Environmental sustainability in higher education : What do academics think?
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Belinda ChristieBelinda Christie, Kelly MillerKelly Miller, Raylene CookeRaylene Cooke, John WhiteJohn WhiteThe slow uptake of Education for Sustainability (EfS) curricula in universities has, partly, been attributed to academics' perceptions that EfS has little relevance within some disciplines. Understanding teaching academics' attitudes, values and experiences of EfS across disciplines can inform future EfS efforts in higher education. This paper presents one part of a larger study that sought the views of ≈6% of the entire university teaching workforce of Australia. One quarter of the teaching academics in every discipline of every Australian university (except one) (n = 38) was sent an online questionnaire asking for their opinions of EfS. Precisely, 1819 academics participated (26% response rate) and data was analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings suggest that academics are supportive of EfS for all university students. Support, perceived relevance and reported difficulties with EfS are discipline specific; academics would respond positively to EfS framed within their disciplinary worldviews. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
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Environmental Education ResearchVolume
21Pagination
655-686Location
Abingdon, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1350-4622eISSN
1469-5871Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, RoutledgeIssue
5Publisher
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attitudesESDlecturermultidisciplinaryuniversity050203 Environmental Education and Extension969999 Environment not elsewhere classifiedFaculty of Science Engineering and Built EnvironmentSchool of Life and Environmental SciencesCentre for Integrative Ecology970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences
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