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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Published by Emerald Publishing • ISSN: 14676370

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Using global competence as a pedagogical approach to teach Sustainable Development Goals in higher education

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Purpose – This paper proposes and evaluates a pedagogical initiative to integrate global competence into teaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education institutions (HEIs). This approach harnesses the concept of global competence with an integrated design course model as the p…

Sowing the seeds of change: educating emerging textile and apparel professionals on sustainability from cotton industry perspective

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Purpose: This study aims to promote sustainability-based education in fashion design and merchandising program to enhance students’ knowledge, skills and attitude about sustainability development, organizational responsibility and personal responsibility from the cotton industry perspective. Design/…

Assessing students’ sustainability consciousness in relation to their perceived teaching styles: an exploratory study in Pakistani context

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Purpose: This study aims to asses students’ sustainability consciousness (SC) in relation to their perceived teaching styles in seven public sector institutions in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: A survey technique was used to collect data from respondents. Grasha’s (1996) Teaching Styles Inv…

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

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand student experiences of authentically assessed community partnership projects and reflect on authentic assessment from a social and environmental sustainability perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The authors present an elaborated case study …

Towards economic sustainability: how higher education can support the business operations of emerging clothing manufacturing micro enterprises

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Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the business operations of informal clothing manufacturing micro enterprises (CMMEs) and identifies ways to support owners to achieve economic sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach applying a case study design was used to study th…

Sustainable chemistry teaching at the pre-university level: Barriers and opportunities for university educators

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Purpose: This paper aims to discuss the knowledge levels, attitudes and behaviours regarding the concept of sustainable development among pre-university programme educators, as well as the potential barriers and opportunities they face in adopting the concept of sustainable development in the teachi…