The Conceptualization of Sustainability Thinking in Nigerian Polytechnics Engineering Programme

Mukhtar, Nasiru; Saud, Muhammad Sukri

doi:10.31580/apss.v4i1.576

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“…This study therefore, suggests the integration of environmental sustainability competencies through 'Bolt-on' approach. This is because the findings of [41] study revealed that 66.33% of the studies reviewed indicated a Bolt-on approach in integrating sustainability into curriculum. This is also consistent with the results of the study carried out by [42] who stressed that the early sustainability courses were often addition of series of lectures on to the existing programmes.…”

Section: Integrating Environmental Sustainability In Engineering Pmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…A fundamental comprehension of Bloom's model, and how to apply it for higher education, makes it easy for faculty to classify learning objectives, adapt technology and develop classroom activities for any course. The use of Bloom's taxonomy to teach sustainability has been pragmatically effective [41] especially in engineering where the model is best known.…”

Section: E Environmental Sustainability Competence Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability challenges such as degradation of ecosystem, loss in biodiversity, depletion and destruction of natural resources, numerous instances of pollution, and the extreme poverty of millions of human beings all originated from how people think. In an effort to improve the situation, the UN declared the years 2005-2014 as Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), calling for a thorough integration of competencies in sustainability issues at all levels of education. In line with this, addressing numerous sustainability-related problems requires an urgent need to reorient the school curricula, so that appropriate sustainability competencies are injected. Since the contents of HEIs curricula revolve around knowledge-based goals, skill-based goals and affective goals, this study investigated competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes) in the environmental sustainability suitable for incorporation into Higher National Diploma (HND) electrical/electronic engineering curriculum in Nigeria. The study employed qualitative approach through document analysis and semi-structured interview with the participants. The documents analyzed were twelve Journal Articles and five Skill Standards. The researchers also conducted interviews with electrical/electronic personnel in the academia and industry. The empirical findings of the semi-structured interviews corroborated the theoretical findings in the documents analyses. The study discovered several competencies in the document analysis as well as interviews, which were ultimately analyzed thematically. The themes include: Climate change, Ecology, Environmental Resource Management, System Thinking, Sustainable urbanization, Recycling/Re-use, and Empathy and Ethics. The researchers analyzed only 17 documents and conduct 10 interviews, thus, conclusions derived from these sources rely on the genuineness of the information provided by the participants. The findings provide the researchers, accreditation body as well as curriculum developers with competencies in environmental sustainability in the events of curriculum upgrade or renewal to integrate sustainability. The findings are the results of triangulated data elicited theoretically and empirically. INDEX TERMS Concept of sustainability, environmental sustainability, engineering programmes.

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Section: Integrating Environmental Sustainability In Engineering Pmentioning

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Section: E Environmental Sustainability Competence Frameworkmentioning

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The Conceptualization of Sustainability Thinking in Nigerian Polytechnics Engineering Programme

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