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Education for Sustainability

Edited by: Dr. Luis Felipe Nascimento

Education for Sustainability (EfS) is a topic that has been frequently discussed in Management Meetings and debates on education for management. EfS suggests the need to change the educational paradigm. Studies are being carried out to identify the level of knowledge among students and teachers of management courses, the gaps in the curricula and the need of organizations for managers capable of making them more sustainable and competitive. This international Special Issue is calling for papers that analyze EfS in educational institutions and business organizations from around the world.

  1. The insertion of sustainability in business schools has been more relevant in the last decades. One of the purposes of education for sustainability (EfS) is to develop individuals with knowledge and skills to ...

    Authors: Paola Schmitt Figueiró, Bruno Anicet Bittencourt and Soraia Schutel
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:11
  2. Sustainability is a complex issue, which has required individual, organisational and social changes. Therefore, programs related to management play an important role, since they educate the majority of manager...

    Authors: Lisiane Celia Palma and Eugênio Ávila Pedrozo
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:9
  3. The scientific production on “education for sustainability” has been growing in recent years what demonstrates the attention this subject has gathered. To better understand and characterize this trend, a bibli...

    Authors: Pedro Luiz Côrtes and Rosely Rodrigues
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:8
  4. Incorporating Environmental Education (EE) in Higher Education Institutions syllabi has been a great challenge for educators. Despite of its importance and the diversity of didactic approaches to build sustain...

    Authors: Vânia Gomes Zuin and Carolina Motta Borgonove
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:7
  5. The interaction between university and its surrounding communities is vital for society. The incorporation of social initiatives as formal university extension programs can tackle different social demands, str...

    Authors: Bruno de Souza Lessa, Ana Clara Aparecida Alves de Souza and José Carlos Lázaro da Silva-Filho
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:6
  6. Education for Sustainability is seen as a powerful catalyst for change and social transformation aimed greater equity in the relations between society and the environment. In this way, the higher education in...

    Authors: Carolina Sampaio Marques, Marcelo Trevisan and Anderson Cougo da Cruz
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:5
  7. Organizations are under increasing pressure to incorporate the principles of sustainability into their policies and activities to meet the challenge of balancing environmental, economic and social well-being. ...

    Authors: Mariane Lemos Lourenço, Adriana Roseli Wunsch Takahashi, Sérgio Vogt and Marcos Vinícius Pereira Correa
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:4
  8. This article proposes a contribution to the existing debate on social learning as a possible framework that strengthens the role of sustainable actions through educational initiatives as to promote changes in ...

    Authors: Pedro Roberto Jacobi, Renata Ferraz de Toledo and Edson Grandisoli
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:3
  9. Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), but also other developing countries especially in the Global South, still face distinctive challenges to ensure sustainable livelihoods for their current population as w...

    Authors: Franziska Wolf, Deisi V. Becker, Walter Leal, Jonathan Krink, Julia Haselberger and Maria Kowald
    Citation: Brazilian Journal of Science and Technology 2016 3:2