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- The role of higher education towards sustainable consumption behavioural change: topics discussed in sustainable consumption educationPublication . João, Isabel; Silva, JoãoMany factors have contributed to the urgency of adopting sustainable consumption patterns. The main challenges related to sustainable consumption include respecting our planet in all its complexity and diversity, taking care of communities and life and, to this end, adopting consumption and production patterns that protect human rights and the well-being of communities. The theme of education for sustainable consumption is multidisciplinary with elements from different curriculum topics and addresses all aspects of everyday life. Establishing a common understanding of sustainable consumption education will create a shared understanding of the topic and improve the necessary cooperation between educators and students, making sustainable consumption education an established and more understandable topic. The objective of this study is to identify the main topics within sustainable consumption education teaching and learning, the main barriers and propose some actions that contribute to a sustainable behavioural change in higher education. A literature review was carried out to categorize the main topics related to teaching and learning processes in higher education environments to fill the gap in this underrepresented research topic of education for sustainable consumption. The review allowed the collection of information reported in this new millennium and the identification, selection and critical evaluation of research related to education for sustainable consumption.
- Do demographic factors affect academic outcomes? A master engineering course analysisPublication . João, Isabel; Silva, João MThe main objective of this study is to address the demographic characteristics of the engineering students enrolled in a master course to explore their effect in the academic outcomes. Variables such as gender, age, nationality and type of previous academic graduation were studied to predict their potential impact upon academic outcomes. The total number of enrolled students in the first four years of the recent master course was retrospectivelly examined. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the collected data. The chi-square test was applied to evaluate the statistical significance of the demographic variables on response variables related to academic outputs such as average grades of the completed curricular units in the master course, number of ECTS achieved and grade of the master final work. The results of the study are meaningful as they contribute to understanding the impact of demographic diversity in the academic outcomes of a study program for an engineering master's degree course and can assist the coordination team to outline actions to develop in the future taking into account the analysis carried out.
- Cultivating entrepreneuship in higher education during a crisis condition: crisis related issues discussed in entrepreneurship literaturePublication . João, Isabel; Silva, JoãoThis paper presents a comprehensive state of the art regarding the crisis issues debated within entrepreneurship literature. It is crucial to understand the way that different types of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial activities and dynamics are affected by the crisis to produce insights to foster entrepreneurship in higher education during crisis conditions. The literature review covers the last twenty years, and the nature of research studies highlights the relevance as seen by the growing number of studies over the last years. A set of criteria were used to classify the selected paper and crisis related issues were discussed within the chosen criteria. The discussion produced insights to cultivate higher education entrepreneurship in times of crises and helped do envisage useful teaching and learning tools to shape an entrepreneurial culture by fostering students' skills in crisis environments. Findings can have direct implications for scholars on entrepreneurship education and contribute to enrich entrepreneurial higher education during adverse conditions.