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On a Mission: The Case for Sustainability and Embedding Values in a Changing Higher Education Landscape

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Change in higher education creates many risks to the sustainability of teaching practices. In this paper, we review some perspectives and resources on change in higher education and examine strategies for educators to participate in sustainable change. Central to this is the role of local mission statements, formulated to consciously reflect common values and purpose within a team of colleagues, and used to guide decision making, particularly in times of change. This discussion considers changes in teaching practice, such as those required for active learning, informed by principles concerning general organisational change, and specific qualities of contemporary higher education in the sciences.

Source: International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education

DOI: 10.30722/ijisme.30.03.004

Authors: Christine Lindstrøm, Dino Spagnoli, Matthew Pye, Juliey Beckman, Andrew Kepert

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, The University of Western Australia, The University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of Newcastle Australia

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability in Higher Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4290459899

FWCI: 0.539

Cites: 52

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10