Sustainability on campus: knowledge creation through social and environmental reporting

de Aguiar, T. R.S. and Paterson, A. S. (2018) Sustainability on campus: knowledge creation through social and environmental reporting. Studies in Higher Education, 43(11), pp. 1882-1894. (doi: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1289506)

Abstract

This study contributes to the debate on sustainability in higher education through a project conducted in a single Scottish university that incorporated sustainability into undergraduate accounting education through the application of a real-world problem in the form of a social and environmental report. Data from study participants were collected through questionnaires, which were analysed and interpreted through the lens of knowledge creation. The results demonstrate an increase in awareness and positive response to sustainability issues from all parties. It further indicates that opportunities to shape and develop further sustainability initiatives are possible through a dialogical approach. Such an approach is shown to provide an opportunity for knowledge creation and the transfer of sustainability issues in a democratic and emancipatory way. It highlights the importance of developing spaces/opportunities for sustainability dialogue that not only transcend the boundaries of a specific graduate discipline but also the borders of higher education institutions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sales de Aguiar, Dr Thereza Raquel
• Authors: de Aguiar, T. R.S., and Paterson, A. S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
• Journal Name: Studies in Higher Education
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0307-5079
• ISSN (Online): 1470-174X
• Published Online: 21 February 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 Society for Research into Higher Education
• First Published: First published in Studies in Higher Education 43(11):1882-1894
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher