Despite increasing efforts to incorporate sustainability in curricula and practices of institutions of higher education, effective implementation remains challenging. The purpose of this study is to present an approach to incorporate sustainability into a practice-oriented research skills course, which was implemented at a small island state university in the Caribbean.,First-year university students followed a four-week course module, starting with the introduction of the sustainable development goals, and culminating in a symposium in which the students present the findings of their research projects to the campus community. Pre-course module and post-course module surveys measured the students’ knowledge and perceptions regarding sustainability. These survey results were also compared with the result of a similar survey held for the university’s employees.,The survey results suggested that following the course module increased students’ knowledge about sustainable development, as well as their support for the university campus and its community putting more emphasis on teaching, practicing and encouraging sustainability. Interestingly, university employees scored significantly higher on the latter component than students, suggesting that in this case a lack of interest of the staff is not a barrier toward a sustainable campus.,The presented course module offers a novel and low-cost approach to introducing sustainability into a broad range of academic curricula, specifically tailored to the needs of institutes of higher education in small island states. The survey results suggest that this type of education may not only ensure reaching academic goals but also increase students’ interest in sustainable development within their local environment.

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在大学校园中将可持续性研究付诸实践

尽管加大了将可持续性纳入高等教育课程和实践的努力，但有效实施仍然具有挑战性。这项研究的目的是提出一种将可持续性纳入以实践为导向的研究技能课程的方法，该方法在加勒比的一所小岛州立大学实施。一年级大学生遵循为期四周的课程模块，从此开始介绍了可持续发展目标，并最终举办了一个专题讨论会，学生将其研究项目的成果介绍给校园社区。课前模块和课后模块调查测量了学生对可持续性的知识和看法。这些调查结果也与针对大学员工的类似调查结果进行了比较。调查结果表明，遵循课程模块可以提高学生对可持续发展的了解，以及对大学校园及其社区支持的支持更加注重教学，实践和鼓励可持续性。有趣的是，大学员工在后一部分的得分明显高于学生，这表明在这种情况下，员工缺乏兴趣并不能成为可持续校园的障碍。，本课程模块提供了一种新颖且低成本的方法来介绍将可持续性纳入广泛的学术课程中，专门针对小岛国高等教育机构的需求而量身定制。