Training Students in Inter-and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Education: Nurturing Cross-Faculty Staff Commitment And Continuous Community Collaboration

Autor/inn/en	Tijsma, Geertje; Horn, Annemarie; Urias, Eduardo; Zweekhorst, Marjolein B. M.
Titel	Training Students in Inter-and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Education: Nurturing Cross-Faculty Staff Commitment And Continuous Community Collaboration
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24 (2023) 4, S.765-787 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-02-2022-0049
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; Interdisciplinary Approach; College Faculty; Graduate Students; School Community Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Conservation (Environment); Foreign Countries; Environmental Education; Netherlands (Amsterdam) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Fakultät; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ausland; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik
Abstract	Purpose: To properly address complex sustainability issues, higher education institutes (HEIs), such as universities, need to implement innovative educational programmes that adhere to transdisciplinary principles. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of how to do so across and beyond a university. Design/methodology/approach: This study presents a module comprising two courses, the first of which centres on the identification of sustainability issues in student-led multi-actor dialogue sessions and the second on addressing those sustainability issues through interdisciplinary collaboration among master's students who are at the same time also working on their own thesis. The authors conducted continuous evaluations during the first two pilot years, including community (partners), faculty and student perspectives. Findings: The authors found that the module was successful in training students for inter- and transdisciplinarity. Moreover, high levels of commitment were observed from a diverse range of students and faculty across one HEI as well as positive responses from the community (partners) involved in the module. Further improvements of the module rely on active buy-in from programme directors and ensuring continuous collaboration throughout the co-creation process by streamlining the translation of the issues into manageable research projects with specific research questions. Practical implications: This study provides inspiration and lessons on how to implement university-wide inter- and transdisciplinary module into higher education. Originality/value: The module is innovative in combining university-wide and interdisciplinary learning with and transdisciplinary learning through long-term, co-creational collaboration within and beyond the university. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01