Postsecondary Education in Industrial Ecology Across the World

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ID19468898
AutoresAshley Finlayson, Karine Markewitz (Cégep de Sorel-Tracy, autor de correspondencia), Jean‐Marc Frayret (0000-0001-6469-3617, Polytechnique Montréal)
Año2014
Volumen18
Número6
Páginas931-941
Fecha de publicación2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Industrial Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1088-1980 • E-ISSN: 1530-9290
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/jiec.12215
OpenAlexW2115184009
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas24

In recent years, industrial ecology (IE) has become increasingly integrated into formal education as a distinct body of work. The aim of this article is to describe the state of IE in postsecondary education across the world by providing an inventory of programs and courses offered from a search conducted during the summer of 2012. Although some interpretation of the results is conducted, the aim of this article is to provide a snapshot of the state of IE in higher education in 2012 and serve as a starting point for future work. Data were collected on IE courses and programs across the world by Internet search in order to determine the prevalence of IE in postsecondary curricula. Subsequently, 190 universities and colleges from 46 countries were identified as offering courses and/or programs in IE. From this research, a total of 409 courses and 78 programs were inventoried and course content was analyzed (where available). The results indicate that IE is mainly studied at the graduate level within engineering and environmental disciplines, although undergraduate‐level curricula are emerging. In terms of disciplinary departments offering said curricula, IE is presented as a topic of instruction in varied fields of study, such as business and administration, and the arts. From the course syllabi analyzed, the main subjects being taught within IE education are introductory principles and general tools. Advanced or specialized aspects of the field are also covered, however, less frequently

Curriculum · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Syllabus · Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · Medicine · Sustainability in Higher Education · Sustainable Industrial Ecology

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