Embedding sustainable development at Cambridge University Engineering Department

• Published in: International journal of sustainability in higher education Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 229 - 241
• Main Authors: Fenner, Richard A, Ainger, Charles M, Cruickshank, Heather J, Guthrie, Peter M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; Emerald
• Subjects: Calculus; College students; Context Effect; Departments; Education; Educational Change; Engineering; Engineering Education; Engineers; England; Environmental Education; Futures (of Society); Graduate studies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Job Skills; Science education; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Teaching; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom (England); British Isles; British Isles, England, Cambridge; Education; Sustainable development; Change management

Purpose - The paper seeks to examine the latest stage in a process of change aimed at introducing concepts of sustainable development into the activities of the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University, UK.Design methodology approach - The rationale behind defining the skills which future e...