An overview of management education for sustainability in Asia
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
ISSN: 1467-6370
Article publication date: 5 May 2015
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore the holistic picture of sustainability curricula in Asian higher education.
Design/methodology/approach
Content analysis was conducted based on Asian management education for sustainability in higher education. Online courses arrangement, teaching methods, instructors’ educational background and cross-referencing data between triple bottom line and sustainability courses have been investigated.
Findings
The paper provides empirical insights about the current state of sustainability education in Asia. The results show that there is an opportunity for interdisciplinary integration, as there are imbalanced sustainability courses offered by business, science and engineering schools. It also suggests that Asian universities should add an international connection and active promotion of sustainability education on their Web sites.
Research limitations/implications
Findings are based on web-based sustainability -related courses. Future research could apply method of case study to do a deeper study.
Practical implications
The paper provides an overview of Asian management education for sustainability and curricula analysis through our research, and that this will further assist in the development of interdisciplinary integration in Asian management education for sustainability.
Originality/value
This paper is the first attempt to gain better understanding of sustainability-related courses offered in leading business/management colleges in Asia.
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Acknowledgements
This work is supported by National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC 100-2628-S-110-006-MY4).
Citation
Wu, Y.-C.J., Shen, J.-P. and Kuo, T. (2015), "An overview of management education for sustainability in Asia", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 341-353. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-10-2013-0136
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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