Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in higher education: A case study examining common challenges and opportunities for undergraduate programmes

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 341-350

  Jones, Paula ^a   Trier, Colin J ^a   Richards, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum content; Education for Sustainability Development; Lecturers' perception; Pedagogy; Students' perception; Teaching methods and practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149117961     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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