Table 1.

The scope and characteristics of the interviews

UniversityInterviews and samplePositions of interviewees
UHn = 14; 7 in person interviews / 7 Zoom interviews; length 30–75 min; language Finnish/English3 project lead/coordinators,
2 instructors,
9 module leader/content contributors,
3 steering group members,
2 interviewees had two different positions in the course development
 Interviewees included one module leader/key contributor from each module, project coordinators/leadership and steering group members as well as instructors. Key interviewees were identified with the help of the project lead, who was able to tell who had been actively involved and had a significant role in the course development out of the over 160 contributors
ASUn = 12; all interviews conducted on Zoom; length 30–75 min; language English3 program administrators,
2 instructional designers,
7 instructors
 While the whole sustainability faculty includes about 50 members, the aim was to target instructors in several areas. First, instructors who teach courses in the online undergraduate program focused on each of the KCS. Second, instructors who teach courses focused on different dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental). Third, instructors teaching courses at different levels (e.g. introductory vs upper-level) and through different types of courses (e.g. lecture-focus vs applied workshop). The primary program administrators and instructional designers were interviewed
EANn = 5; all interviews conducted on Zoom; length 30–60 min; language Spanish5 instructors, 1 of whom was a leader of a disciplinary area
 The whole sustainability faculty includes 19 people. 10 relevant interviewees were identified for the study and after several attempts managed to arrange interviews with 5
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