Toward an empirical research agenda for sustainability in higher education: exploring the transition management framework |
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| Authors: | Jennie C. Stephens Amanda C. Graham |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University, IDCE, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, USA;2. Education Office, MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E19, Room 370K, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA;1. Charles University Environment Centre, José Martího 2/407, 162 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic;2. Sustainability Team, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland;3. Technology and Society Lab, Empa – Materials and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland;1. Department of Science and Technology, Universidade Aberta, Campus do Taguspark, Edifício Inovação I, 2740-122 Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal;2. Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, 3001-455 Coimbra, Portugal;3. CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Department of Science and Environmental Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;4. School of Science and the Environment, Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M15GDU, United Kingdom;1. Sustainable Development Coordination Unit, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom;2. China National Thousand Talents Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China;1. Charles University Environment Center, José Martího 2/407, 162 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic;2. University of Maribor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;1. Charles University Environment Centre, Charles University, José Martího 2/407, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic;2. Center for Sustainable Development, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden;3. AtKisson Group, 198 Tremont Street, #166, Boston, MA 02116, USA;4. Office of Sustainability, University of Calgary, PP127, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada;5. Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science, University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz, Theodor-Körner-Allee 16, 02763 Zittau, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A large and growing body of research examining sustainability in higher education has emerged in the past decade. This literature is dominated by empirical and descriptive studies of specific approaches and individual initiatives, but lacks a cohesive research agenda and is not yet supported by strong theoretical underpinnings. This paper contributes to the advancement of this emerging field by exploring the theoretical framework of transition management (TM), a multi-scale, multi-actor, process-oriented approach and analytical framework to understand and promote change in social systems. The TM framework provides guidance toward informing and prioritizing future empirical research in this important emerging field. |
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