Decades of policy initiatives, a developing body of literature, and a growing cadre of practitioners are united in suggesting that the preeminent approach to educating students about sustainability is by infusion throughout the higher education curriculum. While there is mounting evidence that sustainability should be taught to students beyond the disciplinary confines of natural science and geography, little is known about the prevalence of this topic throughout an entire higher education curriculum. Therefore the study reported here aimed to capture a bird’s eye view of the presence of sustainability subject matter at one higher education institution through survey research. The findings showed that nearly two-thirds of the student participants reported that they had exposure to sustainability subject matter during the course of one academic semester. Of the students who reported that they did have the opportunity to learn, most of them only learned about sustainability at one point in time. Inadequate time is being devoted to educating students about sustainability, especially given the amount of time and effort needed to promote a transformative learning experience. As a result of these findings, the recommendation is that administrators and policymakers advocate for repetition of sustainability subject matter across the curriculum, instead of the common discourse merely calling for it to be infused throughout the curriculum.

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规划学生在整个高等教育课程中了解可持续性的机会

数十年的政策举措、不断发展的文献和不断壮大的从业人员共同表明，对学生进行可持续性教育的卓越方法是贯穿整个高等教育课程。尽管有越来越多的证据表明，应该向学生教授可持续发展的课程超出自然科学和地理学的学科范围，但人们对这一主题在整个高等教育课程中的普遍性知之甚少。因此，这里报告的研究旨在通过调查研究，鸟瞰一所高等教育机构中可持续性主题的存在。调查结果显示，近三分之二的学生参与者报告说，他们在一个学期的课程中接触过可持续发展主题。在报告他们确实有机会学习的学生中，他们中的大多数只在某个时间点了解了可持续性。用于对学生进行可持续性教育的时间不足，特别是考虑到促进变革性学习体验所需的时间和精力。根据这些调查结果，建议管理者和政策制定者提倡在整个课程中重复可持续性主题，而不是仅仅呼吁将可持续发展主题贯穿于整个课程中。他们中的大多数人只是在某个时间点了解了可持续性。用于对学生进行可持续性教育的时间不足，特别是考虑到促进变革性学习体验所需的时间和精力。根据这些调查结果，建议管理者和政策制定者提倡在整个课程中重复可持续性主题，而不是仅仅呼吁将可持续发展主题贯穿于整个课程中。他们中的大多数人只是在某个时间点了解了可持续性。用于对学生进行可持续性教育的时间不足，特别是考虑到促进变革性学习体验所需的时间和精力。根据这些调查结果，建议管理者和政策制定者提倡在整个课程中重复可持续性主题，而不是仅仅呼吁将可持续发展主题贯穿于整个课程中。