In celebration of its centennial in 2011, the University of Iceland will introduce a new policy. As the world recognizes the need to transition toward a more sustainable society, many higher education institutions are aiming to become models of sustainability. One step in creating a policy is to assess cultural values and attitudes on campus. This thesis explores the levels of ecological literacy of the University of Iceland community, and suggests ways this information can be used when creating and implementing the new sustainability policy. As David Orr (1992) explains, ecological literacy is a term used to describe the art of living well on our spaces. This ability is based on our knowledge, values, behaviors, and on our general unders...
non-peer-reviewedThe Sustainability Literacy Test is a means of measuring basic knowledge of sustain...
The aim of this research was to examine the experiences of students at the Reykjavik Municipal Work ...
Meginmarkmiðið þessarar meistararannsóknar var annars vegar að fá yfirlit yfir hvar í námskeiðum fé...
This thesis asserts that at the root of our ‘unsustainable behaviour’ are our values. Based on curre...
Menntun til sjálfbærrar þróunar er tilraun til þess að færa nemendum þekkingu, viðhorf og hæfni til ...
Purpose: This study aims to assess higher education students’ interest in learning sustainability co...
Changing societies’ minds about sustainability requires knowledge about the situation, awareness of ...
Sustainable development is, currently, a major concern by most of the world’s nations. Since the rep...
These days, sustainability confronts us as a serious threat - or, more correctly, its absence is the...
In 2008 the law on Teacher Educationin Iceland was changed. Since then, to receive a licence to teac...
Markmiðið þessarar meistararannsóknar var annars vegar að fá yfirlit yfir hvar í námskeiðum Verkfr...
Sustainability education is a growing field still being defined. It draws from environmental educati...
Changing societies’ minds about sustainability requires knowledge about the situation, awareness of ...
Sustainability is one of the most pressing issues society faces today — specifically the unsustain...
Citizens of high-income cities need to reduce their consumption-related emissions by two thirds befo...
non-peer-reviewedThe Sustainability Literacy Test is a means of measuring basic knowledge of sustain...
The aim of this research was to examine the experiences of students at the Reykjavik Municipal Work ...
Meginmarkmiðið þessarar meistararannsóknar var annars vegar að fá yfirlit yfir hvar í námskeiðum fé...
This thesis asserts that at the root of our ‘unsustainable behaviour’ are our values. Based on curre...
Menntun til sjálfbærrar þróunar er tilraun til þess að færa nemendum þekkingu, viðhorf og hæfni til ...
Purpose: This study aims to assess higher education students’ interest in learning sustainability co...
Changing societies’ minds about sustainability requires knowledge about the situation, awareness of ...
Sustainable development is, currently, a major concern by most of the world’s nations. Since the rep...
These days, sustainability confronts us as a serious threat - or, more correctly, its absence is the...
In 2008 the law on Teacher Educationin Iceland was changed. Since then, to receive a licence to teac...
Markmiðið þessarar meistararannsóknar var annars vegar að fá yfirlit yfir hvar í námskeiðum Verkfr...
Sustainability education is a growing field still being defined. It draws from environmental educati...
Changing societies’ minds about sustainability requires knowledge about the situation, awareness of ...
Sustainability is one of the most pressing issues society faces today — specifically the unsustain...
Citizens of high-income cities need to reduce their consumption-related emissions by two thirds befo...
non-peer-reviewedThe Sustainability Literacy Test is a means of measuring basic knowledge of sustain...
The aim of this research was to examine the experiences of students at the Reykjavik Municipal Work ...
Meginmarkmiðið þessarar meistararannsóknar var annars vegar að fá yfirlit yfir hvar í námskeiðum fé...