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Teaching sustainability within the context of everyday life: Steps toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through the EUSTEPs Module
- Global Footprint Network (CA)
- Universidade Aberta
- University of Coimbra
- University of Aveiro
- University of Siena
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Kentriki Makedonia)
In a world characterized by Ecological Overshoot, where humanity demands more from natural ecosystems than they can sustainably renew, education can nurture sustainability-minded citizens and future leaders to help accelerate …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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COVID-19: the impact of a global crisis on sustainable development teaching
- College of Charleston (SC)
- University of Malta (Northern Harbor District)
- Bournemouth University (Dorset)
- Universidade Aberta
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Passo Fundo
- University of Aveiro
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Universidade federal de Santa Maria
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- University of Chester
- North-West University (North West)
- University of Milano-Bicocca
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global crisis, one which also influences the ways sustainability is being taught at universities. This paper undertakes an analysis of the extent to which …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Adopting sustainability competence-based education in academic disciplines: Insights from 13 higher education institutions
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Griffith University (Queensland)
- University of Helsinki
- Universidade Aberta
- Gävle University College
- University of Zaragoza
- University of Belgrade
- Warsaw University of Technology
- University of A Coruña (a Coruña)
- Central University of Technology
- Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales
- European University of Lefke
- University of Nyíregyháza
- Universidad de las Américas Puebla
- Università degli Studi di Parma
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been incorporating sustainability into education and curricula, where recent research has focussed on sustainability competences, pedagogical approaches, and how to connect them, generally on a …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Are distance higher education institutions sustainable enough? – A comparison between two distance learning universities
- Universidade Aberta
- University of Beira Interior
- Universidad de Granada
- Madrid Open University
Universities are continually transforming its structure and governance in response to the new social, environmental and economic challenges. Particularly, there has recently been a growing academic interest for measuring sustainable …
- Posted Feb. 17, 2021
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Sustainability Assessment and Benchmarking in Higher Education Institutions—A Critical Reflection
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Universidade Aberta
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a crucial role in implementing practices for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This implementation should be done in different dimensions according to a holistic and …
- Posted May 13, 2020
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Universities speak up regarding the implementation of sustainable development challenges: The case of Portugal
- Universidade Aberta
- University of Aveiro
Purpose This study aims to expand knowledge and provide further insights on how education for sustainable development (ESD) has been integrated into programmes at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Portugal. …
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Sustainable Development Goals and sustainability teaching at universities: Falling behind or getting ahead of the pack?
- University of Malta (Northern Harbor District)
- Nottingham Trent University
- Bournemouth University (Dorset)
- Universidade Aberta
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Beira Interior
- University of Passo Fundo
- University of Aveiro
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Universidade federal de Santa Maria
The fact that the world community is engaged in pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) means that an unrivalled opportunity is provided to universities, both in respect of teaching and …
- Posted July 19, 2019
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Can MOOCs empower people to critically think about climate change? A learning outcome based comparison of two MOOCs
- Universidade Aberta
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- FernUniversität in Hagen
Climate change can be regarded as one of the key topics of sustainable development where public awareness and education are crucial. In the field of education, Massive Online Open Courses …
- Posted April 30, 2019
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Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to the Implementation of Sustainable Development at Universities
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Universidade Aberta
- University of Passo Fundo
- University of Aveiro
Although there have been proven and successful developments in the field of Higher Education for Sustainable Development over the past 15 years or so, there are still numerous challenges to …
- Posted April 24, 2018
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Conceptualization of sustainable higher education institutions, roles, barriers, and challenges for sustainability: An exploratory study in Portugal
- Universidade Aberta
- Polytechnic Institute of Santarém
- University of Aveiro
Higher Education Institutions play an important role in the promotion of sustainability and an increasing number of stakeholders expect them to be sustainable organizations. However, this can only be achieved …
- Posted Feb. 12, 2018
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Education for sustainable development in higher education: evaluating coherence between theory and praxis
- Universidade Aberta
Universities are an important part of the process of change taking place in society. However, this is often overshadowed by these institutions giving priority to technocratic models in the relationship …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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