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The purpose of this study is to investigate how the main stakeholders of
Portuguese Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) perceive the commitment of
HEIs related to: (a) teaching sustainable development Sustainable Development
(SD) across all courses, (b) encouraging research and dissemination of SD
knowledge, (c) implementing green campuses and supporting local sustainability
efforts, and (d) engaging and sharing information with international networks (as
defined in Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, United Nations). Through a
qualitative approach (semi-structured interviews and content analysis), we
explore the perspectives of twenty stakeholders from four Portuguese public
HEIs (leaders, faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders). The results
show that all stakeholders see teaching SD across all courses as a necessity, but
they have different visions about how to implement it. Concerning the research
and dissemination of SD knowledge, they defend that both should be encouraged
and transversal to all HEIs. About implementing green campuses and supporting
local sustainability efforts, stakeholders agree that is important, but the practical results, in the Portuguese HEIs analysed, fail to achieve an acceptable degree. As
a long term objective, the motivation for engaging and sharing information with
international networks is latent.
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Keywords
UN decade of education for sustainable development Education for sustainable development Sustainability Portuguese higher education institutions
Citation
Aleixo, A.M., Azeiteiro, U.M. and Leal, S. (2017), “UN decade of education for sustainable development: perceptions of higher education Institution’s stakeholders”, in Leal Filho, W., Azeiteiro, U.M., Alves, F. and Molthan-Hill, P. (Eds), Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable AQ: 5 Development in Higher Education, Springer, pp. 417-428