Future-oriented higher education: Which key competencies should be fostered through university teaching and learning?

Futures

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-135

  Rieckmann, Marco ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi study; Europe; Future of higher education; Higher Education for Sustainable Development; Key competencies; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84856221251     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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