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Carbon Neutrality in Andean Universities: The Centrality of Context in Comparative Analysis of Assessment, Opportunities and Obstacles
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Jonathan R. Barton; Paula Hernández Díaz; Andrés Robalino-López; Timothy Gutowski; Ignacio Oliva; Gabriela Fernanda Araujo Vizuete; María Rojas Cely – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the influences of context and methodological differences in how universities confront, report and manage carbon neutrality in selected Andean universities, contrasted with a university in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A sequential, mixed-methods design, using quantitative and qualitative approaches was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Energy Conservation, Climate
Vertically Integrated Project: Uniting Teaching, Research, and Community in Favor of Sustainability
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Cristiano Morini; Edmundo Inacio Junior; Anibal Tavares de Azevedo; Francisco Elíseo Fernandes Sanches; Eduardo Avancci Dionisio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are crucial in sustainable development. To this end, they must infuse sustainability into all their endeavors. This study aims to delve into the unique vertically integrated project (VIP), a project-based learning approach and its impact on students' skills and the surrounding community.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Colleges, Active Learning, Student Projects
Spaces of Learning -- Practising the SDGs through Geographical Fieldwork Methods in a Nature Park
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Grindsted, Thomas Skou; Nielsen, Thomas Theis – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: While the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and visions for sustainability education apply to many methods, they can be hard to put into practice. This study aims to concern an undergraduate geography course designed not only to teach geographical methods but also to engage with the multi-scalar nature of the SDGs and apply them to…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Geography Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Human Geography
Community Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development: Effectively Striving towards Achieving Local Community Sustainability Targets
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Franco, Isabel B.; Tracey, James – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: Although the value of community capacity building is widely accepted within scholarly literature, these initiatives thus far appear to have achieved very little impact in the achievement of community development aspirations. This paper aims to increase knowledge regarding specific priority areas which when targeted will result in more…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Sustainable Development, Community Development, Goal Orientation
Pre-Service English Language Teachers' Conceptions of Sustainable Development: A Case from Turkish Higher Education Context
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Yilmaz Findik, Leyla; Bayram, Ilknur; Canaran, Özlem – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how sustainable development (SD) is conceptualized by pre-service English language teachers in Turkey and design a specialized course syllabus on SD in English language teaching (ELT) in the light of the research findings. Design/methodology/approach: The study used a mixed-methods sequential…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Understanding Potential Impacts from University-Led Educational Travel
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Hale, Brack W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential for environmental and social impacts from university-level educational travel programs. Design/methodology/approach: This study analyzes the sites visited by 17 education travel programs to the Westfjords (Iceland) from 2014 to 2016. It uses a geographic information system (GIS)…
Descriptors: Universities, Travel, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Influences
How Can Ecological Fairs Increase Sustainability in a University Campus?
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Brandli, Luciana Londero; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Dal Moro, Leila; Tibola da Rocha, Vanessa; Mazutti, Janaina; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to highlight the contribution of ecological fairs to the promotion of sustainability in university campuses, based on a case study carried out at the University of Passo Fundo, located in Southern Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: Producers and consumers of the ecological fairs were interviewed to analyse how the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Campuses, Ecology, Foreign Countries