Higher Education in Turbulent Times: Navigating the Transition from Un-Sustainability in a World Dominated by Technology

Autor/in	Hume, Therese
Titel	Higher Education in Turbulent Times: Navigating the Transition from Un-Sustainability in a World Dominated by Technology
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24 (2023) 1, S.212-229 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-07-2021-0274
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Sustainability; Technological Advancement; Technology Uses in Education; Ecology; Information Technology; STEM Education; Change; Values; Interpersonal Competence; Metacognition; Barriers; Curriculum Development; Interdisciplinary Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Nachhaltigkeit; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ökologie; Informationstechnologie; STEM; Wandel; Wertbegriff; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the implications for higher education of a rapidly changing global context, where technologies play a role in the propagation of unsustainable patterns of change. Drawing from research on science and technology studies as well as existing work on (higher) education for sustainability, it seeks to expose the multidimensional nature of these patterns to raise a series of questions for educators, particularly those in engineering, computer science and other technical disciplines, and inform structured curricular and organisational interventions. Design/methodology/approach: Theoretical perspectives on unsustainable patterns of technological change are explored with the objective of informing how the mitigation of their evolution could be addressed in educational settings. Key themes in the sustainability and higher education literature are then identified with the purpose of informing curricular and organisational intervention. Findings: Countering unsustainable patterns of technological change requires the development of key sustainability competencies within more technical disciplines, informed by concepts in science and technology studies. This requires change at curricular, organisational and institutional levels to enable spaces for inter- and transdisciplinary learning to be created, so that skills may be developed. Originality/value: This paper reflects on unsustainable patterns of technological change, identifying challenges for educators, in particular those in more technical disciplines. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01