Reflections on interdisciplinary sustainability research with undergraduate students

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Aktaş C. B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.354-366, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/ijshe-11-2013-0153
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.354-366
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Interdisciplinary, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Higher education, Hands-on learning, Multidisciplinary, HIGHER-EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose - The purpose of the article was to convey experiences with pioneering interdisciplinary sustainability research by involving undergraduate students. Experiences with initiating and conducting multiple research projects spanning engineering and sustainability are described, and recommendations for programs and faculty in other institutions of higher education that plan to implement or support similar endeavors are discussed.