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A Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Integrating Sustainability Curriculum by Inserting Okala Modules into an Interior Design Materials and Methods Course
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Schneiderman, Deborah; Freihoefer, Kara – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the integration of Okala curriculum into Interior Design coursework. Okala, as a teaching package, is utilized extensively in industrial design education. However, this study examines the expansion and insertion of Okala modules in an existing interior design curriculum. The Okala modules included…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Environmental Education
Internationalising Experiential Learning for Sustainable Development Education
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Lee, Young S.; Schottenfeld, Matthew A. – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2012
The article discusses the internationalising of informal experiential learning as a pedagogical intervention for sustainable development education in the curriculum of built environment disciplines in the United States (US). A group of American students in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University participated in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Intervention, Environmental Education, Physical Environment
Sustainability in Teaching, Research, and Community Practice: The FCS Department at California State University, Northridge
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Pontikis, Kyriakos; Martin, Allen; Cai, Yi; Kim, Jongeun; Cao, Wei; Giordano, Angie; Torabian-Riasati, Setareh – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a large comprehensive family and consumer sciences unit has incorporated sustainability into its curriculum and research agenda. It summarizes how each area within the department (Interior Design, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Consumer Affairs, Family Studies, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Interior Design, Dietetics, Seminars
The Attitudes of Interior Design Students towards Sustainability
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Ruff, Caimen Leigh; Olson, Margot A. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
To measure attitudes toward environmental issues, interior design students responded to a four-part survey: demographics, ecology, sustainability, and comments. The ecology section was composed of modifications of questions from the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (Dunlap et al. "Journal of Environmental Education," 9:10-19, 2000). The researchers…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Ecology
Using Reflective Journals in a Sustainable Design Studio
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Gulwadi, Gowri Betrabet – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: This paper seeks to introduce a pedagogical method used in a design studio as part of a curriculum-greening process to encourage reflection on the complexity of sustainability and sustainable design. Online reflective journals were used in two semesters of a sustainable design studio to develop students' awareness and understanding of…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Journal Writing, Reflection, Teaching Methods
Using Reflective Journals in a Sustainable Design Studio
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Gulwadi, Gowri Betrabet – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a pedagogical method used in a design studio as part of a curriculum-greening process to encourage reflection on the complexity of sustainability and sustainable design. Online reflective journals were used in two semesters of a sustainable design studio to develop students' awareness and…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Journal Writing, Content Analysis, Teaching Methods