Sustainability in higher education in the Asia-Pacific: developments, challenges, and prospects

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-119

  Ryan, Alexandra ^a   Tilbury, Daniella ^a   Blaze Corcoran, Peter ^b   Abe, Osamu ^c   Nomura, ko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Educational innovation; Higher education; Pacific region; South Asia; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952201097     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371011031838     Document Type: Article

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