Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions
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Resumo: | Sustainability 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. |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutionsNon-academic staffEnvironmental sustainabilityEcological footprintPortugalODS::04:Educação de QualidadeSustainability 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.Repositório AbertoNicolau, Paula BacelarMapar, MahsaCaeiro, SandraMoreno Pires, SaraNicolau, MarianaMadeira, CatarinaDias, Marta FerreiraGomes, Ana PaulaLopes, MyriamNadais, HelenaMalandrakis, Georgios2023-10-13T15:40:56Z2023-10-122023-10-12T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/15075eng10.3390/su152014818info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:48:35Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/15075Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:53:46.553462Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions Nicolau, Paula Bacelar Non-academic staff Environmental sustainability Ecological footprint Portugal ODS::04:Educação de Qualidade |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Empowering non-academic staff for the implementation of sustainability in higher education institutions |
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Nicolau, Paula Bacelar |
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Nicolau, Paula Bacelar Mapar, Mahsa Caeiro, Sandra Moreno Pires, Sara Nicolau, Mariana Madeira, Catarina Dias, Marta Ferreira Gomes, Ana Paula Lopes, Myriam Nadais, Helena Malandrakis, Georgios |
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Mapar, Mahsa Caeiro, Sandra Moreno Pires, Sara Nicolau, Mariana Madeira, Catarina Dias, Marta Ferreira Gomes, Ana Paula Lopes, Myriam Nadais, Helena Malandrakis, Georgios |
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Nicolau, Paula Bacelar Mapar, Mahsa Caeiro, Sandra Moreno Pires, Sara Nicolau, Mariana Madeira, Catarina Dias, Marta Ferreira Gomes, Ana Paula Lopes, Myriam Nadais, Helena Malandrakis, Georgios |
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Non-academic staff Environmental sustainability Ecological footprint Portugal ODS::04:Educação de Qualidade |
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Non-academic staff Environmental sustainability Ecological footprint Portugal ODS::04:Educação de Qualidade |
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Sustainability 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. |
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