International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 17 Issue 6

Connecting curriculum, capabilities and careers

Ian Thomas, James Depasquale

The reported research aims to examine the extent to which sustainability capabilities have been delivered by a specific example of Education for Sustainability (EfS) and Education…

When the informal is the formal, the implicit is the explicit: Holistic sustainability education at Green Mountain College

Cosette M. Joyner Armstrong, Gwendolyn Hustvedt, Melody L.A. LeHew, Barbara G. Anderson, Kim Y. Hiller Connell

The purpose of this project is to provide an account of the student experience at a higher education institution known for its holistic approach to sustainability education.

The interrelations between competences for sustainable development and research competences

Wim Lambrechts, Peter Van Petegem

The purpose of this paper is to explore how competences for sustainable development and research interrelate within a context of competence-based higher education. Specific focus…

Creating sustainable cities through knowledge exchange: A case study of knowledge transfer partnerships

Alex Hope

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of knowledge transfer partnership (KTP)as a means for universities to generate and exchange knowledge to foster sustainable cities…

Combining forces: Fostering sustainability collaboration between the city of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia

Alison Munro, Jean Marcus, Katie Dolling, John Robinson, Jennifer Wahl

This paper describes the sustainability partnership between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia (UBC) and, in particular, the co-curricular Greenest City…

An experience-based learning framework: Activities for the initial development of sustainability competencies

Guido Caniglia, Beatrice John, Martin Kohler, Leonie Bellina, Arnim Wiek, Christopher Rojas, Manfred D. Laubichler, Daniel Lang

This paper aims to present an experience-based learning framework that provides a bottom-up, student-centered entrance point for the development of systems thinking, normative and…

Education for sustainable development in Vietnam: lessons learned from teacher education

Thi Kinh Kieu, Jane Singer, Tracey Jean Gannon

The purpose of this paper is to identify challenges in education for sustainable development (ESD) implementation in teacher education institutions (TEIs) in Vietnam and propose…

A grid approach to managing sustainability: evidence from a multiple Italian case study

Deborah Agostino, Martina Dal Molin

The purpose of this paper is to explore the coherence between sustainability conceptualization (the “what”) and its implementation (the “how”) in terms of implemented actions and…

Campus prosociality as a sustainability indicator

Timothy M. Waring, Abigail V. Sullivan, Jared R. Stapp

Prosociality may in part determine sustainability behavior. Prior research indicates that pro-environmental behavior correlates with prosocial attitudes, and separately, that…