The pace of technological innovation in architecture, engineering, and construction education: integrating recent trends into the curricula

B Becerik-Gerber, DJ Gerber, K Ku - 2011 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
The US AEC industry is faced with the ever-increasing challenge of managing the public
and private facilities and infrastructure to support the accomplishment of its economy. The …

The effect of reflective activities on instrumental learning in adult work-related education: A critical review of the empirical research

KM Roessger - Educational Research Review, 2014 - Elsevier
Structured learning events termed reflective activities are now widely used throughout work-
related learning. These activities are thought to occasion reflection, critical reflection and …

The importance of teaching ethics of sustainability

K Biedenweg, MC Monroe, A Oxarart - International Journal of …, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to describe the importance of a focus on ethics in
sustainability education and present results from a pilot graduate‐level course titled the …

[PDF][PDF] A new systems approach to sustainability: University responsibility for teaching sustainability in contexts

E Pappas - Journal of Sustainability Education, 2012 - susted.com
A systems theory approach to sustainability in five contexts—social/cultural, economic,
environmental, technical, and individual—is a realistic and useful approach to researching …

Energy sustainability in teaching and outreach initiatives and the contribution to the 2030 Agenda

AL Salvia, LL Brandli, W Leal Filho… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Considering the different roles universities can perform to contribute to sustainable
development, it is through teaching and outreach that they might be able to connect to the …

Education for sustainability in construction management curricula

YS Lim, B Xia, M Skitmore, J Gray… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In response to the call for sustainability education in construction courses, higher education
institutions have started to incorporate sustainability components into their construction …

Analysis of the effectiveness of instructional strategies for construction management students

EWM Lam, APC Chan, DWM Chan… - Journal of Professional …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This study seeks to identify the most suitable strategies to promote effective learning for
construction management students and to boost instructors' knowledge concerning the …

Sustainable development: A qualitative inquiry into the current state of the UK construction industry

MC Brennan, AJ Cotgrave - Structural Survey, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose‐Despite the surge of interest in construction sustainability and the many
Government initiatives encouraging reform in the UK construction industry (CI), the …

Chemical engineering in an unsustainable world: Obligations and opportunities

EP Byrne, JJ Fitzpatrick - Education for Chemical Engineers, 2009 - Elsevier
Human society faces a set of unprecedented challenges emanating from the unsustainable
nature of the current societal model. The creation of a new sustainable societal construct is …

The effects of reflective activities on skill adaptation in a work-related instrumental learning setting

KM Roessger - Adult Education Quarterly, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In work-related instrumental learning contexts, the role of reflective activities is unclear.
Kolb's experiential learning theory and Mezirow's transformative learning theory predict skill …