Towards an orientation of higher education in the post Rio+20 process

How is the game changing

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ID9845441
AuthorsAli Beynaghi (0000-0002-3207-5475, Amirkabir University of Technology, corresponding author), F Moztarzadeh (0000-0001-9109-0264, Amirkabir University of Technology), Reza Maknoon (0000-0002-8868-8588, Amirkabir University of Technology), Tom Waas (Ghent University Hospital), Masoud Mozafari (0000-0002-0232-352X, Materials and Energy Research Center), Jean Hugé (0000-0002-3695-547X, Université Libre de Bruxelles), Walter Leal Filho (0000-0002-1241-5225, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume63
Pages49-67
Publication date2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFutures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-3287 • E-ISSN: 1873-6378
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.futures.2014.08.004
OpenAlexW2067687669
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited34

The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the implications of sustainable development for the future orientation of higher education, especially after the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20). A qualitative trend analysis is being used for this purpose, in the context of which three macro trends are combined: (1) higher education that has been developed via five periods; (2) sustainable development that has evolved through three stages; and (3) the nexus between sustainable development and higher education which has strengthened through three phases. The simultaneous analysis of the macro trends regarding their possible interactive effects (through an expert panel discussion) demonstrates that higher education and universities under the influence of sustainable development elements are entering into a new era in which the function of “higher education for sustainable development” could be interpreted as the seeds of a newly emerging mission for universities. In this regard, it is expected that the concept of “sustainable university” is likely to become more common to meet the emerging mission. Consistent with the Rio + 20 outcomes, the authors analyzed the concept of “sustainable university” and identified the fact that it is practically divided into three interrelated and complementary categories, namely social-, environmental-, and economic-oriented university in pursuit of actualizing sustainable development

Business · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Education for sustainable development · Function (biology · Geography · Higher education · Macro · Nexus (standard · Political science · Process (computing · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Sustainability in Higher Education

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