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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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Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility
- Halmstad University
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the need to rethink the traditional approach to education in the university engineering curriculum. The paper examines two engineering projects led …
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Teaching, learning and assessment methods for sustainability education on the land–sea interface
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The Land–Sea Interface (LSI) is where land and sea meet, not only in physical terms, but also with regards to a large variety of ecological and societal aspects. The United …
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Campus sustainability plans: past, present and future
- Texas State University, San Marcos (TX)
Purpose: This study aims to describe the different elements included in campus sustainability plans (CSPs) in colleges and universities across the USA.
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Teaching critical hope with creative pedagogies of possibilities
- University of Sussex (Sussex)
How can we teach critical hope, amidst contemporary challenges that seem intractable, within neoliberal educational institutions that work to foreclose transformative pedagogies and through academic critique that can result in …
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Active methodologies and curricular sustainability in teacher training
- University of Jaén
- Universidad de Granada
Purpose: Changes in society, the economy and health require a response from higher education regarding the training of professionals, specifically, future teachers. In this sense, active methodologies constitute, in line …
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What's to Eat and Drink on Campus? Public and Planetary Health, Public Higher Education, and the Public Good.
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
Public higher education institutions (PHEIs) have a unique and important role in responding to the public and planetary health crisis—they are centers of research on public and planetary health and …
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Uncertain futures: climate change and international student mobility in Europe
- University of Bristol
- University of Bath
The rapid growth of international student mobility has attracted much research on the many benefits it offers to students, higher education institutions, and societies in general. However, studies on the …
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Inclusion and social justice in sustainable higher education: An integrated perspective through the lens of public engagement
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Università di Roma LUMSA
- Università degli Studi del Sannio
The objective of this paper is to investigate the commitment of universities in terms of inclusion and social justice in the light of the opportunities offered by university public engagement …
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The intellectual structure of the literature on sustainability leadership in higher education: an author co-citation analysis
- Mahidol University (Bangkok)
This review aims to identify the intellectual structure or key theoretical themes that comprise the emerging field of sustainability leadership in higher education. The Scopus index was used to identify …
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Teaching students to collaborate with communities: expanding engineering education to create a sustainable future
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
Engineers are crucial to solving the world’s most pressing challenges, but they cannot do it alone. Creating new and more just systems that support people and planet requires that engineers …
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An assessment of key sustainability competencies: a review of scales and propositions for validation
- Umeå University
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review and provide propositions about survey assessment tools of the key sustainability competencies (KSCs) of education for sustainability. UNESCO points out how …
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The evolving engineer; professional accreditation sustainability criteria and societal imperatives and norms
- University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork (Co. Cork)
Professional accreditation criteria around sustainability are an important consideration in the delivery of accredited (chemical) engineering programmes. This paper looks at the sustainability related criteria required by a number of …
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Bottled vs tap water perceptions, choices and recommendations in a US Midwest university community
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
Purpose:This study aims to determine preference and concerns regarding tap vs bottled water and recommendations to increase tap water use in a US Midwest university. The authors propose interventions to …
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Perspective Transformation Regarding Sustainability in Higher Education
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
This study examined transformative sustainability learning (TSL) by determining the occurrence of perspective transformation (PT) regarding sustainability in sustainability-focused courses offered at a public university. 131 students in two upper-division …
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Research on sustainability leadership in higher education: a scoping review
- Mahidol University (Bangkok)
Purpose: Despite the centrality of leadership to the successful transformation of universities toward sustainability, the literature on the role and practices of sustainability leadership in higher education remains poorly developed. …
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Environmental and Climate Impact Perceptions in University Students: Sustainability Motivations and Perceptions Correspond with Lower Red Meat Intake
- Merrimack College (MA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of Michigan (MI)
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MD)
Background: Red meat production is a leading contributor to food-related greenhouse gas emissions. Decreasing red meat intake can mitigate climate change and lower risk of diet-related diseases. Objective: The goal …
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Ecosystem guidance for the incorporation of renewable utilities in a multi-use campus network
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Configuring the network connections in industrial, power, and water networks to mimic the structural patterns of ecological food webs has been shown to improve the resilience of human networks. This …
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Intrapersonal capacities for sustainability: a change agent perspective on the ‘inner dimension’ of sustainability work
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
An ongoing discussion in education for sustainable development (ESD) research has focused on defining a list of agreed upon sustainability competencies required for the work of sustainability change agents. This …
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Which “sustainable university” are we actually talking about? A topic modelling-assisted discourse analysis of academic literature
- Uppsala University
The remarkably growing body of academic literature on the university in relation to sustainability pivots around the idea that the university has an important role to play regarding this issue. …
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Incorporating collaborative learning in teacher education to foster self-efficacy to implement environmental citizenship: an action research
- Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts (Tel Aviv District)
Purpose: Engaging students in environmental citizenship to promote education for sustainability (EfS) as an explicit goal of academic courses is not common, notwithstanding wide consensus on its importance. Collaborative learning …
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A Place-Based Sustainability Approach to Learning about Photovoltaic Solar Energy
- University of San Diego (CA)
An ethical and effective engineering practice is inherently place-responsive and designs for a sustainable future. Engineering students must therefore be educated within a sustainable and sociotechnical paradigm. In the spring …
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Cross-cultural transformative learning: Fostering sustainability mindsets among business school students
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
We are facing urgent sustainability challenges owing to climate change. Considering the social and environmental crisis resulting from it, higher education institutions are called upon prepare current and future generations …
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Combining best practices framework with benchmarking to advance principles for responsible management education (PRME) performance
- University of Calgary (AB)
Higher education institutions play a critical role in shaping a more sustainable world. There is limited research on ‘how’ business schools can effectively take the UN PRME's Sharing Information Progress …
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Physical education teacher educators’ subjective theories about sustainability and education for sustainable development
- University of Vechta
- University of Augsburg (Schwaben)
Purpose: Physical education (PE) and PE teacher education have great potential to target goals that are important from an education for sustainable development (ESD) perspective. However, ESD has not been …
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Sustainability Initiatives for Management Education: A Roadmap for Institutional Integration
- University of San Francisco (CA)
- Zambuling Institute for Human Transformation (DC)
- Sustainable Capacity International Institute
What are the best ways to integrate sustainability concepts into higher education institutions and management education? Sustainability, global responsibility, and social innovations are increasingly accepted worldwide as part of a …
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Alignment among environmental programs in higher education: What Food-Energy-Water Nexus concepts are covered in introductory courses?
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- Rider University (NJ)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
- Whitman College (WA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of …
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Understanding the roles of universities for sustainable development transformations: A framing analysis of university models
- Monash University (VIC)
Scholars have proposed university models for creating a sustainable future in response to mounting calls for universities to rethink their roles in society. These university models include the Human Development …
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning in Midwestern Higher Education Institutions
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is an innovative approach to stormwater management that has the potential to provide a variety of operational, environmental, and human benefits beyond those offered by more …
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Reducing students’ ecological footprints through self-developed interventions
- Nelson Mandela University (Eastern Cape)
- University of Pretoria
An increasing emphasis on taking personal responsibility for making changes to address climate change and support sustainable development is hindered by the limited tools and guidance available that enable the …
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Addressing the Challenges of Preparing Teachers to Teach about the Climate Crisis
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Teachers often lack adequate teacher preparation in knowledge and practices for engaging their students to address the climate crisis, suggesting the need for an increased focus on climate change in …
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Eco-critical language awareness for English language teaching (ELT): Promoting justice, wellbeing, and sustainability in the classroom
- University of Alabama (AL)
Critical Language Awareness (CLA) seeks to promote social justice by explicitly calling attention to power issues in the context of literacy development and language instruction. In this article, we assert …
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Understanding the Research Interlinkages Between Anthropocene, Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Bibliometric Analysis
- Presidency University
- Guangzhou University
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are impacted by the Anthropocene's onset, hence critical actions must be taken to develop tailored policies for these goals. This research aims to understand the interaction …
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Benchmarking Sustainable Mobility in Higher Education
- University of Bari Aldo Moro
- Università di Foggia
Sustainable mobility is an increasingly significant issue that both public and private organizations consider in order to reduce emissions by their members. In this paper, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) …
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How university students assess the planetary boundaries: A global empirical study
- Technical University of Dortmund
- Goethe University Frankfurt
In order to effectively address global environmental problems, it is important that future decision-makers in society are aware of the safe operation space for humans, which is limited by the …
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Bottom-up approach: the participation of Fridays For Future in the climate emergency declaration in the University of Salamanca
- Universidad de Salamanca
Purpose: This study aims to describe the process leading the climate emergency declaration (CED) at the University of Salamanca. In contrast to similar initiatives, this was achieved with the participation …
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Relationships Between Institutional Agents and Student Activists
- Colorado State University (CO)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Utah (UT)
- University of West Georgia (GA)
Researchers studying college student activism have learned much about those students’ motivations, tactics, and educational outcomes. Less is known about the relationships between activists and key institutional agents. For student …
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Post-Pandemic Lessons for Destination Resilience and Sustainable Event Management: The Complex Learning Destination
- Texas A&M University (TX)
This paper aims to share post-pandemic lessons for destination resilience and the sustainability of events. It offers a new perspective that reimagines the space and place of events as learning …
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Some Reflections on the Role of the Eco-Schools Program in the Promotion of Sustainable HEIs: A Case Study in Portugal
- Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (Coimbra)
Currently, the Eco-Schools program plays a key role in the application of the concepts of environmental education and management in the daily life of schools. This program is considered the …
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Bibliometric Analysis and Benchmarking of Life Cycle Assessment of Higher Education Institutions
- University of Coimbra
Higher Education Institutions (HEI), such as Universities and Institutes worldwide, are making efforts and setting goals to assess and minimise their environmental impacts, and to become more sustainable. Life Cycle …
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Perceptions and concerns about sustainable healthcare of nursing students trained in sustainability and health: A cohort study
- University of Jaén
Aim: To describe nursing students' perceptions of sustainable health education in the nursing curriculum and their concerns about sustainable healthcare and the impact of climate change on nursing. Background: Sustainable …
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Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education Institutions: A systematic literature review
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are important actors in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. As agents of …
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Students’ attitudes towards campus sustainability: a comparison among three universities in Sweden
- Jönköping University
- Diponegoro University
The role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in promoting and supporting sustainability has outstretched over the past decades as a result of various declarations and commitments related to the need …
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Moving Towards Increased Biological Diversity on Campus Through Environmental Stewardship
- Radboud Universiteit
Moving towards higher sustainability on campuses is the priority in the majority of university agendas. However, when it comes to biodiversity loss, many people tend not to recognize the urgency …
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Education for Sustainability: Understanding Processes of Change across Individual, Collective, and System Levels
- Lund University
- Karolinska Institutet
Researchers and practitioners increasingly emphasise the need to complement dominant external, technological approaches with an internal focus to support transformation toward sustainability. However, knowledge on how this internal human dimension …
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Beyond the Deficit Model: Organic Chemistry Educators’ Beliefs and Practices about Teaching Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Queen's University
The rise of global environmental issues has stressed the importance of sustainability and green chemistry teachings. Nevertheless, these topics remain largely untouched in most post-secondary organic chemistry lecture courses. This …
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Gamification to Improve Participation in an Environmental Science Course: An Educator’s Reflection
- The University of Arizona (AZ)
Reticence prevalent among East Asian students has prompted educators to attempt different methods to engage them. Gamification of courses has gained popularity as an avenue to encourage students’ participation, and …
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A New Curriculum for Sustainable Fashion at Textile Universities in Europe – Preliminary Results of the European Project Fashion Diet
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi (Iași)
- University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)
- Trakia University
- Hochschule Reutlingen
The strong demand for a transformation of the textile and fashion industry towards sustainability requires a continuous implementation of the guiding principle of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in education …
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Footprints in Action: How UVA Is Managing Its Sustainability Stewardship
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Evaluating sustainability stewardship at higher educational institutions is essential to working towards improving our environment. Many institutions have used environmental footprint indicators as a way to evaluate, track, and improve …
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Being bird and sensory learning activities: Multimodal and arts-based pedagogies in the ‘Anthropocene’
- University of Gothenburg
There is little room left for doubt or even debate at the severity of the ecological, indeed planetary crises that we find ourselves in during this period coined the Anthropocene. …
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Freire’s hope in radically changing times: a dialogue for curriculum integration from science education to face the climate crisis
- Universidad de Chile (Region Metropolitana)
- Escuela Básica Playas Negras in Coronel
This article advances a dialogue for understanding curriculum integration as a form of radical pedagogy, starting from science education in times of climate crisis. The paper weaves Paulo Freire’s work …
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