Jones, Paula; Trier, Colin; Richards, Jonathan

doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2008.11.001

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“…In addition to concentrating on what we teach, equally important is how we teach it (Jones et al, 2008). For example the importance of building in reflection strategies to encourage deeper questioning of the social model we live in (Maffia et al, 2011) may help to encourage more 'citizenly' behaviours such as thinking about purchasing choices and more political activism, which shown by this study, are poorly represented by current student actions.…”

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Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time

Robinson

2014

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

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AcknowledgementsAre Geography students good 'environmental citizens?' A comparison between year of study and over time Abstract Are geography students good 'environmental citizens?' Has this improved over time with increasing emphasis on sustainability within higher education? This paper compares environmental attitudes and behaviours of geography students at different stages of their degree and over a seven year period. The findings show that although geography students have an interest in environmental issues and feel a responsibility to educate others, this does not necessarily lead to pro-environmental behaviours, particularly more indirect behaviours. Environmental citizenship attributes in first year geography students show little change over seven years, other than where behaviours have been influenced by changes to the infrastructure around them.

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Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time

Robinson

2014

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

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“…Indeed, achieving campus sustainability more effectively is not possible without the cooperation and involvement of all stakeholders such as students, faculty and staff, university management, funding agencies, and the community [13,14]. In developing countries the training and involvement of university students in environmental education have been largely neglected, leading to some scholars criticizing higher education for producing graduates who are ill-equipped to tackle the serious sustainability problems humanity now faces [15,16].…”

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Students’ Assessment of Campus Sustainability at the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2016

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Higher education institutions are major drivers of change in achieving environmental sustainability both within college campuses and beyond campuses in communities at large. However, achieving campus sustainability is not possible without the involvement of students as one of the major stakeholders of a university. Based on survey of 152 students of the College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, this study explores students' assessment of campus sustainability components: curriculum and research; campus operations; and community involvement. The results show that even though the students indicate a great deal of awareness and concern about campus environmental sustainability, they lack interest and willingness to participate in initiatives towards achieving sustainability. Apart from some sustainable landscaping and waste recycling practices, there are few sustainability initiatives in transportation and energy and water conservation on the campus. Offered courses and student projects have also been reported to have modest focus on sustainability. The article concludes by highlighting the roles of incorporating sustainability into campus operations, and training university students in promoting environmental sustainability in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

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“…Other research in the area of EfS has also used semi-structured interviewing as a research method to explore academic staff experiences and views, as well as their understanding of sustainability (Cotton et al, 2009;Jones et al, 2008;Reid & Petocz, 2006). Other doctoral research in the field of sustainability in HE has also used qualitative interviewing as the main data collection technique, or as a tool for data triangulation (Mulà Pons de Vall, 2011;Williams, 2008).…”

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“…A number of initiatives can be found in campus climate change and environmental student-led projects (Helferty & Clarke, 2009 (Cotton et al, 2009;Cotton et al, 2007;Jones, Trier, & Richards, 2008;Reid & Petocz, 2006;Shephard & Furnari, 2012).…”

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“…In the interview-based research focusing on academic staffs' views on EfS, Jones et al (2008) identified limiting factors such as staff interest, lack of awareness, time and capability. Other inhibitors in curriculum development and innovation towards sustainability are: academics tend to see sustainability as an imposed matter and not connected to their discipline; academics think that they do not have enough knowledge and competencies to integrate sustainability issues in their subjects; the ethos of HEIs are seen as an obstacle to embedding sustainability holistically in the curriculum; disciplinary silos; lack of incentives or individual priority; limited institutional commitment and support; crowded curriculum; and limited commitment from external bodies and stakeholders Jones et al, 2010a;Policy Studies Institute et al, 2008).…”

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An action research approach for embedding education for sustainability in a university undergraduate curriculum

Cebrián

2015

Environmental Education Research

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Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in higher education: A case study examining common challenges and opportunities for undergraduate programmes

Cited by 111 publications

References 16 publications

Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time

Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time

Students’ Assessment of Campus Sustainability at the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

An action research approach for embedding education for sustainability in a university undergraduate curriculum

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