An Overview of Management Education for Sustainability in Asia
ARTICLE
Yen-Chun Jim Wu, Ju-Peng Shen, Tsuang Kuo
IJSHE Volume 16, Number 3, ISSN 1467-6370
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the holistic picture of sustainability curricula in Asian higher education. Design/methodology/approach: Content analysis was conducted based on Asian management education for sustainability in higher education. Online courses arrangement, teaching methods, instructors' educational background and cross-referencing data between triple bottom line and sustainability courses have been investigated. Findings: The paper provides empirical insights about the current state of sustainability education in Asia. The results show that there is an opportunity for interdisciplinary integration, as there are imbalanced sustainability courses offered by business, science and engineering schools. It also suggests that Asian universities should add an international connection and active promotion of sustainability education on their Web sites. Research limitations/implications: Findings are based on web-based sustainability-related courses. Future research could apply method of case study to do a deeper study. Practical implications: The paper provides an overview of Asian management education for sustainability and curricula analysis through our research, and that this will further assist in the development of interdisciplinary integration in Asian management education for sustainability. Originality/value: This paper is the first attempt to gain better understanding of sustainability-related courses offered in leading business/management colleges in Asia.
Citation
Wu, Y.C.J., Shen, J.P. & Kuo, T. (2015). An Overview of Management Education for Sustainability in Asia. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 16(3), 341-353. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/160188/.
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Keywords
- Administrator Education
- Business Administration Education
- case studies
- Coding
- content analysis
- Courses
- Cultural Differences
- Educational Attainment
- engineering education
- Foreign Countries
- Group Discussion
- higher education
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- Lecture Method
- Multimedia Instruction
- online courses
- science education
- sustainability
- Teacher Characteristics
- teaching methods
- Textbooks