A comprehensive review of environmental, sustainability and climate change curriculum in Taiwan’s higher education institutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21720719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Chung‐en Liu (0000-0001-8073-1425, National Taiwan University), Ting-Yu Kan (National Taiwan University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 375-389 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-6370 • E-ISSN: 1758-6739 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijshe-01-2023-0019 |
| OpenAlex | W4386845714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 35 |
Purpose This study aims to evaluate the current situation of education for sustainable development, climate change education and environmental education in a nationwide context. Methodologically, this study calls for more research to go beyond case studies and take a similar approach to examine university curricula and facilitate cross-country comparisons. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the status of climate and sustainability curricula in Taiwan’s higher education system. Using the course catalog for the 2020–2021 academic year, the authors constructed a unique data set that includes 1,827 courses at 29 major universities in Taiwan. In each institution, the authors search for course titles that include “climate,” “sustainable/sustainability” and “environment/environmental” as keywords and code the courses according to their disciplines. Findings The finding highlights the variations across institutional types and subject matters. Public universities have an average of 4.94 related courses per 1,000 students, whereas private universities have only 3.13. In general, the relevant courses are more concentrated in the STEM and bioscience fields. The curricula, however, are seriously constrained by the disciplinary structure and foster few transdisciplinary perspectives. Originality/value The authors seek to go beyond case studies and offer one of the most comprehensive curricula samples at the national level. Taiwan adds an important data point, as the current literature focuses heavily on the USA and Europe
Curriculum · Curriculum development · Discipline · Education for sustainable development · Engineering ethics · Environmental education · Geography · Higher education · Institution · Originality · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Sustainability in Higher Education
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |