Exploring sustainability themes in engineering accreditation and curricula

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dc.contributor.authorByrne, Edmond P.
dc.contributor.authorDesha, Cheryl J.
dc.contributor.authorFitzpatrick, John J.
dc.contributor.authorHargroves, Karlson
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-13T11:22:15Z
dc.date.available2016-04-13T11:22:15Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2015-10-29T13:07:49Z
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This paper aims to present key findings from an inquiry into engineering accreditation and curricula renewal. The research attempted to ascertain conceptions of requisite sustainability themes among engineering academics and professionals. The paper also reflects on the potential role of professional engineering institutions (PEIs) in embedding sustainability through their programme accreditation guidelines and wider implications in terms of rapid curricula renewal. Design/methodology/approach: This research comprised an International Engineering Academic Workshop held during the 2010 International Symposium on Engineering Education in Ireland, on “accreditation and sustainable engineering”. This built on the findings of a literature review that was distributed prior to the workshop. Data collection included individual questionnaires administered during the workshop, and notes scribed by workshop participants. Findings: The literature review highlighted a wide range of perspectives across and within engineering disciplines, regarding what sustainability/sustainable development (SD) themes should be incorporated into engineering curricula, and regarding language and terminology. This was also reflected in the workshop discussions. Notwithstanding this diversity, clusters of sustainability themes and priority considerations were distilled from the literature review and workshop. These related to resources, technology, values, ethics, inter- and intra-generational equity, transdisciplinarity, and systems and complex thinking. Themes related to environmental and economic knowledge and skills received less attention by workshop participants than represented in the literature.en
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dc.identifier.citationByrne, E.P., Desha, C.J., Fitzpatrick, J.J. and Hargroves, K. (2013) 'Exploring sustainability themes in engineering accreditation and curricula'. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 15 (4), pp. 384-403. doi: 10.1108/IJSHE-01-2012-0003en
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJSHE-01-2012-0003
dc.identifier.endpage403en
dc.identifier.issn1467-6370
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Educationen
dc.identifier.startpage384en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2449
dc.identifier.volume15en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEmeralden
dc.relation.urihttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJSHE-01-2012-0003
dc.rights© Emerald Group Publishing Limiteden
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectEngineering educationen
dc.titleExploring sustainability themes in engineering accreditation and curriculaen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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