The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities
The growing importance of sustainable development constitutes a challenging trend for education. Universities create study programs and organize extracurricular activities in order to prepare future generations of professionals as well as political and social leaders for responsible actions toward s...
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| author | Monika Sady Agnieszka Żak Karolina Rzepka |
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| description | The growing importance of sustainable development constitutes a challenging trend for education. Universities create study programs and organize extracurricular activities in order to prepare future generations of professionals as well as political and social leaders for responsible actions toward sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to investigate how universities in Poland develop educational programs and extracurricular activities to enable students to shape sustainability competencies. The study employed a triangulation of research methods including a literature analysis, desk research analysis of the universities’ educational programs, and quantitative research among students. The findings suggest that Polish universities attempt to shape sustainable development-oriented competencies not only through formal sustainable development education, but also via non-formal activities toward social and environmental challenges. The research results have practical implications for universities and can support the advancement of educational programs related to sustainable development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee3a4dcd8d804e40861fc2ee42ec44a92022-12-21T18:41:23ZengMDPI AGAdministrative Sciences2076-33872019-08-01936210.3390/admsci9030062admsci9030062The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish UniversitiesMonika Sady0Agnieszka Żak1Karolina Rzepka2Department of International Management, Faculty of Economics and International Relations, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Krakow, PolandDepartment of International Management, Faculty of Economics and International Relations, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Krakow, PolandDepartment of International Management, Faculty of Economics and International Relations, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Krakow, PolandThe growing importance of sustainable development constitutes a challenging trend for education. Universities create study programs and organize extracurricular activities in order to prepare future generations of professionals as well as political and social leaders for responsible actions toward sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to investigate how universities in Poland develop educational programs and extracurricular activities to enable students to shape sustainability competencies. The study employed a triangulation of research methods including a literature analysis, desk research analysis of the universities’ educational programs, and quantitative research among students. The findings suggest that Polish universities attempt to shape sustainable development-oriented competencies not only through formal sustainable development education, but also via non-formal activities toward social and environmental challenges. The research results have practical implications for universities and can support the advancement of educational programs related to sustainable development.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/9/3/62sustainabilitysustainability-oriented competencieseducation for sustainabilityuniversityPoland |
| spellingShingle | Monika Sady Agnieszka Żak Karolina Rzepka The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities Administrative Sciences sustainability sustainability-oriented competencies education for sustainability university Poland |
| title | The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities |
| title_full | The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities |
| title_short | The Role of Universities in Sustainability-Oriented Competencies Development: Insights from an Empirical Study on Polish Universities |
| title_sort | role of universities in sustainability oriented competencies development insights from an empirical study on polish universities |
| topic | sustainability sustainability-oriented competencies education for sustainability university Poland |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/9/3/62 |
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