Where do I start? Resources available for the academic study of sustainability in higher education

1. Where do I start? Resources available for the academic study of sustainability in higher education Justin Miller, MPA Proposal Manager, Sponsored Programs Office Green Funding Specialist, Council on the Environment Doctoral Student, Higher Education Ball State University

2. Introduction • My Academic Journey • Resources Available by Type • Role of Case Studies

3. My Academic Journey • Undergraduate / Master’s Coursework • Doctoral Program • Independent Study & Dissertation • Importance of “Peer-Reviewed”

4. Books • Green Education (2011), Sage Publications • The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environment Sustainability (2008), APPA • Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Towards Curriculum Greening (2002) • Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change (2004), MIT Press • Boldly Sustainable: Hope & Opportunity for Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change (2009), NACUBO • Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University (2006), New Society Publishers

5. Books (Cont.) • The Sustainable Learning Community: One University’s Journey to the Future (2009), UNH • Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability: Problematics, Promise, and Practice (2004), Springer • The Sustainability Curriculum: The Challenge for Higher Education (2004), Routledge • Degrees that Matter: Climate Change and the University (2007), MIT

6. Journals • International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education • Sustainability: The Journal of Record • Journal of Sustainable Education • Environmental Education Research • The Journal of Environmental Education • Discipline Specific • Advancing Sustainability in Higher Education (2007, AIR) • Planning for Higher Education

7. Dissertations & Theses • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses • Institutional Electronic Repositories

8. Online Resources • AASHE • Resource Center • Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives (w/RMI) • Cool Campus! How-To Guide for College & University Climate Action Planning (w.ACUPCC) • Annual Digest, Weekly Briefing & Conference Materials • National Wildlife Federation – Campus Ecology • Case Studies • National Report Card • Guide to Climate Action Planning

9. Online Resources (Cont.) • Sustainable Endowments Institute • American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment • U.S. Green Building Council • The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges • Google Alerts • Green Schools listserv • Chronicle of Higher Education • Buildings & Grounds

10. Role of Case Studies • Academic vs. Professional Purpose • Corcoran, Walker, and Wals (2004) • Reviewed case studies lack disciplined research methodology • Institutions should work together to examine similarities, common barriers, and trends • Dillon & Reid (2004) Rebuttal • Can be valid form of research if they address “authenticity, authority and analytical orientation" (p. 35) • "one well-conducted case study has the potential to cast doubt on existing assumptions" (p. 36). Corcoran, P. B., Walker, K. E., & Wals, A. E. J. (2004). Case studies, make-your-case studies, and case stories: A critique of case-study methodology in sustainability in higher education. Environmental Education Research, 10, 7-21. Dillon, J., & Reid A. (2004). Issues in case-study methodology in investigating environmental and sustainability issues in higher education: Towards a problem-based approach? Environmental Education Research, 10, 23-37

11. Organization • Electronic, Paper, & Online • Identical folders by topic • Administration, Facilities, Curriculum, Assessment, Student Life, etc. • Web resources to Word/PDF

12. Questions / Comments? Justin Miller Ball State University jmmiller5@bsu.edu 765-285-5085