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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions

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dc.contributor.authorNicolau, Paula Bacelar
dc.contributor.authorMapar, Mahsa
dc.contributor.authorCaeiro, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Pires, Sara
dc.contributor.authorNicolau, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorMadeira, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorDias, Marta Ferreira
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Myriam
dc.contributor.authorNadais, Helena
dc.contributor.authorMalandrakis, Georgios
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-13T15:40:56Z
dc.date.available2023-10-13T15:40:56Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-12
dc.description.abstractSustainability within higher education institutions (HEIs) is a well-established topic in the literature. Many fields of education for sustainable development have been explored, mainly focused on HEI students, as well as on academic staff. The technical, administrative, and management staff, referred to as non-academic staff has not received as much attention as the remaining HEI community, which leaves a gap in the successful implementation of sustainability practices and policies, as they play a vital and central role in the HEIs’ everyday functioning. Hence, the EUSTEPs project launched two sustainability training courses dedicated exclusively to this segment of the university community, aiming to increase their knowledge on facts and tools for the best sustainability transition. The first short-term online training, organized by the University of Aveiro and Universidade Aberta, Portugal, was run in May 2021. The training targeted 27 non-academic staff from different sectors. The second online training course was implemented one year later and involved 17 elements from the previous training. The results showed very high levels of overall satisfaction and full achievement of the participants’ expectations in sustainability issues. The non-academic staff learned and discussed the human–environment relationship, tracked and discussed their personal ecological footprint in the workspace, actively participated on how to run the university ecological footprint calculator, developed within the EUSTEPs project, and felt mobilized to implement actions to reduce their university’s environmental impacts (as well as in their general daily activities). Similar training programs can be used to impower non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in other higher education institutions, hence contributing to a successful integrated sustainability approach for the whole school.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su152014818pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/15075
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
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dc.relationCenter for Environmental and Sustainability Research
dc.relationResearch Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy
dc.relationResearch Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
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dc.subjectNon-academic staffpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental sustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectEcological footprintpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleEmpowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutionspt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage14818pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
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