Sustainable Development: An Analysis Based on Conference Papers
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The implementation of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches within
HEIs is important for the discussion and promotion of sustainability and sustainable
development. Thus, it is important to note that the analysis of the papers presented at
the selected international conferences created a picture of the main terms addressed
by them, enabling the identification of the most important themes discussed.
There is still enough room to increase the inter and multidisciplinary character of
the sustainability conferences organized by HEIs by more actively involving relevant
stakeholders at local and regional scales and to debate the most pressing societal
problems these actors raise. In this respect, international conferences may be used
for communicating the scientific results to stakeholders and send strong messages
on sustainability-related issues.
The use of a single database is a limitation of the paper. Another limitation is not
to consider studies related to sustainability outputs by HEIs and presented at conferences not only about Education but also about sustainability research by practitioners
in HE on other aspects of sustainability, also CE, outreach, etc. Future research will
be necessary to develop a better understanding of how universities‘ conferences can
promote the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
References
Alabugin A, Aliukov S, Alabugina R (2016) Managing cooperation between business and university:
quality assurance using sustainable development indicators from a knowledge management. In:
9th annual international conference of education, Research and Innovation (iCERi), 14–16 Nov
2016. Seville, Spain
Artal-Sevil JS, Bernal-Agustin JL, Dominguez JÁ (2015) M-learning (mobile learning) in higher
education. The impact of smartphone as interactive learning too. In: Edulearn15: 7th international
conference on education and new learning technologies, 6–8 July 2015. Barcelona, Spain
Barber N, Wilson F, Venkatachalam B, Cleaves S, Garnham J (2014) Integrating sustainability into
business curricula: University of New Hampshire case study. Int J Sustain High Educ 15(4):473–
493
Berchin I, Grando V, Marcon G, Corseuil L, Guerra J (2017) Strategies to promote sustainability
in higher education institutions. Int J Sustain High Educ 18(7):1018–1038
Berchin II, Sima M, Lima MA, Biesel S, Santos LP, Ferreira RV, Guerra JBSA, Ceci F (2018)
The importance of international conferences on sustainable development as higher education
institutions’ strategies to promote sustainability: a case study in Brazil. J Clean Prod 171:756–772
Bolis I, Morioka SN, Sznelwar LI (2014) When sustainable development risks losing its meaning.
Delimiting the concept with a comprehensive literature review and a conceptual model. J Clean
Prod 83:7–20
Chen L, Lee G, Chen L (2015) Research on sense of belonging of young teachers in private
colleges and universities. In: 3rd international conference on education reform and management
innovation, 5–6 Sept 2015. Bangkok, Thailand
Doorenbos AZ (2014) Mixed methods in nursing research: an overview and practical examples.
Kango Kenkyu 47(3):207–217
Dulama, ME, Vana VM, Ilovan OR (2016) Assessing Territorial Planning M.Sc. Students using
Facebook. In: 11th international conference on virtual learning (ICVL), 29 Oct 2016. Craiova,
Romania
197
The implementation of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches within
HEIs is important for the discussion and promotion of sustainability and sustainable
development. Thus, it is important to note that the analysis of the papers presented at
the selected international conferences created a picture of the main terms addressed
by them, enabling the identification of the most important themes discussed.
There is still enough room to increase the inter and multidisciplinary character of
the sustainability conferences organized by HEIs by more actively involving relevant
stakeholders at local and regional scales and to debate the most pressing societal
problems these actors raise. In this respect, international conferences may be used
for communicating the scientific results to stakeholders and send strong messages
on sustainability-related issues.
The use of a single database is a limitation of the paper. Another limitation is not
to consider studies related to sustainability outputs by HEIs and presented at conferences not only about Education but also about sustainability research by practitioners
in HE on other aspects of sustainability, also CE, outreach, etc. Future research will
be necessary to develop a better understanding of how universities‘ conferences can
promote the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
References
Alabugin A, Aliukov S, Alabugina R (2016) Managing cooperation between business and university:
quality assurance using sustainable development indicators from a knowledge management. In:
9th annual international conference of education, Research and Innovation (iCERi), 14–16 Nov
2016. Seville, Spain
Artal-Sevil JS, Bernal-Agustin JL, Dominguez JÁ (2015) M-learning (mobile learning) in higher
education. The impact of smartphone as interactive learning too. In: Edulearn15: 7th international
conference on education and new learning technologies, 6–8 July 2015. Barcelona, Spain
Barber N, Wilson F, Venkatachalam B, Cleaves S, Garnham J (2014) Integrating sustainability into
business curricula: University of New Hampshire case study. Int J Sustain High Educ 15(4):473–
493
Berchin I, Grando V, Marcon G, Corseuil L, Guerra J (2017) Strategies to promote sustainability
in higher education institutions. Int J Sustain High Educ 18(7):1018–1038
Berchin II, Sima M, Lima MA, Biesel S, Santos LP, Ferreira RV, Guerra JBSA, Ceci F (2018)
The importance of international conferences on sustainable development as higher education
institutions’ strategies to promote sustainability: a case study in Brazil. J Clean Prod 171:756–772
Bolis I, Morioka SN, Sznelwar LI (2014) When sustainable development risks losing its meaning.
Delimiting the concept with a comprehensive literature review and a conceptual model. J Clean
Prod 83:7–20
Chen L, Lee G, Chen L (2015) Research on sense of belonging of young teachers in private
colleges and universities. In: 3rd international conference on education reform and management
innovation, 5–6 Sept 2015. Bangkok, Thailand
Doorenbos AZ (2014) Mixed methods in nursing research: an overview and practical examples.
Kango Kenkyu 47(3):207–217
Dulama, ME, Vana VM, Ilovan OR (2016) Assessing Territorial Planning M.Sc. Students using
Facebook. In: 11th international conference on virtual learning (ICVL), 29 Oct 2016. Craiova,
Romania