...-focused university in Japan, using both quantitative and qualitative data. Data were collected from 20 semistructured interviews with faculty, administrators, students and external stakeholders, 101 student reflective reports and archival sources including university reports, course syllabi and project...

... to replicate an earlier international study of Turnaround Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education (TLSHE) in the unique context of Malaysia and Japan. This paper also presents a case for closer focus on developing Education for Sustainability (EfS) leaders in institutions of higher learning...

... a sustainable design specialization at the undergraduate or postgraduate levels. Table I. Comparison of Japanese and UK universities integrating sustainability considerations Integration of sustainability Japan UK n/s (%) n/s (%) (a) General integration...

... Education for sustainable development Tokyo Bay Japan Sustainability We have entered the latter half of the United Nations' decade of education for sustainable development (ESD), which spans from 2005 to 2014. Although ESD lacks a universal model, it has locality and social relations as its...

.... The Shinshu University sustainability foundation course had three additional factors to consider which arose from the ELIAS terms of reference: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Japan United Kingdom Problem based learning Higher education Pedagogy Education for sustainability Active...

... is to review the way in which ESD has been developed at universities in Japan. The paper also seeks to examine major patterns of education and research related to ESD at Japanese universities. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted two research approaches: a review of literature and electronic...

...Ko Nomura; Osamu Abe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review key developments and the role of governmental support in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD) in higher education in Japan. Design/methodology/approach This is an analytical review paper on policy...

... other regions of Japan and from all over the world for aid and assistance in evacuation. They played an important role in the early phase of the restoration process as well. With this as a turning‐point, civil activities in various fields such as community building, welfare, preservation of natural...