...Johan Holmén; Tom Adawi; John Holmberg This paper delineates and discusses important learning mechanisms and outcomes when students act as co-creators of knowledge in a sustainability-oriented educational initiative, working with authentic challenges together with societal actors...

... are coordinated to favor the change of attitudes and behaviors to strengthen SD. Sustainability Campus greening Social responsibility Human-centered design model Learning Social responsibility A holistic approach to sustainability involves reaching a balanced combination between economic, social...

... to contribute to the sustainability movement. KSC then refers to the role of formal education as growing future sustainability leaders and change agents. Robert VanWynsberghe can be contacted at: robert.vanwynsberghe@ubc.ca An adaptive and flexible framework of KSC could provide learning benefits...

...Kay Emblen-Perry Longstanding calls for new approaches to sustainability learning, teaching and assessment (Steinemann, 2003 ; Navarro, 2008 ; Molthan-Hill, 2014 ; UNESCO, 2017) have accompanied these demands for ethical and responsible business futures. These new approaches are needed...

..., as compared to other sustainable development dimensions. This paper is instrumental in assisting educators to assess how chemistry learners perceive sustainable development, and this may help to bring about changes to improve chemistry teaching and learning processes towards education for sustainable...

... for university commitments to sustainability needs to be rethought with the benefit of passing time and in view of a wider, and largely subsequent, literature. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Talloires Declaration Transformative learning Environmental literacy Critical consciousness...

... may need to develop teaching and learning support‐programmes appropriate to the varied nature of students' worldviews. Design/methodology/approach The research described here used the NEP (Revised New Ecological Paradigm) and statistical cluster‐analysis to explore if individuals within cohorts...

.... To propose that approach as an alternative to the prevalent focus on specific capabilities and competencies in higher education for sustainability. The paper brings to bear psychological research on the development of critical moral consciousness, research on dispositions for learning in higher education...

... an exemplary autobiographical empirical case study in order to illustrate and support a line of reasoning. Findings A number of “Gestalts” of mind‐sets of sustainability competence and key elements of the learning processes needed for developing such competence have been identified. Originality/value...

...Yuto Kitamura; Naoko Hoshii Purpose Education for sustainable development (ESD) aims at changing the approach to education that integrates principles, values and practices of sustainable development, and needs to be incorporated into all forms of learning and education. The purpose of this paper...

... is to evaluate the first edition of the blended learning MSc in Environmental Citizenship and Participation that is offered by Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal. This is the first and only MSc offered in the distance learning mode in Portugal in this scientific area. The Master's programme includes...

...Elsie Anderberg; Birgitta Nordén; Birgit Hansson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a synopsis of some major trends that have marked discussions on global learning for sustainable development (GLSD) in higher education. The aim is formulated against the background of the complexity...

... to their students. Findings It is learned that working to catalyze the inclusion of SD concepts into courses and curricula requires a concerted effort among various stakeholders within the institution. It needs support from top administration, deans of academic divisions, the academic development department...

...) improves students' handling of conformity pressure and their collective judgments in the context of a transdisciplinary case study (TCS) for sustainability learning. Design/methodology/approach The improvement of normative functioning and output (INFO) group technique was tested in a field experiment...

... the state. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Higher education Sustainable development Learning Design On August 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast and its affect on the present and future of the coastal region extends beyond the storm surge...

... could benefit education for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach An analysis based on a literature review of relevant educational endeavours in affective learning. Findings This paper suggests that most teaching and assessment in higher education focus on cogitative skills of knowledge...

...Yona Sipos; Bryce Battisti; Kurt Grimm Purpose The current UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development echoes many scholars' calls to re‐envision education for sustainability. Short of a complete overhaul of education, the paper seeks to propose learning objectives that can be integrated...

... of this paper is to consider, the possibilities both of formal and informal learning and their relationship to competence development within higher education. Design/methodology/approach An explorative, qualitative study based on focus groups was designed using different groups from formal and informal...

... students' pro‐sustainability behaviours. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Education Sustainable development Students Perception Learning Change management Education for sustainable development (ESD) currently enjoys huge momentum. Internationally, there exists a strong...

... of the first that presents a comprehensive and theoretically sound overview of applying transdisciplinary case studies as means of sustainability learning. Thus, it can be seen as a first, crucial step for establishing the new research field of TCS research and a sound research community of complex...