Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education
Higher education institutes (HEI) face considerable challenges in navigating how to respond to the escalating and intertwined socio-ecological sustainability crises. Many dedicated individuals working in the sector are already driving meaningful action through rigorous research, teaching, knowledge...
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| author | Orla Kelly Sam Illingworth Fabrizio Butera Vaille Dawson Peta White Mindy Blaise Pim Martens Geertje Schuitema Maud Huynen Susan Bailey Sian Cowman |
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| description | Higher education institutes (HEI) face considerable challenges in navigating how to respond to the escalating and intertwined socio-ecological sustainability crises. Many dedicated individuals working in the sector are already driving meaningful action through rigorous research, teaching, knowledge sharing, and public engagement, while there is a growing consensus that sector-wide change is needed to ensure that aspirational declarations and positive individual actions translate into sustainable and transformative change. This article seeks to contribute to such efforts by illustrating a number of trends, examples, and reflections on how third-level educational institutes can act sustainably. We highlight the potential of five strategies HEI could employ to support the creation of a more sustainable future namely, (i) innovative approaches to climate change education; (ii) research agendas for societal transformations; (iii) providing climate change education for professional development; (iv) supporting public intellectuals; and (iv) investing in whole-systems approaches to greening the campus. The insights are the product of an interdisciplinary working group with members from across Europe, Australia, and the UK. These international examples provide insight and a sense of possibility for future application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daea7ee79fbe4a828308ff537505f2162022-12-22T02:29:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainability2673-45242022-07-01310.3389/frsus.2022.920375920375Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher educationOrla Kelly0Sam Illingworth1Fabrizio Butera2Vaille Dawson3Peta White4Mindy Blaise5Pim Martens6Geertje Schuitema7Maud Huynen8Susan Bailey9Sian Cowman10School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United KingdomFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandGraduate School of Education, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaSchool of Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCentre for People, Place and Planet, School of Education, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaUniversity College Venlo, Maastricht University, Venlo, NetherlandsSchool of Business, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandMaastricht Sustainability Institute, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands0Social Work, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, South West Campus, Bunbury, WA, AustraliaSchool of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandHigher education institutes (HEI) face considerable challenges in navigating how to respond to the escalating and intertwined socio-ecological sustainability crises. Many dedicated individuals working in the sector are already driving meaningful action through rigorous research, teaching, knowledge sharing, and public engagement, while there is a growing consensus that sector-wide change is needed to ensure that aspirational declarations and positive individual actions translate into sustainable and transformative change. This article seeks to contribute to such efforts by illustrating a number of trends, examples, and reflections on how third-level educational institutes can act sustainably. We highlight the potential of five strategies HEI could employ to support the creation of a more sustainable future namely, (i) innovative approaches to climate change education; (ii) research agendas for societal transformations; (iii) providing climate change education for professional development; (iv) supporting public intellectuals; and (iv) investing in whole-systems approaches to greening the campus. The insights are the product of an interdisciplinary working group with members from across Europe, Australia, and the UK. These international examples provide insight and a sense of possibility for future application.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2022.920375/fullclimate changeeducationsustainability educationsustainable universitiessustainability challengessustainable organizations |
| spellingShingle | Orla Kelly Sam Illingworth Fabrizio Butera Vaille Dawson Peta White Mindy Blaise Pim Martens Geertje Schuitema Maud Huynen Susan Bailey Sian Cowman Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education Frontiers in Sustainability climate change education sustainability education sustainable universities sustainability challenges sustainable organizations |
| title | Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| title_full | Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| title_fullStr | Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| title_short | Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| title_sort | education in a warming world trends opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education |
| topic | climate change education sustainability education sustainable universities sustainability challenges sustainable organizations |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2022.920375/full |
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