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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731464203321

Titolo

Sustainable Practices in Higher Education : Finance, Strategy, and Engagement / / edited by Thomas Walker, Khaled Tarabieh, Sherif Goubran, Gabrielle Machnik-Kekesi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031278075

3031278070

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages)

Disciplina

338.9270711

Soggetti

Education, Higher

Education and state

School management and organization

Corporate governance

Environmental education

Higher Education

Educational Policy and Politics

Organization and Leadership

Corporate Governance

Environmental and Sustainability Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Sustainable Practices in Higher Education: An Introduction -- SECTION I: PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY -- Chapter 2: Engaging and Empowering Students to Contribute to Sustainable Development through Developing Interdisciplinary Teamworking Skills -- Chapter 3: Best Teaching Practices in Environmental Sustainability Education: A Cross Country Comparison -- Chapter 4: The Future of Hybrid Learning Models and Sustainable Education in the Post-Pandemic Era -- SECTION II: ON-CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING -- Chapter 5: Education for Sustainable Development as Part of the Initial Training of Teachers in the UK -- Chapter 6: Engagement Strategies for Faculty and Staff who



Teach and Advise Sustainability Activists -- Chapter 7: Future Managers' Perspective on Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainability in India -- SECTION III: INNOVATION AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 8: University Extension Programs to Develop Intellectual Properties in the Agricultural Sector of Marginalized Rural Communities in the ASEAN Region -- Chapter 9: Turning Climate Mitigation Concerns into Institutional Sustainability: Using Carbon Accounting as a Tool for Resource Management in a Desert Environment -- SECTION IV: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY ADVANCEMENT -- Chapter 10: Ideas Competitions as Means for Engagement and Dialogue: A Pedagogical Approach for Investigating Socio-Ecological-Technical Practices -- Chapter 11: The Engagement Orientation and its Limits in Nurturing Sustainability in Higher Education -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited collection presents, reviews, and critically analyzes sustainable practices and long-term-oriented decision-making in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Campus closures and the quick transition to hybrid or e-learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic caused HEI stakeholders, including students, faculty, and staff, to swiftly adopt new ways of learning, teaching, and administering that were unfathomable only months before. This radical and challenging shift left many in academia with a sense that there is tremendous potential for HEIs to take the lead – both from an educational and practical standpoint – in fostering on- and off-campus sustainability and combatting climate change. In this book, the editors and their contributors systematically highlight current challenges that are slowing or derailing HEIs’ finance-related initiatives and practices geared toward sustainability. The case studies collected in this book provide a holistic overview of the ways inwhich financial and other long-term decisions can lead to more sustainable practices in higher education. .