Sustainability competencies for rural development: Student responses to a challenge-oriented research and training project at two Chinese universities

Wu, Bin; Morgan, W John

Abstract

For UK sustainable development goals (SDGs), higher education plays vital role in cultivating sustainability competences (SCs) for future leaders. Depending on the contexts of geographic locations and university-community partnership, different people may have different definitions on SCs, which influence the adjustment of its pedagogic approach and curricular reform. Based upon a completed Global Challenge Research Fund participation Pilot Project in rural China, we argue challenge-oriented thinking should be put into the top of SCs so that university staff and students can open mind to learn voices, challenges and good practices from multiple stakeholders at grassroots. The necessity of challenge-oriented research and training for rural development can be seen from the responses of participatory students at two Chinese universities. This article sheds new light on university-community partnerships for SCs development.

Citation

Wu, B., & Morgan, W. J. (2022). Sustainability competencies for rural development: Student responses to a challenge-oriented research and training project at two Chinese universities. Weiterbildung, 3, 40-43

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2022
• Online Publication Date: May 30, 2022
• Publication Date: May 30, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jun 22, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 31, 2022
• Journal: Weiterbildung
• Print ISSN: 1861-0501
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 40-43
• Keywords: Sustainability; rural development; higher education-community partnerships; China; eco-systems; competences; student responses
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8631711
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