Higher education and sustainable development

At the sharp end:Education for sustainable development in small states

Author: Terra Sprague, Michael Crossley and Keith Holmes

Thirty years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations tasked the World Commission on Environment…

Environmental uncertainty in the Caribbean

Author: Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General, Saint Lucia

I can recall when the active Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane season lasted for just one month…

 

Community learning for sustainability: Examples from different regions

Author: Ian Douglas

In partnership with many agencies in Commonwealth countries, the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)…

Education for sustainable development: Re-imagining scholarships and research

Author: Su-ming Khoo

This article examines key intersections between development, higher education and research…

The Ford Foundation’s International Fellowships Program

Author: Joan Dassin

Those of us who are deeply involved in higher education, whether as students or professors or project…

DFID: Supporting education in the Commonwealth

Author: Nicola Watt, Chris Berry and Evelyn Ashton-Griffiths

Some 28 million primary-aged children in Commonwealth countries (about 41 per cent of the global total)…

The impact of tertiary education on growth and development

Author: Moses Oketch, Tristan McCowan and Rebecca Schendel

After a long period in which the international development community has placed emphasis on primary education…

The effect of tuition fees on higher education in England and Wales

Author: Katie Silvester

In the last few decades, higher education in the UK has undergone massive expansion…