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Student Activism with Sustainability in Higher Education across Canada
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The purpose of this case study is to share the results of the Sustainability and Education Policy Network's research with student sustainability leaders from six higher education institutions in Canada. …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Creating effective service-learning projects for the sustainability curriculum
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Service-learning (SL) cultivates academic development, personal growth and civic engagement among students; enables them to contribute to community and recognize their ability to act as agents of social change. I …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 2): Strategies for Improvement
- Bucknell University (PA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- Ursinus College (PA)
- Yale University (CT)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
Environmental studies and environmental sciences programs in American and Canadian colleges and universities seek to ameliorate environmental problems through empirical enquiry and analytic judgment. In a companion article (Part 1) …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 1): Integrating Knowledge, Education, and Action for a Better World?
- Bucknell University (PA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- Ursinus College (PA)
- Yale University (CT)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
The environmental sciences/studies movement, with more than 1000 programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, is unified by a common interest - ameliorating environmental problems through …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Sustainability Slam – My city is greener than yours
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The purpose of the activity is to encourage creative and imaginative storytelling as well as interdisciplinary thinking using both art and science, in order to inspire greener innovations for our …
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Sustainability Champions: Role Models in Sustainability Graduate Education
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Sustainability champions are iconic men and women who have shaped the scholarly understanding of sustainability by considering broad, alternative, and visionary solutions to sustainability problems. For instance, sustainability champions such …
- Posted May 26, 2016
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How We Came to Inhabit These Spaces: Reflections on the Role of Place in Our Individual and Collective Journeys as Emerging Sustainability Scholars
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the experience of four doctoral students engaged in a collective project of place exploration at a mid sized Canadian university. Under the methodological …
- Posted May 17, 2016
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Benchmarking tools for assessing and tracking sustainability in higher educational institutions: Identifying an effective tool for the University of Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Purpose
The University of Saskatchewan (UofS) has indentified five areas of campus life critical to improving the university's sustainability performance: education, research, operations, governance, and community engagement. In recognition of …
- Posted May 6, 2016
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Greening the Ivory Tower: A Review of Educational Research on Sustainability in Post-Secondary Education
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Dalhousie University (NS)
There is a deficit of multi-site studies examining the integration of sustainability in the policies and practices of post-secondary institutions. This paper reviews what comparative empirical research has been undertaken …
- Posted May 3, 2016
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Campus sustainability governance in Canada: A content analysis of post-secondary institutions’ sustainability policies
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Purpose
This paper aims to provide an overview of a content analysis of sustainability policies from Canadian post-secondary education institutions. The paper reports findings on the orientations to sustainability evident …
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Mobility and Climate Action: A Review of the Divestment Movement in Canadian Higher Education Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Climate change demands a fundamental reorientation of higher education, yet the majority of Canadian campuses do not have a climate policy. In response, students, faculty, and activists are fighting to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The United Nations' New Global Action Programme, Sustainable Development Goals, and You
- Portland Community College (OR)
- University of North Texas (TX)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- York University
- China Green University Network
The Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) highlighted how education institutions have contributed to innovative pedagogy and partnerships, enhanced training, and galvanized whole-institution approaches, thus helping foster a more …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Experiential, Community-based Learning and Sustainability Assessment: A Field Skills Course for Professional Degree Students
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
In 2014, the School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, launched a week-long field course for its professional Master of Sustainable Environmental Management program. Previously separate ecological and social …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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An Innovative Approach to Training the Next Generation of Interdisciplinary Professionals in Environment and Sustainability
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Field Skills in Environment and Sustainability is a mandatory course in the Master of Sustainable Environmental Management program at the University of Saskatchewan. The main goals for this interdisciplinary field …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Revisioning Development of Professional Skills in Graduate University Programs
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Within the pedagogical community, a problem exists about how to train specialists who are academically qualified and creative, and how to provide students with more opportunities to develop a broader …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Canadian University and Colleges Sustainability Meet Up
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Vancouver Community College (BC)
Campus sustainability is a strategic priority focus for many Canadian universities and colleges. As universities and colleges across Canada ramp up efforts in campus sustainability the need for mechanisms to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Graduate Attribute Development at the University of Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan, located in Saskatoon, Canada, is home to a thriving community of eighty-five graduate students, a dozen post-doctoral fellows, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Framework for Systematic Learning for Sustainability Science
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The urgency of global problems including growing income inequality, climate change, threats to water security, loss of species and the intensification of urbanization suggest that the aspirations for sustainable development …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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50 Shades of Green: An Examination of Sustainability Policy on Canadian Campuses
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
While there is an abundance of literature on sustainability in higher education emerging within academic journals, there has been a paucity of research examining the uptake and implementation of sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Saskatchewan Prairie Partnership: Collaborating To Advance Sustainability Research
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS), a graduate school at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve (RLBR), …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Making SENS at the University of Saskatchewan: Innovation, Collaboration, and Transformation
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan emerged in 2007-2008 from the university integrated planning process, which considered the coordination of academic priorities with financial …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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PhD in Environment & Sustainability
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This dissertation-based degree is for students who want an advanced education in researching 21st century sustainability challenges. Our PhD students attain a deep understanding of sustainability concepts while designing and …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Critical Environmental Education Cohort (M Ed.)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This two-year (7 academic terms) program of study explores core themes of relational learning, social and environmental justice, local and global tensions/ possibilities, and literature and the arts in learning. …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Environment & Sustainability
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The MES is a thesis-based program that provides students with the opportunities and skills to advance their understanding of sustainability challenges in today’s world. Education in complex problem solving, the …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Sustainable Environmental Management (MSEM)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The Master of Sustainable Environmental Management (MSEM) program is an interdisciplinary, course-based, professional-style program that can be completed within one year of full-time study. However, students can study on a …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Water Security
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
New in 2016, the MWS is a cross-disciplinary, project-based and professional-style program that may be completed in 12 months of full time study. Graduates are prepared to address complex water …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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