Table of contents - Learning for transformation – special issue from the EESD'10 conference
Guest Editors: Magdalena Svanstrm, Fredrik Grndahl
How to educate engineers for/in sustainable development: Ten years of discussion, remaining challenges
Karel F. Mulder, Jordi Segalàs, Didac Ferrer‐BalasThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the process of changing engineering universities towards sustainable development (SD). It outlines the types of changes needed, both in…
The university and transformation towards sustainability: The strategy used at Chalmers University of Technology
John Holmberg, Ulrika Lundqvist, Magdalena Svanström, Marie ArehagThe purpose of this paper is to present the strategy used for achieving change towards sustainability at Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers). Examples of how this…
Teaching engineering ethics with sustainability as context
Edmond P. ByrneThe purpose of this paper is to ascertain the engagement and response of students to the teaching of engineering ethics incorporating a macro ethical framework whereby…
Exploring key sustainable development themes through learning activities
Heather Cruickshank, Richard FennerThe purpose of the paper is to examine how a number of key themes are introduced in the Master's programme in Engineering for Sustainable Development, at Cambridge University…
Creating sustainable development change agents through problem‐based learning: Designing appropriate student PBL projects
Helen E. Dobson, C. Bland TomkinsonThe purpose of this paper is to examine the issues involved in designing appropriate problems or scenarios suitable for sustainable development (SD) education, in the context of…
Embedding of ESD in engineering education: Experiences from Chalmers University of Technology
Magdalena Svanström, Ulrika Palme, Maria Knutson Wedel, Ola Carlson, Thomas Nyström, Michael EdénThe purpose of this paper is to report on methods developed, within a three‐year Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) project at Chalmers University of Technology in…
What do EESD “experts” think sustainability is? Which pedagogy is suitable to learn it?: Results from interviews and Cmaps analysis gathered at EESD 2008
Jordi Segalàs, Karel F. Mulder, Didac Ferrer‐BalasThe purpose of this paper is to study how experts on teaching sustainability in engineering education contextualize sustainability; also to evaluate the understanding of…
Are we educating engineers for sustainability?: Comparison between obtained competences and Swedish industry's needs
Andreas Hanning, Anna Priem Abelsson, Ulrika Lundqvist, Magdalena SvanströmThe aim of this study is to contribute to the quality improvement and long‐term strategic development of education for sustainable development (ESD) in engineering education…
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