Strategies to Promote Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions
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| Title: | Strategies to Promote Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Berchin, Issa Ibrahim, Grando, Vanessa dos Santos, Marcon, Gabriela Almeida, Corseuil, Louise, Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade |
| Source: | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2017 18(7):1018-1038. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Sustainability, Change Strategies, Case Studies, Public Agencies, Literature Reviews, Sustainable Development, Educational Planning, Sanitation, Water, Facility Improvement, Consciousness Raising, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Brazil |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJSHE-06-2016-0102 |
| ISSN: | 1467-6370 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This paper aims to analyze strategies that promote sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs), focusing on the case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The research was based on a scientific literature review on sustainability in HEIs, to identify the recurrent actions for sustainability in these institutions; and a case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil, to illustrate how these actions are being implemented by HEIs. Findings: Concerns about sustainability, prompted by the Brazilian federal legislature, led federal HEI to change its internal processes, infrastructure and organizational culture toward sustainability. Practical implications: The findings presented in this study, more specifically the sustainability plan of the Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina, aligned with the recommendations proposed, can be used and replicated in other HEIs. Originality/value: Scientific literature about organizational changes led by sustainability concerns, in HEIs specifically, still needs more attention in the academia. By addressing the case of a Brazilian public institution of higher education, this paper contributes to the literature on sustainability in higher education by reporting the process of implementation of a sustainability plan. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 55 |
| Entry Date: | 20170101 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1159796 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This paper aims to analyze strategies that promote sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs), focusing on the case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The research was based on a scientific literature review on sustainability in HEIs, to identify the recurrent actions for sustainability in these institutions; and a case study of a federal institute of higher education in Brazil, to illustrate how these actions are being implemented by HEIs. Findings: Concerns about sustainability, prompted by the Brazilian federal legislature, led federal HEI to change its internal processes, infrastructure and organizational culture toward sustainability. Practical implications: The findings presented in this study, more specifically the sustainability plan of the Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina, aligned with the recommendations proposed, can be used and replicated in other HEIs. Originality/value: Scientific literature about organizational changes led by sustainability concerns, in HEIs specifically, still needs more attention in the academia. By addressing the case of a Brazilian public institution of higher education, this paper contributes to the literature on sustainability in higher education by reporting the process of implementation of a sustainability plan. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-6370 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJSHE-06-2016-0102 |
