将可持续性纳入高等教育的挑战和机遇,为世界各地的大学带来挑战和机遇
1Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon
|May 6, 2024
概括
高等教育对于可持续性教育至关重要,整合联合国可持续发展目标 (SDGs). 积极的教师参与和跨学科的方法是准备未来几代人应对全球可持续性挑战的关键.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 教育 学习 学习 学习 学习 学习
- 高等教育研究 高等教育研究
背景情况:
- 将可持续性原则融入高等教育中对于应对全球环境和社会挑战日益至关重要.
- 联合国的可持续发展目标 (SDGs) 为全球可持续发展努力提供了框架,高等教育在实现中发挥了关键作用.
- 现有研究突出显示,越来越需要了解当前的状态,并有效实施可持续性教育在世界各地的大学.
研究的目的:
- 综合调查将可持续发展纳入高等教育,与联合国可持续发展目标保持一致.
- 分析可持续发展教育在多种国际和当地环境中的现状,方法和影响,重点关注阿拉伯联合长国 (阿联).
- 确定可持续性整合的最佳实践,挑战和机会,以及影响力排名等全球举措的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法的研究方法,将定量和定性数据收集和分析结合起来.
- 对可持续发展教育框架和全球倡议进行了广泛的审查.
- 利用阿联的案例研究提供了可持续性战略和干预措施的具体例子.
主要成果:
- 可持续性教育正在全球范围内实施,取得不同程度的成功,受当地环境和国际基准的影响.
- 跨学科的方法和积极的教师参与是有效的可持续发展教育的关键成功因素.
- 全球举措,如大学影响力排名,正在推动高等教育机构的可持续发展目标调整.
- 阿联的案例研究表明,在学术环境中成功地整合了可持续性战略.
结论:
- 高等教育机构对于准备未来几代人应对复杂的可持续发展挑战是不可或缺的.
- 提出了战略建议,以提高全球可持续发展教育的有效性和影响力.
- 持续关注跨学科合作和教师发展对于推动高等教育的可持续性至关重要.
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