Sustainability Insertion in Higher Education: An Analysis ...
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Reference
Title
Goal
Method
(de Almeida et al.
2015)
Sustainability: A Study
of the Level of
Ecological Behavior of
Postgraduate Students
in Brazil
“to identify the
environmental behavior
(…) [level] of graduate
students from a
Brazilian federal
institution of higher
education”
Survey + Statistical
techniques (mean,
standard deviation,
and correlation
coefficient)
(Vieira et al. 2018) An exploratory study of
environmental practices
in two Brazilian higher
education institutions
“to identify the barriers
and motivations that
influence the adoption
of sustainable practices
in higher education
institutions (HEIs)”
Multiple case study
(Gustavo de Lima
et al. 2016)
A sustainability
evaluation framework
for Science and
Technology Institutes:
an international
comparative analysis
“to analyze to what
extent are the Science
and Technology
Institutes contributing
to the spread of
sustainable practices,
making a comparison
between MIT,
ETH-Zurich and the
STIs of southern Brazil
and verifying, through
an evaluation model,
the selected STIs’
contributions in the
social, environmental
and economic impact of
their activities”
Case studies +
documental analysis
(Avila et al. 2020) Barriers, potentialities,
and actions for
implementation of
sustainable energy
procedures in Brazilian
federal universities
“provides an overview
of barriers, potential
factors, and activities to
develop and implement
sustainable energy
processes in public
higher education
institutions (HEIs) in
Brazil”
Survey +
Discriminant analysis
(Khalifa and
Sandholz 2012)
Breaking barriers and
building bridges
through networks: An
innovative educational
approach for
sustainability
“deals with the question
of how international
research and education
networks can narrow
the distance between
countries and promote
awareness of
sustainability”
Literature review +
Analysis of a project
(continued)