scholarly journals Engineers Changing the World: Education for Sustainability in Romanian Technical Universities—An Empirical Web-Based Content Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Alexa ◽  
Veronica Maier ◽  
Anca Șerban ◽  
Razvan Craciunescu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Empirical Content ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
The World

Without a doubt, we are living in interesting times, characterized by both continuous economic development and improved standard of living, but also uncertainty, increased pollution, and environmental degradation, which means that, now, more than ever, global and consistent action is needed in order to create a more sustainable future. In this context, education in general and higher education in particular, face both, a significant challenge and a substantial role due to their formative function both in terms of mindset and practical tools. The main objective of our research was to explore the way technical universities in Romania have integrated into their curricula courses that aim at shaping sustainability competencies in engineering students. The study was carried out based on an exploratory empirical content analysis of the technical universities’ curricula, in order to identify the courses, including sustainable development (SD)-related topics. The analysis covered 255 bachelor programs and 394 master programs with a total of 25,920 courses, both mandatory and optional. The results revealed that there are differences in approaching sustainability education between the universities and also faculties within the universities included in the sample, revealing a rather siloed approach.

Management Education for Sustainability: A Web-Based Content Analysis.

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
YEN-CHUN JIM WU ◽  
SHIHPING HUANG ◽  
LOPIN KUO ◽  
WEN-HSIUNG WU
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Sustainability Higher Education in the Context of Bearn’s University of Beauty

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10533
Author(s):  
Lesley Le Grange
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
The World ◽  
Role Players ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Sustainability and its relationship with education has been the subject of much contestation in recent decades. This article reviews some of the debates on sustainability in the context of higher education and raises concern about the narrowing of the discourse on sustainability and sustainability education in the neoliberal university. The methods used in this article are philosophical, combining traditional concept analysis with concept creation. The later method holds that philosophical concepts are created or reimagined so that they have transformative effects in the world. The key finding of this conceptual exploration is that sustainability (education) can be liberated from the fetters of neoliberalism and can be imagined differently. This might be possible in the “University of Beauty”. Moreover, the potential for reimagining sustainability higher education already exists within the neoliberal university and in those who inhabit it. This is because sustainability higher education and those who inhabit the neoliberal university are always in the process of becoming. The article concludes that the present generation of students should be viewed as key role players in rethinking sustainability higher education.

Management Education for Sustainability: A Web-Based Content Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Chun Jim Wu ◽  
Shihping Huang ◽  
Lopin Kuo ◽  
Wen-Hsiung Wu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals A CONTENT ANALYSIS: THE VISION STATEMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-367
Author(s):  
Chit’Jna Amary Kumang ◽  
Eeng Ahman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Vision Statements ◽  
Official Site

This research is to find out the strategic plan of higher education institutions in Indonesia by analyzing the vision statements of the top 50 higher education institutions in Indonesia according to the Webometrics version in 2018. All vision statements were accessed through the official site of the higher education institutions and then the content analysis, segmentation based on the types of responsible authority (public-private) and the region (Java Island –outside Java Island) were conducted. The analysis of this study was conducted using Voyant Tools, a web-based application for conducting text analysis. The finding of this study was that there were 11 similar keywords used by nearly all higher education institutions. The visions made by the higher education institutions in Indonesia tend to expect quality improvement by targeting a better rank in the national and international scale education level and being future-oriented. It can be seen that 36% of the higher education institutions specifically make several targets in a particular period.

scholarly journals Challenges for Inclusive Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsvetelina Ivanova ◽  
◽  
Dora Levterova-Gadjalova ◽  
Galin Tsokov ◽  
Nevena Mileva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges

The development of the world wide web and of Education 2.0. to Education 3.0. and Education 4.0. pose new challenges to the inclusive paradigm of higher education (HE) A study was conducted with the method of content analysis for the processes of inclusion in HE in the conditions of the new challenges. The applied research method is – quantitative content analysis of language categories – words and expressions that have a specific coding in the field of inclusive higher education and are located in the World wide web. Language categories are selected as census units according to the indicators time and frequency of occurrence in the world wide web. The quantitative content analysis method is applied with several groups of census units or conceptual schemes for inclusive higher education. The variations of the census units in the dynamics and correlation of the specified indicators manifest the interest shown in the problems of inclusive higher education by society, scientific analysis and scientific terms of the inclusive higher education, and the application of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence for realization of the process of inclusive education. Specific emphasis is placed on the development of inclusive higher education from Education 2.0 to Education 4.0. The results demonstrate a change in HE to inclusive processes through personalized and self-determined training of students with different abilities and different potential in inclusive HE 3.0 and initial development of inclusive HE 4.0.

What do we say when we talk about sustainability?

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine A. Owens ◽  
Sasha Legere
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
American University ◽  
Know How ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Frequency Counts ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how faculty, staff and students at one American University define the term sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyze student, staff and faculty definitions by comparing word frequency counts to a list of the 25 most frequently found words in over 100 definitions of sustainability. Next, the authors analyze the definitions through content analysis, producing a list of emergent themes. Findings – The authors find that our definitions do not rate highly when compared to a list of the most frequent words from published definitions, but examining them more closely highlights nuances in understanding. Research limitations/implications – These results can only speak to one university’s population, but may be similar to that of comparable schools. Further studies should include comparisons to a range of campus communities, including environmental leaders and laggards. Practical implications – Administrators and educators at institutes of higher education must determine whether an ambiguous understanding of sustainability is sufficient for their own goals in producing an educated citizenry. Social implications – When a community fails to understand sustainability, it impacts how they conceptualize environmental problems and make decisions to solve them. Originality/value – This study shows that unless one has polled a campus population, one cannot know how its members understand a fundamental concept such as sustainability. It also shows that the work of sustainability education is just beginning.

Sustainability and Undergraduate Management Curricula: Changes Over a 5-Year Period

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josie Fisher ◽  
Ingrid Bonn
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Global Initiatives ◽  
Australian Universities

AbstractGlobal initiatives and a rapidly expanding academic literature identify the responsibility that universities have to incorporate sustainability education into their curricula. This study had two aims: first, to investigate the extent to which Australian undergraduate management curricula explicitly identified a focus on sustainability and, second, to examine the changes that had occurred between 2009 and 2014. A web-based content analysis was undertaken to gain a snapshot view of the emphasis placed on sustainability in all 40 Australian universities’ business/management courses. Our findings showed that in 2014, three-quarters of the courses identified failed to include even one subject that all students must study that mentioned sustainability. This finding was only marginally different from the 2009 findings, suggesting that there is a long way to go before sustainability education in Australian universities’ undergraduate management curricula could be claimed to be fulfilling the needs of students, businesses, and the broader society.

The Microscope and the Moving Target: The Challenge of Applying Content Analysis to the World Wide Web

2000 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally J. McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Utilization Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Growth And Change ◽  
Primary Focus

Analysis of nineteen studies that apply content analysis techniques to the World Wide Web found that this stable research technique can be applied to a dynamic environment. However, the rapid growth and change of Web-based content present some unique challenges. Nevertheless, researchers are now using content analysis to examine themes such as diversity, commercialization, and utilization of technology on the World Wide Web. Suggestions are offered for how researchers can apply content analysis to the Web with primary focus on formulating research questions/hypotheses, sampling, data collection and coding, training/reliability of coders, and analyzing/interpreting data.

scholarly journals Addressing the Ten Commonly Asked Questions about Qualitative Research in the Philippines

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

There is no doubt that the need for qualitative research has increased and has been felt all around the world. Once feared, detested, or even not much valued by some, qualitative research has now become the rare bird many people are trying to catch. Unfortunately, as more and more people and institutions try to embrace qualitative research, maybe more damage is being done in the process because of the lack of solid understanding of qualitative research. To pave a strong way to excellence in qualitative research conduct and dissemination, it is important to have an idea of the current state of qualitative research. This paper is based on content analysis of the input from 197 higher education professors, administrators, researchers, graduate and doctoral students from 40 higher education institutions in the Philippines. It is based on 10 most commonly asked questions about qualitative research. These questions are grouped into three major themes: the fundamentals, the methodology, and the trustworthiness of qualitative research. Understanding these commonly asked questions can help us pave better the way to quality capability training in qualitative research.

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