Methods for Assessing Sustainability Performance at Higher Education Institutions: A Review

Autor/inn/en	Gutiérrez-Mijares, María Eugenia; Josa, Irene; Casanovas-Rubio, Maria del Mar; Aguado, Antonio
Titel	Methods for Assessing Sustainability Performance at Higher Education Institutions: A Review
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 48 (2023) 8, S.1137-1158 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Josa, Irene) ORCID (Casanovas-Rubio, Maria del Mar) ORCID (Aguado, Antonio)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2023.2185774
Schlagwörter	Evaluation Methods; Sustainability; Higher Education; Educational Indicators; Universities; Institutional Evaluation; Data Collection; Evaluation Criteria; Sustainable Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; University; Universität; Data capture; Datensammlung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Abstract	Sustainability has increasingly become key in universities, as the objectives of sustainable development are essential to establish policies, guidelines and indicators that guide institutions to be more sustainable. This recognition has led many authors to develop methods to assess universities based on their performance in terms of sustainable development. This article presents a review of these methods. The review focuses on identifying existing methods and classifying the methods according to seven characteristics: (1) nature of the data; (2) data collection; (3) scope; (4) level of implementation; (5) pillars of sustainability; (6) university function; (7) country perspective taken, which will allow identifying the differences between methods when assessing sustainability. The seven criteria established for the characterization of the sustainability assessment methods contain a total of 27 sub-criteria distributed among the properties. The main contribution of the study is the analysis of the revised methods through a comprehensive characterization and systematic grouping. In the discussion, the results are examined by looking at the comprehensiveness, heterogeneity and objectivity of the methods reviewed. Together with previous research in the area, this study highlights the need to continue deepening the design of sustainability assessment methods with standardized criteria. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01