International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Editorial

Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development

This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which…

Research on sustainability leadership in higher education: a scoping review

Despite the centrality of leadership to the successful transformation of universities toward sustainability, the literature on the role and practices of sustainability…

Student energy-saving in higher education tackling the challenge of decarbonisation

This study aims to explore students’ sustainability attitudes and behavioural intentions and their relation to energy use, to promote energy saving and decarbonisation in…

Education for sustainable development in higher education institutions: an approach for effective interdisciplinarity

This paper aims to develop an improved and harmonized approach to interdisciplinarity in education for sustainable development (ESD)within higher education institutions…

Transforming students’ behaviour preferences: achievable changes by a sustainability course

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of a sustainability course that was designed to evoke measurable transformational changes in students’ preferences and…

Education for sustainable development through research-based learning in an online environment

The society faces growing global challenges in terms of sustainable development. A key factor in preparing society for these challenges is education for sustainable…

Assessing sustainability knowledge for undergraduate students in different academic programs and settings

As sustainability teaching and learning rises in importance, an increasing number of higher education institutions (HEIs) are assessing the effectiveness of their approach…

Training students for complex sustainability issues: a literature review on the design of inter- and transdisciplinary higher education

To prepare students to address complex sustainability issues, they need to be trained in inter- and transdisciplinarity. This paper aims to contribute to better…

Testing an instrument to assess the perception of climate change policies in universities: the case of Salamanca University

This study aims to introduce a new instrument to assess the perception of the university community after the Climate Emergency Declaration (CED) and its application at the…

IoT solution for energy management and efficiency on a Brazilian university campus – a case study

There is a great interest in developing eco-friendly operations as alternative uses of resources in the university campus, making the employment of technologies more…

Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions

The purpose of this study was to understand student experiences of authentically assessed community partnership projects and reflect on authentic assessment from a social…

Which leadership processes encourage sustainable transitions within universities?

The implementation of sustainability-related policies at universities has been marked by a greater sense of urgency in recent years. Despite this emerging trend, it is…

Sustainability integration in Palestinian universities: a focus on teaching and research at engineering faculties

This study aims to evaluate the current state of sustainability education and research capacity at engineering faculties. More specifically, this research is intended to…

Engineering students’ agency beliefs and career goals to engage in sustainable development: differences between first-year students and seniors

This paper aims to explore the differences in first-year and senior engineering students’ engineering agency beliefs and career goals related to sustainable development…

Maintenance of an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 in a Brazilian private university, seeking sustainable development

This study aims to present the environmental management system implemented at UNISINOS and demonstrate some of the main results obtained in more than 15 years carrying out…

Hybrid method to guide sustainable initiatives in higher education: a critical analysis of Brazilian municipalities

This paper aims to assist higher education institutions (HEIs) in their decision-making process to define initiatives and foster research projects contributing to…

Global warming in the minds of Mexican higher education students: an exploratory study

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 is at the core of many sustainability initiatives on Mexican higher education institutions (HEIs). Yet, progress to SDG 13 and…

Statistical modelling of the impact of online courses in higher education on sustainable development

The concept of sustainable development (SD) is a popular response to society’s need to preserve and extend the life span of natural resources. One of the 17 goals of the…

Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech

As many of the next generation leaders are currently on college campuses, endorsing green buildings can foster environmental stewardship among the student body. However…

The relationship between the incorporation of sustainability in higher education and the student’s behavior: self-reported sustainable behavior scale

This study aims to describe the development and validation of a scale that measures the self-reported sustainable behavior of students in higher education institutions…

How university students are taught about sustainability, and how they want to be taught: the importance of the hidden curriculum

India is unique, having enshrined in law the teaching of sustainability education (SE) within all levels of formal education. This study aims to examine the integration…

Sustainability in higher education institutions: a case study of project FUCAPE 120% sustainable

This paper aims to understand how the FUCAPE 120% Sustainable project promotes sustainable development in higher education. The project was conceived and implemented by…

Business school model of social responsibility and sustainability and its impact on small- and mid-sized enterprises

This study aims to define a business school model of social responsibility (SR) and sustainability and describe how the implementation of this model impacts on small- and…

Sustainability in management undergraduate courses: mapping the Brazilian higher education institutions

This study aims to analyse the insertion of Sustainability in Management undergraduate courses in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs).

Envisioning the Indigenised university for sustainable development

While the possibility of a university fostering sustainable development is present in the extant literature and policy documents, the idea still warrants further…

Sustainability in library management in higher education institutions: a bibliometric analysis

This study aims to examine the characteristics of scientific publications that address the management of higher education institution (HEI) libraries from a sustainability…

Mobility and sustainable transportation in higher education: evidence from Monterrey Metropolitan Area in Mexico

This paper aims to analyze the demand for mobility in higher education to understand the critical elements of students' mobility and the potential impact of accessing…

Reducing the environmental impact of food service in universities using life cycle assessment

This study aims to use life cycle assessment to determine the environmental impact of food purchases at a small, liberal arts college. The authors also use the results to…

Towards sustainable development: a systematic review of the past decade’s literature on the social, environment and governance and universities in Latin America

The purpose of this paper is to analyse through a systematic literature review the evolution of the theme of environmental social and governance (ESG) in universities…

Discourses on sustainability in a network of Argentine universities: exploring representations, cultural roots and transformative processes

The paper aims to reflect on the function(s) served by the network of Argentine universities for environmental management and social inclusion (UAGAIS), including sharing…

The effect of social innovation education on sustainability learning outcomes: the roles of intrinsic learning motivation and prosocial motivation

The purpose of this study is to reveal the influence mechanism of social innovation education (SIE) on sustainability learning outcomes and analyze the roles of intrinsic…

Challenge-based, interdisciplinary learning for sustainability in doctoral education

Doctoral candidates possess specialized knowledge that could support sustainability transitions. Doctoral education, however, often focusses on discipline-specific topics…

Empowering undergraduate students to take action: an empathetic mindset toward education for sustainable development

This study aims to investigate the potential of an empathetic mindset aimed at empowering undergraduate students to work toward sustainable development (SD), addressing…

Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education

The purpose of this study is to determine how organizational characteristics at higher education institutions (HEI) influence their sustainability performance as measured…

Development of assessment framework for environmental sustainability in higher education institutions

Unsustainable actions have resulted in the deterioration of the environment. Higher education institutions are social entities responsible for developing future leaders…

Lean practices toward a balanced sustainability in higher education institutions: A Brazilian experience

As few studies have explored the causal relationship between both the triple bottom line (TBL) of sustainability and the lean practices in higher education institutions…

A hybrid approach to sustainable development competencies: the role of formal, informal and non-formal learning experiences

This paper aims to explore whether formal, non-formal, and informal learning experiences contribute to developing sustainable development competencies (SDCs) among…

Understanding the factors influencing recycling behavior in college students: the role of interpersonal altruism and environmental concern

The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a model that can predict factors affecting student recycling behavior. The theoretical model was based on…

Teaching an interdisciplinary course in sustainable food systems: science and history meet in “a world that works”

The sustainability of the global food system hinges on its environmental resiliency and safety, including the health and well-being of its labor force. Single disciplinary…