Changing professional demands in sustainable regional development: a curriculum design process to meet transboundary competence

Abstract

Within a region, public sector organisations, private sector organisations and knowledge institutions all have a stake in finding novel ways to face tomorrow's demands. In this paper we focus on the enhanced role of universities within the social network of our increasingly knowledge based society. The regional level of this study is the cross-border Rhine-Scheldt Delta and its knowledge network on sustainable

Meeting the Challenges of ESD Competency – Based Curriculum in a Vocational School Setting

“…Teachers need to relearn ways of transdisciplinary knowledge governance by the involvement of multiple stakeholders. As Lansu et al (2013) and Dloha et al (2013) argue, vocational school needs to develop a close cooperation with stakeholders, thus expanding a space of the formal educational setting.…”

Coherence of Work Based Learning and Regional Development in Latvia

“…The authors increasingly tend to show the inherent importance of linking learning with action and stress the role of the mentoring process, thus securing a 'tool' for reflection, development, tackling change and giving the basis for the conversation with the mentor, which in its turn leads to reflection, learning and options for further action [29]. At the regional level the stakeholders involved will have to discover in mutual interaction what works and what action are needed, stressing that for sustainable regional development it is important to implement network learning among public, private and knowledge sectors [28]. This approach also lies at the basis of our empirical research, which is based on the study carried out by a group of researchers at Iecava Region of Latvia "Research of Needs of Iecava Municipality for Realisation of EU and other Financial Institutions Co-Financed Projects and Activities" [38].…”

“…The youth unemployment level in Latvia was as high as 28.4% according to EUROSTAT data in 2012. Education and training, as well as the first job experience for young people are considered to be crucial to start their employment career.…”

Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible en asignaturas de Dirección de Operaciones. El caso del Banco de Alimentos de La Rioja. (Education for Sustainable Development in Operations Management subjects. The case of the Food Bank of the Rioja)

“…Numerosos estudios como el de Lambrechts et al (2013); Lansu et al (2013) o Lozano (2010) analizan si los programas de estudio en sus universidades cubren todos los campos necesarios de conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes para la sostenibilidad y proponen mejoras. Barth y Rieckmann (2012) aseguran que el desarrollo sostenible no es solo otro tópico a considerar en el curriculum, sino que implica cambios en la orientación tradicional y en el centro de la enseñanza.…”