Higher education for sustainability:cases, challenges, and opportunities from across the curriculum
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Routledge,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | x, 262 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780415519359 (hardback) 0415519357 (hardback) 9780415519366 (paperback) 0415519365 (paperback) |
Index Number: | G64 |
CLC: | G64-05 |
Call Number: | G64-05/H638-4 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Student and employer demand, high-level institutional commitment, and faculty interest are inspiring the integration of sustainability-oriented themes into higher education curricula and research agendas. Moving toward sustainability calls for shifts in practice such as interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships for engaged learning. This timely edited collection provides a glimpse at the ways colleges and universities have integrated sustainability across the curriculum. The research-based chapters provide empirical studies of both traditional and innovative degree programs as well as case studies from professional schools ... |