Unlocking the Potential of Education about Sustainable Lifestyles in Higher Education Institutions

Abstracts of PERL International Conference on a Decade of Responsible Living: Preparing, Engaging, Responding and Learning, UNESCO 2015
Irina Liokumoviča

This paper casts light on the role of higher education institutions in promoting sustainable and responsible living. Higher education institutions are oriented towards preparing their students to think and act as global consumer citizens. Tertiary institutions are seen at the junction of global and local activities. The paper outlines main characteristics of millennium generation to which students belong. It considers the issue of what knowledge and key competences are required for students to become engaged global consumer citizens affecting a positive change in their local and global communities. The concept of information literacy and its types are examined. Building ties and promoting cooperation between universities, business representatives, self-governments and policy makers are central on the pathway to sustainable future.

Atslēgas vārdi
education for sustainable lifestyles (ESL), higher education institutions, role, collaboration
Hipersaite
https://eng.hihm.no/project-sites/living-responsibly/projects/perl-conferences/perl-international-conference-paris-2015/presentations

Liokumoviča, I. Unlocking the Potential of Education about Sustainable Lifestyles in Higher Education Institutions. No: Abstracts of PERL International Conference on a Decade of Responsible Living: Preparing, Engaging, Responding and Learning, UNESCO, Francija, Paris, 10.-11. marts, 2015. Paris: UNESCO, 2015, 2.-2.lpp.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)