| Title: |
Engaging the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Whipple, Sarah; Tiwari, Shardul; Osborne, Tashiana C.; Bowser, Gillian; Green, Sarah A.; Templer, Pamela H.; Ho, Susie S. |
| Source: |
Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research. Fall 2021 5(1):4-15. |
| Availability: |
Council on Undergraduate Research. 734 15th Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-783-4810; Fax: 202-783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org; e-mail: SPUR@cur.org; Web site: https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: |
NSFDBI2019049; NSFDGE1735087 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Higher Education; Youth Programs; Sustainable Development; Objectives; Interdisciplinary Approach; Institutional Cooperation; Climate; International Organizations; Teamwork; Computer Simulation; Foreign Countries; International Cooperation; Student Projects; Active Learning; Scientific Research; Environmental Education; Intercultural Communication; Teaching Methods; College Students |
| Geographic Terms: |
United States; Australia |
| ISSN: |
2476-101X |
| Abstract: |
The authors present a new approach to show how interdisciplinary collaborations among a group of institutions can provide a unique opportunity for students to engage across the science-policy nexus using the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Through collaboration across seven higher education institutions in the United States and Australia, virtual student research teams worked together across disciplines such as economics, ecology, and other earth and social sciences to address research questions centered on sustainable development goals. The teams presented their findings in person to diplomats and delegates at the 2019 United Nations Conference of the Parties meeting in Madrid, which also had strong qualitative impacts on their perceptions of international science-policy interfaces. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Access URL: |
https://www.cur.org/what/publications/journals/spur/issues/ |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1309074 |
| Database: |
ERIC |