Sustainability Strategy in Higher Education Institutions: Lessons learned from a nine-year case study

Ramísio, Paulo J.; Pinto, Lígia; Gouveia, Nuno; Costa, Hélder; Arezes, Diogo

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.257

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“…These activities foster the mainstreaming of teaching, as the geopark and contact with the natural environment are used as the basis for working in at least two subjects. Along these lines, we coincide with the research conducted by Ramísio et al [75] in which they contend that it is possible to raise young people's awareness in environmental matters if this done through contact with nature and by mainstreaming. These authors also note that it is important to use techniques that allow combining the common points across the different subjects for showing pupils that there is a thematic correspondence between these and how their joint and interrelated study facilitates the learning process.…”

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Geoparks and Education: UNESCO Global Geopark Villuercas-Ibores-Jara as a Case Study in Spain

Álvarez

2020

Geosciences

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The UNESCO Global Geoparks is a good didactic instrument that allows teaching territorial elements in transversal way. The geopark provides a means to address the teaching-learning process of both cultural values and natural values, including geology. This paper aims to highlight the educational activities that have emerged from the Villuercas UNESCO Global Geopark. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology based on document analysis and fieldwork has been used. Through a system of categories, we have analyzed the existing materials on the geopark’s website, its activity book and the schools that have been part of its educational project. The geopark and educational centers collaboration has 76 educational proposals that are developed in the territory of the geopark. Since 2011, all schools in its area of action participate in its educational project with a total of 2500 students per year. The Villuercas geopark involves all students in its territory and encourages learning of a significant, transversal and collaborative type. In the same way, it has a positive impact on environmental awareness and respect for the environment and cultural resources.

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Geoparks and Education: UNESCO Global Geopark Villuercas-Ibores-Jara as a Case Study in Spain

Álvarez

2020

Geosciences

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“…A growing number of higher education institutions have been making changes towards sustainability (Leal Filho et al, 2019). Accordingly, the institutionalisation of sustainable development in higher education institutions has gained increasing interest in recent research (Hoover & Harder, 2015;Ramisio, Costa Pinto, Gouveia, Costa, & Arezes, 2019). This includes classifying drivers of and barriers to change (cf.…”

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Cultures of sustainability governance in higher education institutions: A multi‐case study of dimensions and implications

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Bauer

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Higher Education Quarterly

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“…The transformation of learning, as well as the transformative approach on matters related to sustainable development, must also be integrated into the curriculum and learning [9]. ESD implementation strategies at the tertiary level can come from leaders (Top-Down), or come from lower management proposals at the study program level (Bottom-Up) or even a mixed approach to both [10]. One effort to implement ESD at the study program level is to open elective courses.…”

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How do pre-service physics teachers see sustainability issues? A case at an Islamic University in Indonesia

Nasrudin¹,

Setiawan²,

Rusdiana³

2020

Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 7th Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education International Seminar, MSCEIS 20

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The issue of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has long been launched. However, this concept has not been understood by everyone including preservice physics teachers. This paper aims to describe the profile of understanding physics teacher candidates on sustainability issues in the context of education. The method used is qualitative through in-depth interviews with several respondents. The results of the study show that the understanding of pre-service physics teachers about sustainability issues is still low. A program that is planned, systematic and measurable is needed to improve their literacy-related to sustainability issues that are integrated into the lecture material.

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Sustainability Strategy in Higher Education Institutions: Lessons learned from a nine-year case study

Cited by 156 publications

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Geoparks and Education: UNESCO Global Geopark Villuercas-Ibores-Jara as a Case Study in Spain

Geoparks and Education: UNESCO Global Geopark Villuercas-Ibores-Jara as a Case Study in Spain

Cultures of sustainability governance in higher education institutions: A multi‐case study of dimensions and implications

How do pre-service physics teachers see sustainability issues? A case at an Islamic University in Indonesia

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