Dealing with the Intangible: Using the Analytical Lens of Hidden Curricula for a Transformative Paradigm of Sustainable Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822110566
Author(s):  
Christian Rammel ◽  
Oliver Vettori
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Universities ◽  
Explore Test ◽  
Broad Consensus ◽  
Societal Role ◽  
Hidden Curricula

There is a broad consensus that universities have the potential to act as drivers of education for sustainable development (ESD) and constitute fundamental vehicles to explore, test, develop and communicate conditions for necessary socio-ecological transformations. This goes hand in hand with stronger acknowledgment of the societal role of universities and the related need for a new transformative paradigm of sustainable higher education. Before such a paradigm can be established, before higher education can be transformative, universities themselves must be transformed. Despite various pioneer projects and frontrunners of sustainable universities, real transformations are still rare though.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development: Glocal Implications for Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Lilia Raitskaya ◽  
Elena Tikhonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
University Systems ◽  
The Subject

The editorial overviews the key research aspects of embedding sustainable development into university systems worldwide. The JLE editors dwell upon the pivotal role of higher education in transferring knowledge, skills, and underlying values in promoting Sustainable Development Goal No.4 (Quality Education for Sustainable Development). The editorial analysis is underpinned by the most cited Scopus-indexed articles (Top-50 as of March 2021) on sustainable development in higher education. JLE potential authors will find some recommendations on the subject field gaps and key directions to be published in the journal upcoming issues.

scholarly journals Building major competencies for enhancing higher education for sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 07002
Author(s):  
Alexander Ivanov ◽  
Svetlana Tolstikova ◽  
Larisa Ovcharenko ◽  
Tatiana Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning

This paper focuses on the specifics and preconditions for building major competencies that are envisaged for enhancing higher education for sustainable development (ESD). It looks into the professional development of specialists in higher education, factors affecting individual stages of professional development of these specialists, as well as into the role of the environment in their professional development. Furthermore, it studies the formal and informal learning as the important setting leading to the creation of the major competencies for linking globalization, complexity and environmental responsibility and channelling them to students through the teaching process in higher education.

scholarly journals Promoting Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Issues for Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Shahid Hussain Mughal ◽  
Nasim Qaisrani ◽  
Ghulam Mohuyuddin Solangi ◽  
Sumaira Faiz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract Education is critical agent of transformation in terms of changing life styles, attitude and behavior.  The role of education in pursuit of Sustainable Development is indispensable. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1987) used the term Sustainable Development. According to UN Commission (known as Brundtland Commission) Sustainable Development is “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generation.” Sustainable Development talks about environmental problems and its solution in a broader perspective. It takes into account social, political, cultural and economic aspects. The United Nations has declared 2005-2014 as the decade for Education for Sustainable Development. Since the 1993 Kyoto Declaration on Sustainable Development, the role of higher education has become vital. The recent trend in the depletion of natural resources, energy, water and food crises, has increased and challenged the role of higher education institutions in Pakistan. The question arises “To what extent our higher education & research institutions are playing their role in order to ameliorate the situation?  The other questions that come to mind are “how higher education institutions can respond to prevailing intricate situation? And what role can these institutions play for promoting education for sustainability? This research study intends to critically examine the role of higher education institutions for the promotion of education for sustainability and to explore the opportunities for the integration of education for sustainability considerations in the existing courses being offered in the universities of Pakistan. This study intends to analyze the National Conservation strategy (NCS) of Pakistan with reference to the promotion of education for sustainability.   Key Words: Education for sustainability, Higher Education, National Conservation Strategy, Integration

The role of campus, curriculum, and community in higher education for sustainable development – a conference report

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Müller-Christ ◽  
Stephen Sterling ◽  
Rietje van Dam-Mieras ◽  
Maik Adomßent ◽  
Daniel Fischer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development

Competence of Educational Specialists in the Field of Education for Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
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Dmitriy Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Training Professional

Based on the analysis of international and domestic documents, we have shown an importance of the role of educators (teachers, trainers, other educational specialists) in the education for sustainable development, the need for their adequate training, professional retraining and life-long professional development. We present the results of the 2011�2015 survey, in which 359 teachers from 10 regions of the Russian Federation participated. The majority of respondents knows about the necessity of education for sustainable development, and appreciates the need for it. However, only 9.7 % of specialists� estimated the level of their own methodological skills as suffi cient for implementation of education for sustainable development; and 77.4 % would like to improve their skills. We have done a comparative analysis of foreign models of educators� competences in the fi eld of education for sustainable development and the requirements of national education (general, higher education) and professional standards; we have found the signifi cant incompleteness of the second compare to the fi rst. Based on international recommendations, we have formulated practical suggestions for strengthening the capacity of educators in education for sustainable development.

Onderwijs in het post-truth tijdperk : Reflecties over de rol van leren in duurzaamheid en democratie

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-565
Author(s):  
Wim Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Societal Perspective ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Societal Context ◽  
Current Context

Abstract Education in the post-truth era: Reflections on the role of learning in sustainability and democracyThis paper revisits the field of (Higher) Education for Sustainable Development in a post-truth era. It reflects on the current debate regarding the role of education in sustainability from a Deweyan perspective. This approach leads towards a renewed interpretation of individual sustainability competences in societal context influenced by post-truth characteristics and super wicked problems. The Deweyan perspective with focus on personal flourishing and the role of education in democracy, provides guiding principles to frame individual sustainability competences in the current post-truth context, thereby highlighting the importance of critical inquiry. The paper recommends to revisit the connection between education and sustainability from a personal and societal perspective, thereby taking into account the current context of higher education, influenced by neoliberalism, economic efficiency and managerialism.

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