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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4853| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Supporting the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula : a case study from Switzerland |
| Authors: | Wilhelm Hamiti, Sandra Wydler, Hans |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-4853 10.3390/su6063291 |
| Published in: | Sustainability |
| Volume(Issue): | 6 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Page(s): | 3291 |
| Pages to: | 3300 |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 338.927: Environmental economics and sustainable development 378: Higher education |
| Abstract: | From the perspective of different stakeholders, education for sustainable development (ESD) in higher education is highly desirable. In practice, however, this may present challenges, as it involves systemic and cultural changes as well as organizational transformation. A working group at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences supported such a transformative process with the aim of fostering, linking and subsequently deepening the dimensions of sustainable development in the existing curricula. By means of an assessment tool (spider diagram) developed through a bottom-up action research procedure, the working group initiated a discussion on sustainability among university lecturers, research associates and students. Results support the hypothesis that resistance to incorporating dimensions of sustainability into the curriculum can effectively be avoided by such an approach. The effectiveness of the assessment tool increased the commitment and the willingness of lecturers to share a common goal of demonstrating the relevance of sustainability in higher education. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/12305 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 3.0: Attribution 3.0 Unported |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Wilhelm Hamiti, S., & Wydler, H. (2014). Supporting the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula : a case study from Switzerland. Sustainability, 6(6), 3291–3300. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4853
Wilhelm Hamiti, S. and Wydler, H. (2014) ‘Supporting the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula : a case study from Switzerland’, Sustainability, 6(6), pp. 3291–3300. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4853.
S. Wilhelm Hamiti and H. Wydler, “Supporting the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula : a case study from Switzerland,” Sustainability, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 3291–3300, 2014, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4853.
WILHELM HAMITI, Sandra und Hans WYDLER, 2014. Supporting the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula : a case study from Switzerland. Sustainability. 2014. Bd. 6, Nr. 6, S. 3291–3300. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4853
Wilhelm Hamiti, Sandra, and Hans Wydler. 2014. “Supporting the Integration of Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula : A Case Study from Switzerland.” Sustainability 6 (6): 3291–3300. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4853.
Wilhelm Hamiti, Sandra, and Hans Wydler. “Supporting the Integration of Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula : A Case Study from Switzerland.” Sustainability, vol. 6, no. 6, 2014, pp. 3291–300, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4853.
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