Examining factors of environmental sustainability programs in institutions of higher education

Graham, Angela

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Title

Examining factors of environmental sustainability programs in institutions of higher education

Author(s)

Graham, Angela

Issue Date

2012-06-27T21:29:04Z

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Alexander, S. Kern

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Alexander, S. Kern

Committee Member(s)

• Ikenberry, Stanley O.
• Shields, Carolyn M.
• Kangas, W. Randall

Department of Study

Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp

Discipline

Ed Organization and Leadership

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• sustainability
• sustainability in higher education
• sustainability and strategic planning in higher education

Abstract

This study is qualitative in nature and is a single exploratory case study examining the environmental sustainability and strategic planning initiatives of one campus, the University of Illinois at Chicago, of a multi-campus institution with a total of three campuses in the system, the University of Illinois. The purpose of this study was to discern which components of the institution’s strategic planning process initiate and maintain enduring environmental sustainability policies, practices, programs, and initiatives at a medium-sized research institution in the Midwest, situated in a large city. The conceptual framework for the study utilized the principles and underlying assumptions of the identification of components of enduring environmental sustainability policies, practices, programs, and initiatives developed by the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), as well as the features that distinguish strategic planning within institutions of higher education outlined George Keller’s (1983) Academic Strategy: The Management Revolution in American Higher Education. Future research is needed.

Graduation Semester

2012-05

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(c) 2012 Angela Graham

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