Integrating sustainability into university curriculum in Tanzania: Challenges and prospects.

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dc.contributor.authorEphrem, Abdon
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-25T08:04:42Z
dc.date.available2020-11-25T08:04:42Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull text Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractUniversities play a significant role in producing the social and economical change essential to achieve sustainable development. Therefore, it is vital for universities to integrate the principles of sustainability in all its functions including teaching, research and community services. This paper discusses the challenges and prospects of integrating sustainability education in the university curriculum. The paper synthesizes the insights provided by lecturers and students from selected universities in Tanzania. Data were collected through interviews and documentary review. The key findings indicate that the selected universities in Tanzania have incorporated topics that promote some aspects of sustainability in their curriculum. However, most of the topics related to sustainability were added as a by the way and were not key in the courses taught at the universities. The barriers that universities face in implementing sustainability education includes, inter alia, lack of funds, lack of institutional drive and commitment and, lack of expertise on the part of lecturers. The argument, in this, paper is that through integration of sustainability education in their curriculum, universities can respond to contextual sustainable development challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEphrem, A. (2018). Integrating sustainability into university curriculum in Tanzania: Challenges and prospects. In the proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Policy Reforms for Industrial Economy in Africa (ICIEPRIEA), (pp116-130).University of Dodoma, Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2613
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Unversity of Dodomaen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectSustainable development,en_US
dc.subjectSustainability educationen_US
dc.subjectCurriculumen_US
dc.subjectUniversity curriculumen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectEconomical changeen_US
dc.subjectSocial changeen_US
dc.subjectSustainable development challengesen_US
dc.titleIntegrating sustainability into university curriculum in Tanzania: Challenges and prospects.en_US
dc.title.alternativeIn the proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Policy Reforms for Industrial Economy in Africa (ICIEPRIEA)en_US
dc.typeConference Proceedingsen_US
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