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DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-09-2023-0423
	The significance of sustainability in higher education: a view to the curricular proposal at a Colombian University
	Builes-Velez, Ana Elena; Restrepo, Juliana; Martinez, Juan Diego
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1467-6370
EISSN	1758-6739
起始页码	25
结束页码	5
卷号	25 期号:5
英文摘要	PurposeThis paper aims to identify how the faculties of a Colombian University have understood the concept of sustainability and the way they have embedded it into their training.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research was done using documentary and content analysis which allowed researchers to recognize features correlated to sustainability which are needed to promote and act for social equity, ecological care and economic development.FindingsIt was found that most faculties at the university do not conceptualize it; ergo, courses are designed neither for promoting sustainability nor sustainable education. Besides this, almost no level of integration was identified among faculties on this topic.Research limitations/implicationsMany people agree education for sustainability is a key action to overcome the complex challenges the planet is facing; nevertheless, the prejudice that training to solve sustainability problems is an exclusive task of certain disciplines is common. This misunderstanding reduces the possibilities of pursuing a sustainable future, considering that these issues affect all humankind and that they can only be solved through interdisciplinary and collaborative work.Practical implicationsThe paper also outlines some actions that Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) can take to consider sustainability issues, and they are as follows: identification of competencies to include in the curricula; recognition of the potential of integrating education for sustainable development (ESD) into the curricula by strengthening the competencies and capacities; strengthening the competencies and capacities of the academic staff through ESD training processes; articulation of research with the curricula in such a way that the results of research processes permeate the curricula.Social implicationsThis study has some limitations. For instance, regarding the survey, the size of the sample may seem too small, a bigger sample will allow better information for the results. Regarding the case studies, a greater diversity of programs could have provided a wider range of results. Despite these limitations, for UPB, the study shows a snapshot of the literature review and the articulation of sustainable development and climate change education (CCE) in all programs the university has. The implications of this paper and research are the following. First, it reiterates the importance of having within the same institution a common language to talk about sustainability. Second, it recognizes the competencies and skills that should considered when implementing ESD and CCE in curricula.Originality/valueThis idea corresponds to a lack of debate about what the term signifies and means. It is believed that, as sustainability has been highly researched in the past two decades, it is a cross-cutting element in any faculty proposal; however, due to the complexity of the term, it is understood differently by each member of the same academic community, affecting their ability to design a systemic and systematic curriculum that enables to educate for sustainable goals.
英文关键词	Competences; Sustainability; Higher education institutions
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Education & Educational Research
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Education & Educational Research
WOS记录号	WOS:001146875700001
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/306578
作者单位	Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Builes-Velez, Ana Elena,Restrepo, Juliana,Martinez, Juan Diego. The significance of sustainability in higher education: a view to the curricular proposal at a Colombian University[J],2024,25(5).
APA	Builes-Velez, Ana Elena,Restrepo, Juliana,&Martinez, Juan Diego.(2024).The significance of sustainability in higher education: a view to the curricular proposal at a Colombian University.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION,25(5).
MLA	Builes-Velez, Ana Elena,et al."The significance of sustainability in higher education: a view to the curricular proposal at a Colombian University".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 25.5(2024).