scholarly journals Evaluating student perceptions on the development management curricula to promote green economy

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Ivan Govender
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Development Management

The purpose of the paper is to determine the students’ perceptions on the development management curricula in relation to education in green economy, as no previous research has been conducted to evaluate the perceptions of the students enrolled for this course. The study seeks to answer the following question: To what extent were students exposed to the skills and competencies required for engaging in green economy and its effect on their home and work environment.The study used the quantitative approach where the students were given a questionnaire to complete. The findings indicated that the sustainable development attributes were adequately covered with strong focus on global issues, time management and systems theory and thinking. Personal attribute awareness gained during the course included leadership skills, critical thinking and decision making that could enhance the understanding of the economy and environmental management. The study also highlights the students’ perceptions that they could make significant contributions towards the green economy both at work and home. The study recommends that the course be redesigned to include aspects of green economy, the assessment strategies be made more relevant at the program level to include the tenets of engaged scholarship. The study is important for curriculum developers and higher education policy developers to ensure that the course content is relevant to addressing economic relations in the area of environmental management. Keywords: re-curriculum, student, perceptions, sustainable, development, higher education. JEL Classification: I23, Q56

scholarly journals Gestão ambiental e sustentabilidade em instituições de ensino superior: construção de conhecimento sobre o tema

2013 ◽  
pp. 33-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Corrêa Chaves ◽  
Claudio Luiz de Freitas ◽  
Leonardo Ensslin ◽  
Elisete Dahmer Pfitscher ◽  
Sérgio Murilo Petri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Sustainability In Higher Education ◽  
The University

A atual pressão mundial pela conscientização ambiental atingiu diferentes instituições tais como empresas, instituições filantrópicas e universidades. Estas, como formadoras de opinião e prestadoras de serviços à sociedade, transmitem a conscientização ambiental por meio da gestão socioambiental. Desta forma, o objetivo do trabalho, de natureza exploratório-descritiva, é construir o conhecimento sobre o tema gestão sócio ambiental em instituições de ensino, utilizando o Knowledge Development Process – Constructivist (ProKnow-C) como instrumento de intervenção. Como resultados identificou-se um Portfólio Bibliográfico (PB) composto por 14 artigos e, através deste PB, constatou-se que os periódicos International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education e Journal of Cleaner Production são os mais alinhados ao tema. O artigo mais citado do PB é Toward sustainable management: the University of Michigan Housing Division's approach. O autor Shriberg, M. é o autor com mais trabalhos no PB e os autores Velazquez, L. e Munguia, N. são os mais citados no PB. A palavra-chave mais utilizada no PB é Higher Education seguida por sustainable development, sustainability e Environmental Management.

Environmental management and sustainability in higher education

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda León-Fernández ◽  
Eugenio Domínguez-Vilches
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
University System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Permanent Working ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Higher Education

Purpose – This paper aims to analyse trends in implementing the main initiatives in the field of environmental management and sustainability in Spanish universities, taking as a reference point the guidelines adopted by a number of universities in countries most committed to sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach – An analysis of information available on the Internet and of data collected from a questionnaire completed by a significant proportion of Spanish higher education institutions was carried out. Findings – The research found that the Spanish university system follows international trends: it possesses permanent working structures, applies a variety of environmental management and sustainability tools and carries out other activities related to the environment and sustainable development. But there still appears to be scope for improvement in some aspects, including to increase the visibility of the efforts in the environmental area, and other aspects such as the varying terminology used to refer to similar tools and processes and, conversely, of the same nomenclature to refer to distinct concepts. Originality/value – This paper provides new data and updated information on sustainability in Spanish universities and some recommendations for improvement.

scholarly journals The Construction of an Environmental Management Model Based on Sustainability Indicators on a Higher Education Institution in Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efraín C. Nieblas-Ortiz ◽  
José L. Arcos-Vega ◽  
Juan J. Sevilla-García
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Management Model ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
International Importance ◽  
Development Goals

Without depreciating the importance of environmental regulations directed to university environmental managements systems in this country, nowadays, the instruments of international importance like the Sustainable Development Goals or ONU’s 2030 Agenda; as well as those of domestic nature, like sustainability indicators proposed by the Mexican Consortium of University Environmental Programs for Sustainable Development (Complexus) to measure the contribution of Higher Education Institutions to sustainability (HES), and those indicated by the Interinstitutional Committees for Higher Education Evaluation (CIEES) and the organisms that make up the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES), pose great challenges to universities as institutions that form human capital who are aware of their relationship with nature.This forces the university to rebuild its sustainability view based on the premise that all activities relative to its substantive functions are related to socio-environmental issues on the region.Due to this, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), coherent to its environmental management institutional plan, defined in the Institutional Development Plan, must structure a series of indicators which allow the evaluation of its sustainability policy.The purpose of this research is to develop an environmental management model bound to performance indicators that allow UABC to progressively assume the task of answering the environmental challenges posed by its surroundings, trying to strengthen its curricula, in order for its programs to be more relevant and appropriate with social, economic, cultural, and environmental priorities.

An exploration of university student perceptions of discipline

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Krskova ◽  
Yvonne Breyer ◽  
Chris Baumann ◽  
Leigh Norma Wood
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Workplace Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Progression

Purpose The role of discipline in achieving higher academic and workplace performance is receiving increasing attention; however, research into student discipline has historically centred on schools. The purpose of this paper is to explore how university students from multiple faculties and at different stages of academic progression understand discipline in higher education, with the aim to investigate how graduates could become more disciplined and more work ready. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative exploratory approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with university students and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings The students viewed discipline as internally driven as opposed to being enforced externally, which is often the case in schools. Five main themes were identified as discipline dimensions: “focus”, “intention”, “responsibility”, “structure” and “time” (F.I.R.S.T.). Originality/value A new concept of discipline is presented, underpinned by a conceptual framework comprised of self-determination, goal-setting, self-efficacy, self-regulation and time management principles. A “Threshold Concept of Discipline”, a hierarchical four-layered concept that develops over time for every individual with the ultimate level being “Creative Discipline”, is proposed. These findings illuminate learning strategies that higher education institutions can use to further enhance learning and increase the work readiness of their graduates. Such strategies can empower students who aspire to perform at a higher level and to become true professionals.

scholarly journals The evaluation of the influence on the environment as an instrument of sustainable development management

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Maciej J. Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Management System ◽  
National Development ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Director General ◽  
Development Management ◽  
Management Instrument

Abstract The procedure of assessing the project’s influence on the environment during which, inter alia, the compliance of the implemented project (eg concerning technical infrastructure, linear investments, or processes that affect the forms of nature) with the requirements of the environmental protection is verified, constitutes an environmental management instrument. Especially the environmental authorities leading or consulting this procedure may apply different limits and concepts of the action. At the same time they are limited by legal determinants. The aim of this article is to identify the most significant organizational problems that have arisen during the application of this procedure at the level of regional directors of environmental protection throughout the country. As a part of the study to fulfill the aim of the research, an analysis of all cases conducted by them was carried out. This led to a dispute and a consequence in the form of an appeal against the issued decision on the environmental conditions and the outcome of the appeal by the Director General of Environmental Protection. This article has verified the substantive scope of the issues, the ways to resolve conflicts and their impact on the regional and national development. Based upon these results, the proposals for changes of the environmental management system have been formulated.

scholarly journals Global citizenship development in higher education institutions: A systematic review of the literature

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Virginia R. Massaro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Global Citizen ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Studying Abroad

Institutions of higher education continue to emphasize the need to create and develop global citizen graduates who will face challenging global issues in the workforce. A systematic literature review of empirical studies on global citizenship in higher education was conducted to understand the various ways this term is being studied, measured, and operationalized. The process of inclusion and exclusion criteria identified 57 studies. A content analysis revealed global citizenship is being included into higher education through scales of measurement, studying abroad, faculty and student perceptions, coursework, and university programs. The results are discussed in relation to the current literature on global citizenship along with future avenues of research.

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