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Introduction
AASHE’s publications library is the leading repository of reports, journal articles, books, and student research on sustainability in higher education. Certain publication types are entered in the annual AASHE Awards Program.
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Sustainability 101: Guiding Students on a Sustainability Journey
- University of Alberta (AB)
There have been many rigorous discussions about the purpose of sustainability education and the sets of learning objectives, learning outcomes or competencies that will best serve this purpose. Some scholars …
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Developing a Framework to Assess Renewable Energy Options for Higher Education Institutions: Values-Based Recommendations for Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
Voluntary renewable energy projects offer organizations like Portland State University (PSU) the opportunity to address climate action-related goals and address other environmental, economic, and social values. To achieve the goals …
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Is Skidmore Carbo-loading? Establishing a Baseline Carbon Inventory of Skidmore’s Northern Lands
- Skidmore College (NY)
Approximately half of the world’s terrestrially sequestered carbon is held in forests and wetlands. Landowners and institutions can manage forests to maximize their sequestration potential for the purpose of offsetting …
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From Movements to Managers: Discourse, Jurisdictions, and Positions in the Field of Sustainability
- Northwestern University (IL)
In three empirical chapters, this dissertation examines the field of sustainability over time, specifically uncovering the processes by which contentious interactions between movements and organizations can shift to the development …
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Is management education preparing future leaders for sustainable business? Opening minds but not hearts
- Indian Institute of Management (Jharkhand)
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Purpose The study aims to examine whether management education can successfully cultivate the competency of empathy that is needed in future corporate leaders to promote sustainability initiatives catering to diverse …
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Measures to facilitate the scale-up of education for sustainable development in higher education
- Middlesex University Dubai
This theoretical study reviews the literature on barriers faced by organisations in recruiting graduates educated to incorporate sustainability practices, followed by an assessment of institutional approaches by universities to address …
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Social Responsibility Attitudes and Behaviors’ Influence on University Students’ Satisfaction
- Universidad de Extremadura
- Technological Institute of Sonora (SON)
This study focused on university social responsibility (USR). Corporate social responsibility is currently an extremely common strategy implemented by organizations. Higher education institutions are also introducing this strategy to enhance …
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An Issue of Scale: The Challenge of Time, Space and Multitude in Sustainability and Geography Education
- University of Helsinki
- University of Stavanger
The field of geography is important for any sustainability education. The aim of geography education is to enable students to understand the environment, its influence on human activity, and how …
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Participation of students in the project Valorbio: A case study to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in the curriculum
- Instituto Politécnico de Tomar
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the case of the Valorbio research project, in which students of different high-level programs were involved in the experimental work and …
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Sustainability for Brazilian management students: integrity and opportunism
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (ES)
This paper investigates the perspective of students in the undergraduate management program of a Brazilian public university regarding the notion of sustainability. A quantitative survey was carried out, and data …
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Environmental Issues and Social Work Education
- Universidad Católica del Maule (Maule)
Environmental issues have been well-documented in recent years, paying particular attention to the anthropogenic climate change impact. To date, research addressing the relationship between environmental issues, environmental justice and sustainability …
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Carbon Footprint Estimation in a University Campus: Evaluation and Insights
- Oregon State University (OR)
- Universidad de Talca
Background: The University of Talca (UT), since 2012, has been annually tracking the carbon footprint (CF) based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for all its five campuses. The purpose …
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Evaluating the prevalence and quality of conference codes of conduct
- Northwestern University (IL)
- University of Southern California (CA)
- Chicago Botanic Gardens (IL)
Efforts to increase inclusion in science face multiple barriers, including cultural and social behaviors in settings such as academic conferences. Conferences are beneficial, but the culture can promote inequities and …
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Understanding students’ perception of sustainability in architecture education: A comparison among universities in three different continents
- University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
- University of Auckland
- CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera (Valencia)
Educational institutions around the globe have taken definitive steps to curtail the increasing dependence on energy in the built environment by promoting the education of sustainability-minded professionals. Since a large …
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University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how and with what impact?
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
- Johannes Kepler University Linz (Oberösterreich)
- University of Augsburg (Schwaben)
State universities are increasingly being transformed from institutions with traditional teaching and research responsibilities to have a third, societal role in sustainable regional and economic development. In doing so, universities …
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The Healthfulness of Eateries at the University of Waterloo: A Comparison across 2 Time Points
- University of Waterloo (ON)
- Trillium Health Partners Institute for Better Health (ON)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the healthfulness of a sample of campus eateries at 2 time points, 2 years apart.
Methods: Five eateries at the University …
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Sustainability disclosure in higher education: A comparative analysis of reports and websites of public and private universities in Turkey
- The Open University
- MEF University
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the extent and content of the sustainability disclosure of public and foundation (private but not-for-profit) universities in Turkey.
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Roles of Systems Thinking within Green Chemistry Education: Reflections from Identified Challenges in a Disadvantaged Context
- University of Venda (South Africa)
Systems thinking is currently envisaged as a useful educational approach to teaching about sustainability (including green chemistry education) because of the high number of interrelated factors involved and the need …
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Scientific Support for Redesigning a Higher-Education Curriculum on Sustainability
- University of Basel (Basel-Stadt)
This paper is devoted to how a team of experts scientifically supported redesigning the curriculum of an elective study program that promotes competences for sustainable development. In contrast to other …
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Reporting on sustainable development with student inclusion as a teaching method
- Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (Oberpfalz)
The paper is a mixed-method case study. First focus is to test which standard and indicators are suitable for universities reporting on sustainability. Therefore, reporting was on the agenda of …
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Higher Education Institutions as a Transformation Platform under the Sustainable Development Goals Framework
- Universidad de Murcia (Murcia)
Previous research has highlighted the critical role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in promoting sustainability. In this vein, HEI, as a driving force of change, should actively participate in the …
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Integrating sustainability in higher planning education through international cooperation: Assessment of a pedagogical model and learning outcomes from the students’ perspective
- University of Belgrade
- University of Stuttgart (Stuttgart)
Purpose This paper aims to supplement existing research on a joint approach to integrate sustainability into higher planning education (HPE) by facilitating an international transformative learning process. It looks at …
- Posted March 5, 2020
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Promoting botanical literacy with a mobile application - CampusFlora - using an interdisciplinary, student-as-partners approach
- University of Sydney (NSW)
In this article, we describe our students-as-partners process for bringing undergraduate and academic staff together to develop a mobile application (app) - CampusFlora - for use across our campuses. Our …
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An early career perspective on encouraging collaborative and interdisciplinary research in ecology
- Auckland University of Technology
- University of Canterbury
- University of Auckland
- Massey University
There is a growing need for collaborative and interdisciplinary research in addressing global ecological challenges, and early career researchers (ECRs) often play a vital role in such ventures. But despite …
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Online sustainability reporting at universities: the case of Hong Kong
- University of Waikato
- University of Canberra
- Qingdao College (Shangdong)
- Ocean University of China (Shandong)
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of online sustainability reporting in the Hong Kong higher education sector from a variety of perspectives.
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Higher education, norm development, and environmental protection
- University of Gothenburg
- Luleå University of Technology
There is a debate on whether higher education in the social sciences generates stronger democratic and environmental norms among students. In our study, we focus on students’ perceptions about legitimate …
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Simulations Versus Case Studies: Effectively Teaching the Premises of Sustainable Development in the Classroom
- INCAE Business School (Alajuela)
The systemic complexity of sustainable development imposes a major cognitive challenge to students’ learning. Faculty can explore new approaches in the classroom to teach the topic successfully, including the use …
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Climate change education for universities: A conceptual framework from an international study
- University of Malta (Northern Harbor District)
- Nottingham Trent University
- Brunel University London (Middlesex)
- Universidad de la República Uruguay (Montevideo)
- European School of Sustainability Science and Research
The role of universities in climate change education (CCE) is of great importance if the scientific, social, environmental and political challenges the world faces are to be met. Future leaders …
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The Urban Heat Island at a Regional University in Kentucky, USA
- Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
Constructing buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, and roads inadvertently affects local climate. The best studied example of this, the urban heat island (UHI), manifests as elevated temperatures in developed areas compared …
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The Whole-Institution Approach at the University of Tübingen: Sustainable Development Set in Practice
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
In the following paper, we scrutinize understandings and values behind Sustainable Development (SD) in a case study of the University of Tübingen, Germany. In so doing, we adopt the perspective …
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Constellations of Transdisciplinary Practices: A Map and Research Agenda for the Responsible Management Learning Field
- University of Nottingham
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- University of Liverpool
- KEDGE Business School (Bordeaux)
- University of Manchester (Lancashire)
The emerging field of responsible management learning is characterized by an urgent need for transdisciplinary practices. We conceptualize constellations of transdisciplinary practices by building up on a social practice perspective. …
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College students’ understanding of social justice as sustainability
- Indiana State University (IN)
- Saint Louis University (MO)
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore college students’ understanding of sustainability and, specifically, the extent to which students see social justice as being integral to sustainability.
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The role of gender, race, and ethnicity in environmental identity development in undergraduate student narratives
- Duke University (NC)
Recent work in environmental psychology and education emphasizes environmental identity as important in predicting a broad array of environmental behaviors. However, there are gaps in understanding how other social identities …
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The relationship between energy use and space use of higher educational buildings in subtropical Australia
- Griffith University (Queensland)
With an aim to understand the impact of a variety of space usage on the building energy consumption in university campuses, this study selected 122 university buildings located in subtropical …
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Geographic versus institutional drivers of nitrogen footprints: A comparison of two urban universities
- McGill University (QC)
- Université de Montréal (QC)
Excess reactive nitrogen (N) is linked to a myriad of environmental problems that carry large societal costs. Nitrogen footprint tools can help institutions understand how their direct and indirect activities …
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Sensemaking of a sustainability transition by higher education institution leaders
- University of Hamburg
- Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden)
The understanding of meaning-creation processes according to sensemaking theory and its role in conceptualising sustainability in higher education institutions is limited. The idea of sustainability obliges organisations and people to …
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Talking About Sustainability in Teacher Preparation in Finland and the United States
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
This article reports on empirical research findings from a case study of teacher education in Finland and the United States. A sociological perspective was deployed for investigating how the concept …
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Student Teachers’ Knowledge to Enable Problem-Solving for Sustainable Development
- University of Göttingen
Education is a central strategy in terms of sustainable development (SD) and can contribute to solving global challenges like biodiversity loss and climate change. Content knowledge represents one base for …
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Teaching and Learning Methods in Geography Promoting Sustainability
- University of Turku
- University of Oulu
Understanding and learning geographic knowledge and applying it to sustainable development (SD) depends not only on the knowledge itself, but also on how it is taught and studied. The teaching …
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Teaching sustainability across curricula: understanding faculty perspectives at Vancouver Island University
- Vancouver Island University (BC)
Sustainability initiatives in higher education are growing in importance. This case study may guide faculty at other institutions seeking to gain deeper insight into the state of sustainability education where …
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Competences for Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review on the Impact of Absorptive Capacity and Capabilities
- University of Manchester (Lancashire)
Responsible management competences are the skills of managers to deal with the triple bottom line, stakeholder value and moral dilemmas. In this paper, we analyse how managers develop responsible management …
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Environmental competencies for healthcare educators and trainees: A scoping review
- University of Toronto (ON)
Background: The health-care community has a responsibility to address the environmental impact of delivering health-care services. Educational programmes present ideal fora to confer ‘environmental competencies’ to future health system leaders, …
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The role that marketing academics play in advancing sustainability education and research
- University of Canterbury
- University of Auckland
To advance sustainability education and research sustainability needs to be integrated into subjects, such as marketing, which do not currently actively promote such topics. Instead, the marketing discipline promotes continuous …
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Varieties of Responsible Management Learning: A Review, Typology and Research Agenda
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (Co. Kildare)
Over the past two decades an increasing number of research papers have signalled growing interest in more responsible, sustainable and ethical modes of management education. This systematic literature review of …
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LCA and ecodesign teaching via university-industry cooperation
- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
The purpose of this paper is to report on a life cycle assessment (LCA)-based ecodesign teaching practice via university-industry collaboration in an industrial engineering undergraduate course.
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Structural key factors of participatory sustainability reporting for universities
- University of Hamburg
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
The purpose of this paper is to answer the following research question: What are the key factors of the participatory process for establishing sustainability reporting in German universities?
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Campus sustainability: An integrated model of college students’ recycling behavior on campus
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
Proposing an integrated model based on multiple theoretical approaches, such as the theory of planned behavior, the model of goal-directed behavior and self-determination theory, the purpose of this paper is …
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Sustainability in African higher education institutions (HEIs): Shifting the focus from researching the gaps to existing activities
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Research on sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs) is unequally distributed globally. The existing publications on sustainability in HEIs have largely focussed on the Global North. Meanwhile, little is known …
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PBL and sustainable education: addressing the problem of isolation
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an innovative educational approach that dates back to the 1960s. However, the twenty-first century goal of sustainable education poses a challenge to PBL, especially as it …
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Advancing STEM-Based Business Sustainability: Mending the Curricular Gap
- Montana State University - Billings (MT)
- Murray State University (KY)
- University of Arkansas (AR)
- RAND Corporation (CA)
Businesses are increasingly facing economic, social, and environmental sustainability challenges. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are needed to address business sustainability needs, yet such competencies are noticeably absent from …
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