Strategic Networking for Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies in Higher Education
Strategic Networking for Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies in Higher Education
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可持续发展战略网络：高等教育两个案例研究的经验教训
DOI：
10.3390/su10124646
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发表时间：
2018
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3.9
通讯作者：
D. Lang
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作者：
Judith Kahle;Katrin Risch;A. Wanke;D. Lang
作为未来公民接受教育、知识（共同）产生和社会发展得到批判性反映的地方，高等教育机构（HEIs）可以在应对可持续发展挑战方面发挥关键作用。为了加快相互学习、共同理解问题和共同开发可持续解决方案，高等院校之间的机构间交流和合作至关重要。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究集中在可持续发展领域的高等教育机构网络。更具体地说，我们对这些网络的具体发展、实施和适应仍然知之甚少。本文从概念和实证的角度探讨了早期高等教育网络的可持续性，以开发一个框架，促进这些网络的结构化描述，以及促进跨高等教育学习的有效表现。因此，它结合了探索性文献综述，两个案例研究和2018年ISCN会议上的互动研讨会的见解。作为结果，我们首先提出了一个分析框架，以促进系统的表征HEI网络。第二，通过将框架应用于两个案例研究，我们提出并讨论了一个单一的高等教育机构如何有助于建立一个网络，以及如何有效地利用其网络成员，以加强其可持续发展的努力所吸取的经验教训。
As places where future citizens are educated, knowledge is (co-)produced and societal developments are critically reflected, higher education institutions (HEIs) can play a key role in addressing sustainability challenges. In order to accelerate mutual learning, shared problem understanding, and joint development of sustainable solutions, interinstitutional exchange and collaboration between HEIs is crucial. However, little research to date has focused on institutional HEI networks in the field of sustainability. More specifically, we still understand little about the concrete development, implementation, and adaptation of such networks. This article explores early-stage HEI networks for sustainability from a conceptual and empirical stance in order to develop a framework that facilitates structured descriptions of these networks, as well as to foster cross-HEI learning on their effective performance. It therefore combines insights from an explorative literature review, two case studies and an interactive workshop at the ISCN Conference 2018. As results, we first suggest an analytical framework to facilitate a systematic characterization of HEI networks. Second, by applying the framework to the two case studies, we present and discuss lessons learned on how a single HEI can contribute to establishing a network and how it can utilize its network membership effectively to strengthen its efforts for sustainability.