Toward sustainability: the role of higher education

The CIRRUS Approach Towards ‘Integration

The CIRRUS Approach Towards ‘Integration of Sustainable Development in Higher Technical Education‘

✍ Jan Venselaar 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 German ⚖ 43 KB 👁 2 views

Distillation of wine was chosen as an example process for a voluntary course in chemical engineering. During the last three years students were given the opportunity to run through all aspects of the design and realization of this process including learning how to work in a team, project management,

Toward quality in the face of quantity:

Toward quality in the face of quantity: The role of consortia in Indonesian higher education

✍ R. Murray Thomas 📂 Article 📅 1973 🏛 Springer Netherlands 🌐 English ⚖ 488 KB

Towards the Sustainable Production of Hi

Towards the Sustainable Production of Higher-Molecular-Weight Polyglycerol

✍ Somaieh Salehpour; Marc A. Dubé 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 439 KB

## Abstract The step‐growth polymerization of glycerol to relatively high molecular weight polyglycerol is investigated. Glycerol is a renewable material that can be derived from the transesterification of vegetable oils to biodiesel. Several soluble catalysts and their reaction mechanisms are comp

Social indicators of sustainable progres

Social indicators of sustainable progress for higher education

✍ Terry Link 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 106 KB

## Abstract A core element of sustainability is improving the welfare of humankind. This chapter examines the development of social indicators that can help institutions monitor and demonstrate progress in their social performance.

The role of technology in transforming h

The role of technology in transforming higher education

✍ Phillip Davidson 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 31 KB

## Abstract More than 100 years ago, John Dewey, a major influence in American education, argued for the need to “stimulate the spirit of inquiry into actual fact” (Dewey, 2002, p. 118). The debate among politicians and educators about the structure, purpose, and goals of education and inquiry cont

The role of technology in transforming h

The role of technology in transforming higher education

✍ Dale H. Eberwein 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 53 KB

## Abstract More than 100 years ago, John Dewey, a major influence in American education, argued for the need to “stimulate the spirit of inquiry into actual fact” (Dewey, 2002, p. 118). The debate among politicians and educators about the structure, purpose, and goals of education and inquiry cont