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Embedding Sustainability in the Economics Degree of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Murcia: A Methodological Approach

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  • Lourdes Molera

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Eugenio José Sánchez-Alcázar

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Úrsula Faura-Martínez

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Juan Vicente Llinares-Ciscar

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Joaquín Longinos Marín-Rives

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Pedro Juan Martín-Castejón

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • María Carmen Puigcerver-Peñalver

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • María C. Sánchez-Antón

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

Abstract

Education has been traditionally considered as a means to promote and disseminate sustainable development through the reorientation of the curriculum towards sustainability at all levels of the educational system. Higher Education Institutions take a leading role in this process. However, they face several limitations, including their lack of training in the topic, which is complex and difficult to fit into disciplines to begin with. This paper presents the experience of the Working Group on Curricular Sustainability of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Murcia (Spain), carried out within the framework of a pilot project of teaching innovation whose objective was the incorporation of sustainability in the Degree in Economics. In doing so, a Sustainability Competency Map was drawn up and open educational resources that enable students to acquire these competencies were developed.

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  • Lourdes Molera & Eugenio José Sánchez-Alcázar & Úrsula Faura-Martínez & Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga & Juan Vicente Llinares-Ciscar & Joaquín Longinos Marín-Rives & Pedro Juan Martín-Castejón & María Carm, 2021. "Embedding Sustainability in the Economics Degree of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Murcia: A Methodological Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:8844-:d:610303
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