Climate Change and the Canadian Higher Education System: An Institutional Policy Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Henderson, Joseph; Bieler, Andrew; McKenzie, Marcia
Titel	Climate Change and the Canadian Higher Education System: An Institutional Policy Analysis
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 47 (2017) 1, S.1-26 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Climate; Change; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; Physical Environment; Environmental Education; Outreach Programs; Governance; Sustainability; Census Figures; Conservation (Environment); Policy Analysis; Strategic Planning; Institutional Evaluation; Universities; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Wandel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Natürliche Umwelt; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Jobcoaching; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Nachhaltigkeit; Volkszählung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Politikfeldanalyse; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; University; Universität; Kanada
Abstract	Climate change is a pressing concern. Higher education can address the challenge, but systematic analyses of climate change in education policy are sparse. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by reporting on how Canadian postsecondary educational institutions have engaged with climate change through policy actions. We used descriptive quantitative methods to analyze climate change-specific policies from a representative sample of 50 institutions across Canada and found that nearly half had some form of climate policy. Existing policies were then qualitatively analyzed. We found that the most common form of response focused on the built campus environment, with underdeveloped secondary responses focused on research, curriculum, community outreach, and governance policies. We consider the motivations for such institutional action and end with implications for policy makers and future research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01