Education for Sustainability in UK Universities

  • Barbara Czarnecka (Creator)
  • Katherine Baxter (Contributor)
  • Grace O'Rourke (Contributor)

Dataset

Description

This study examined the extent to which environmental sustainability topics are embedded in course descriptions of business-related courses offered by British universities and how these course descriptions are related to formal commitment of universities to sustainability issues and selected organisational characteristics. This study is the first study to systematically analyse descriptions of 2758 business-related courses offered by all universities in the UK and therefore adds new comprehensive knowledge to the debate on education for sustainability and organisational hypocrisy.
Date made available11 Jul 2024
Date of data production1 Jan 2023 - 2 Jan 2024
Geographical coverageUnited Kingdom

Keywords for datasets

  • Keyword
  • education for sustainability
  • business courses
  • UK universities

Data Collection Method

  • Description
  • Content analysis of websites

Data preparation and processing activities

  • Description
  • Data was aggregated from course level to university level. Dataset contains the following variables: university, INTRO_WORDS_mean, INTRO_WORDS_sum, Modules_with_keyword_in_title_mean,Core_modules_mean, Word_sustainability_mean, Word_natural_environment_mean, Word_climate_change_mean, Word_environmentally_sustainable_mean, Word_enviromental_issues_management_mean, Word_enivronmental_demage_impact_mean, Word_green_technology_mean, Word_green_marketing_strategy_mean, Word_responsible_consumption_mean, Word_business_corporate_responsibility_mean, Word_renewable_energy_mean, Word_carbon_carbon_neutrals_mean, Word_circular_economy_mean, Word_ecology_mean, Word_conservation_mean, Sustainability_statement_website_mean, Russel_Group_Member_mean, TEF_score_mean, Nation_mean, Optional_Modules_mean, TOTAL_WORDS_mean, Number_of_courses, PRME_Membership, Number_students_2022 OverallREF_3_4_percentage

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