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The Three Cs of Higher Education

Author : Rosalind M.O. Pritchard
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 9633863287
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Book Synopsis The Three Cs of Higher Education by : Rosalind M.O. Pritchard

Download or read book The Three Cs of Higher Education written by Rosalind M.O. Pritchard and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirteen papers in this collection address three aspects of higher education, primarily in Europe but also in the United States. These aspects are competition, collaboration, and complementarity, both on the level of policy and on the practical level of impact on students and staff. Competition, especially for funding, occurs between and within institutions. Collaboration, more than a basic code of conduct, has become a political principle across Europe. Complementarity in the market for higher education facilitates this collaboration. The themes and contexts in higher education for which the three Cs are examined include missions and identities, response to external forces, the impact of evaluation systems and ranking schemes, the effects of globalisation, intercultural awareness and gender imbalance, and the challenges of student participation. Statistical tables and visual aids support the analysis and arguments. This book is the fifth in a series of publications drawn from the annual Forums of the European Association of Institutional Research (EAIR) from 2013 onwards

European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade

Author : Adrian Curaj
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030563162
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade by : Adrian Curaj

Download or read book European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade written by Adrian Curaj and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book presents the major outcomes of the fourth edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers Conference (FOHE-BPRC 4) which was held in January 2020 and which has already established itself as a landmark in the European higher education environment. The conference is part of the official calendar of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for events that promote and sustain the development of EHEA. The conference provides a unique forum for dialogue between researchers, experts and policy makers in the field of higher education, all of which is documented in this proceedings volume. The book focuses on the following five sub-themes: - Furthering the Internationalization of Higher Education: Particular - Challenges in the EHEA - Access and Success for Every Learner in Higher Education - Advancing Learning and Teaching in the EHEA: Innovation and Links With Research - The Future of the EHEA - Principles, Challenges and Ways Forward - Bologna Process in the Global Higher Education Arena. Going Digital? While acknowledging the efforts and achievements so far at EHEA level, the Paris Ministerial Communiqué highlights the need to intensify crossdisciplinary and cross-border cooperation. One of the ways to achieve this objective is to develop more efficient peer-learning activities, involving policymakers and other stakeholders from as many member states as possible for which this book provides a platform. It acknowledges the importance of a continued dialogue between researchers and decisionmakers and benefits from the experience already acquired, this way enabling the higher education community to bring its input into the 2020. European Higher Education Area (EHEA) priorities for 2020 onwards. European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade marks 21 years of Bologna Process and 10 years of EHEA and brings together an unique collection of contributions that not only reflect on all that has been achieved in these years, but more importantly, shape directions for the future. This book is published under an open access CC BY license.

Culturally Responsive Strategies for Reforming STEM Higher Education

Author : Kelly M. Mack
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787434052
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (874 download)

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Book Synopsis Culturally Responsive Strategies for Reforming STEM Higher Education by : Kelly M. Mack

Download or read book Culturally Responsive Strategies for Reforming STEM Higher Education written by Kelly M. Mack and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the introspective and contemplative strategies employed within a uniquely-designed professional development intervention that successfully increased the self-efficacy of STEM faculty in implementing culturally relevant pedagogies in the computer/information sciences.

Christian Mind in the Emerging World

Author : Peter Tze Ming Ng
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527520811
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Mind in the Emerging World by : Peter Tze Ming Ng

Download or read book Christian Mind in the Emerging World written by Peter Tze Ming Ng and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to challenges from the emerging world, this book brings together essays that discuss and exemplify various related approaches to academic faith integration and explore how Christian faith should underpin, scaffold, and frame our understanding of academic disciplines, leading to practical implications for work or action in modern society and culture. Written by Christian scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds including the USA, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the Philippines, the contributions here all contribute a global perspective while addressing some specific issue or case in the context of Asia. They represent ingenious endeavors that illustrate the workings of a faith-integrated approach in domains as wide as higher education, business, science, psychology and counseling, politics, environment, media, social services, leadership, research, and technology. This volume will inform and inspire the reader into cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary studies particularly of religion, education, culture, society, and worldview.

The Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education

Author : Lina D. Dostilio
Publisher : Campus Compact
ISBN 13 : 1945459050
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (454 download)

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Book Synopsis The Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education by : Lina D. Dostilio

Download or read book The Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education written by Lina D. Dostilio and published by Campus Compact. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, offered by “practitioner-scholars,” is an exploration and identification of the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are central to supporting effective community engagement practices between higher education and communities. The discussion and review of these core competencies are framed within a broader context of the changing landscape of institutional community engagement and the emergence of the Community Engagement Professional as a facilitator of engaged teaching, research, and institutional partnerships distinct from other academic professionals. This research, conducted as part of Campus Compact’s Project on the Community Engagement Professional, seeks to identify the shared knowledge and practices of Community Engagement Professionals by looking to empirical practice literature. Chapters include an exploration of competencies applicable to those in Community Engagement Professional roles generally, and also to those specializing in specific areas such as faculty development, partnership facilitation, and other areas of responsibility. The authors trace the evolution of engagement administration over time and the role of those facilitating community-campus engagement toward a “Second Generation” professional who is at once a “tempered radical, transformational leader, and social entrepreneur.” Central to the work is a presentation of the core competency findings, along with suggestions for continued exploration. Dostilio and her colleagues argue that Community Engagement Professionals should claim a professional identity grounded in a set of core competencies, values, and knowledge, and through association with a community of scholar practitioners similarly dedicated. Additional work to understand and empower Community Engagement Professionals in their role as distinct from other higher education professional types will enable both broader impact for institutions and communities now with a view to prepare those coming to the role for a dynamic and demanding environment without distinct boundaries.

Saving Higher Education

Author : Martin J. Bradley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470888199
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Saving Higher Education written by Martin J. Bradley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides administrators a blueprint for creating, sustaining, and growing a 3 year bachelors degree program at higher education institutions of all types and sizes.

Higher Education for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals

Author : Tristan McCowan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303019597X
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Higher Education for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals by : Tristan McCowan

Download or read book Higher Education for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals written by Tristan McCowan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the role of the university in working towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In contrast to the previous Millennium Development Goals, higher education is seen to have a crucial role in this new agenda. Yet how can the university fulfil these weighty expectations, and are the dominant trends in higher education supporting or undermining this vision? This book draws on the idea of the ‘developmental university’, a model characterised by its porous boundaries with society and commitment to teaching, research and community engagement in the public interest. The author examines case studies from Latin America, Africa and other regions to analyse how this model can be revived, countering recent trends of marketisation, status competition and unbundling. The book also considers alternatives to the developmental model drawing on indigenous knowledge systems, looking beyond the SDG framework to the creation of a new form of society. This timely volume will be of interest and value to those working in the field of sustainable development, and to students and scholars of comparative education, international development and higher education studies.

The Realities of Change in Higher Education

Author : Lynne Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134171188
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book The Realities of Change in Higher Education written by Lynne Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Realities of Change in Higher Education explores the theory and practice of the everyday reality of change to promote learning and teaching in universities. Drawing on international case studies, it analyses a range of practical strategies to promote change that enhance students’ learning. Structured to flow from analysis of policy level change through to small-scale change at curriculum level, experienced practitioners consider key topics including: national policies and strategies different leadership styles the advancement of teaching and learning through research and scholarship how communities of practice may be effective agents for change in higher education the relationship between technology and change student assessment as a strategic tool for enhancing teaching and learning. With practical advice to enhance the learning experience of increasing numbers of university students, this book will appeal to all practitioners involved in improving learning and teaching outcomes in higher education.

Towards a Hybrid, Flexible and Socially Engaged Higher Education

Author : Michael E. Auer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031533828
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Towards a Hybrid, Flexible and Socially Engaged Higher Education by : Michael E. Auer

Download or read book Towards a Hybrid, Flexible and Socially Engaged Higher Education written by Michael E. Auer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zusammenfassung: We are currently witnessing a significant transformation in the development of education on all levels and especially in post-secondary education. To face these challenges, higher education must find innovative and effective ways to respond in a proper way. The pandemic period left us with profound changes in the way we teach and learn, including the massive use of new means of communication, such as videoconferencing and other technological tools. Moreover, the current explosion of artificial intelligence tools, mainly used by students, is challenging teaching practices maintained for centuries. Scientifically based statements as well as excellent best practice examples are absolutely necessary.The 26th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2023), which will take place in Madrid, Spain, between 26th and 30th September 2023, will be the perfect place where to present and discuss current trends in Higher Education. Since its beginning in 1998 this conference is devoted to new approaches in learning with a focus on collaborative learning in Higher Education. Nowadays the ICL conferences are a forum of the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences in Learning and Engineering Pedagogy. In this way we try to bridge the gap between 'pure' scientific research and the everyday work of educators

Internationalization and Imprints of the Pandemic on Higher Education Worldwide

Author : Alexander W. Wiseman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1837535620
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (375 download)

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Book Synopsis Internationalization and Imprints of the Pandemic on Higher Education Worldwide by : Alexander W. Wiseman

Download or read book Internationalization and Imprints of the Pandemic on Higher Education Worldwide written by Alexander W. Wiseman and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume chronicles changes and issues facing institutional and individual academic activities and norms following the Covid-19 pandemic, forecasting their impacts on the ways in which internationalization at the post-secondary level has responded in practice to new realities, exigencies, and possibilities.

Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics

Author : Lauren C. Bell
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031551559
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics by : Lauren C. Bell

Download or read book Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics written by Lauren C. Bell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) through English in Italian Higher Education

Author : Francesca Costa
Publisher : LED Edizioni Universitarie
ISBN 13 : 8879167855
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (791 download)

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Book Synopsis CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) through English in Italian Higher Education by : Francesca Costa

Download or read book CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) through English in Italian Higher Education written by Francesca Costa and published by LED Edizioni Universitarie. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a research study monograph into an approach known as Content and Language Integrated Learning or CLIL through English in Italian higher education. There is as yet little agreement on terminology, definitions, learning theories or classroom approaches as regards CLIL. A distinction is therefore made between CLIL, ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education), Content-based Instruction, L2-medium Instruction and Bilingual Education. The research design comprises both quantitative and qualitative elements. A questionnaire survey of all Italian universities profiled the many courses presently delivered using English as the vehicular language, and found some homogeneity in process and subjects, but differences linked to private or public funding and to geographical area. A survey of students (n=134) was designed and administered to obtain their evaluation of a list of techniques used by lecturers to help students understand lectures delivered through English. Respondents recognised and considered as useful most of the categories, including the use of repetitions, examples, summaries, definitions, synonyms, questions and emphasising with intonation. The qualitative part involved observing, recording, transcribing, and analysing lectures delivered through English by four university science lecturers, who were also interviewed. Results confirm the validity of some input presentation strategies and show similarities and differences between student and lecturer perceptions. The data also show discrepancies, at times, between the strategies considered useful by the lecturers and those actually used in the classes.

The Palgrave Handbook of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

Author : Choon-Yin Sam
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031545095
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education by : Choon-Yin Sam

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education written by Choon-Yin Sam and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a frame of reference for the global challenges facing higher education leadership today. Focusing on recommendations and directions for the future rather than simply a recap of measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the contributors also delve into contexts such as the climate crisis, issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, digitalisation, funding and marketisation, the war in Ukraine and China-Taiwan and Hong Kong tensions. They collate a systematic, global view of higher education systems during the pandemic and beyond, and explore possibilities for the future, providing recommendations for "the new normal". With contributions from across six continents, the book will be of interest to students and scholars of higher education and governance, university leaders, government and accreditation bodies, and anyone else interested in reflecting on the past few years in higher education and the road ahead. Jürgen Rudolph is Director of Research and Learning Innovation at Kaplan Singapore. Joseph Crawford is Senior Lecturer in Management, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), University of Tasmania, Australia. Sam Choon Yin is Dean (Academic Partnerships), Kaplan Singapore. Shannon Tan is Research Executive at Kaplan Singapore.

Frontiers and Advances in Positive Learning in the Age of InformaTiOn (PLATO)

Author : Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030265781
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Frontiers and Advances in Positive Learning in the Age of InformaTiOn (PLATO) by : Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia

Download or read book Frontiers and Advances in Positive Learning in the Age of InformaTiOn (PLATO) written by Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on students’ media use outside of education is just slowly taking off. Influences of information and communication technologies (ICT) on human information processing are widely assumed and particularly effects of dis- and misinformation are a current threat to democracies. Today, higher education competes with a very diverse (online) media landscape and domain-specific content from sources of varying quality, ranging from high-quality videographed lectures by top-level university lecturers, popular-scientific video talks, collaborative wikis, anonymous forum comments or blog posts to YouTube remixes of discipline factoids and unverified twitter feeds. Self-organizing learners need more knowledge, skills, and awareness on how to critically evaluate quality and select trustworthy sources, how to process information, and what cognitive, affective, attitudinal, behavioral, and neurological effects it can have on them in the long term. The PLATO program takes on the ambitious goal of uniting strands of research from various disciplines to address these questions through fundamental analyses of human information processing when learning with the Internet. This innovative interdisciplinary approach includes elements of ICT innovations and risks, learning analytics and large-scale computational modelling aimed to provide us with a better understanding of how to effectively and autonomously acquire reliable knowledge in the Information Age, how to design ICTs, and shape social and human-machine interactions for successful learning. This volume will be of interest to researchers in the fields of educational sciences, educational measurement and applied branches of the involved disciplines, including linguistics, mathematics, media studies, sociology of knowledge, philosophy of mind, business, ethics, and educational technology.

Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa

Author : Melanie Walker
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1928502407
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Book Synopsis Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa by : Melanie Walker

Download or read book Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa written by Melanie Walker and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores learning outcomes for low-income rural and township youth at five South African universities. The book is framed as a contribution to southern and Africa-centred scholarship, adapting Amartya Sen's capability approach and a framework of key concepts: capabilities, functionings, context, conversion factors, poverty and agency to investigate opportunities and obstacles to achieved student outcomes. This approach allows a reimagining of 'inclusive learning outcomes' to encompass the multi-dimensional value of a university education and a plurality of valued cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds whose experiences are strongly shaped by hardship. Based on capability theorising and student voices, the book proposes for policy and practice a set of contextual higher education capability domains and corresponding functionings orientated to more justice and more equality for each person to have the opportunities to be and to do what they have reason to value. The book concludes that sufficient material resources are necessary to get into university and flourish while there; the benefits of a university education should be rich and multi-dimensional so that they can result in functionings in all areas of life as well as work and future study; the inequalities and exclusion of the labour market and pathways to further study must be addressed by wider economic and social policies for 'inclusive learning outcomes' to be meaningful; and that universities ought to be doing more to enable black working-class students to participate and succeed. Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa makes an original contribution to capabilitarian scholarship: conceptually in theorising a South-based multi-dimensional student well-being higher education matrix and a rich reconceptualisation of learning outcomes, as well as empirically by conducting rigorous, longitudinal in-depth mixed-methods research on students' lives and experiences in higher education in South Africa. The audience for the book includes higher education researchers, international capabilitarian scholars, practitioners and policy-makers.

The Community College Baccalaureate

Author : Deborah L. Floyd
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000981479
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Community College Baccalaureate written by Deborah L. Floyd and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Is the conferring of baccalaureate degrees by community colleges a solution to increasing access to and capacity in higher education?* Will the conferring of baccalaureate degrees restrict open access to, and imperil the existing mission of, community colleges?* What are the models and alternative methods of delivery? What are the implications?Breaking away from their traditional mission of conferring only associate degrees and occupational credentials, an increasing number of community colleges have begun seriously to explore and, indeed, in some U.S. states and Canadian provinces, to actually implement offering and conferring bachelor’s degrees. Some leaders see these changes as a natural extension of community colleges’ commitment to access, while others view their awarding of baccalaureate degrees as inappropriate and threatening the basic core values of this unique sector of higher education. This has become a "hot" and controversial topic, not only among community college and university leaders, but also among policy makers, business leaders and students concerned with issues of access, cost and the structure and purposes of post-secondary education. This book analyzes the emerging trend of the community college baccalaureate degree in the United States and Canada in order to contribute to the development of policy. The authors aim to describe, document, and explain this significant development in higher education. They present the background, examples of practice and different models of delivery, develop a common terminology to facilitate discussion, give voice to the views of proponents and critics alike, and include a comprehensive bibliography and set of resources. This book is intended as a catalyst for dialog, action and further research on this critical and emerging trend. It is essential reading for leaders of community colleges, for administrators and planners in higher education concerned with issues of access and articulation, and anyone in public policy grappling with demographic trends and society’s need for educated citizens able to meet the challenges of the future.

Systems for Sustainability

Author : Frank A. Stowell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489902651
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Systems for Sustainability written by Frank A. Stowell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "sustainability" has entered the lexicon of many academic disciplines and fields of professional practice, but to date does not appear to have been seriously consid ered within the systems community unless, perhaps, under other guises. Within the wider community there is no consensus around what sustainability means with some authors identifying 70 to 100 definitions of the term. Some see sustainability as the precise and quantifiable outcomes of biological systems whilst others see it in terms of processes rele vant to personal and organizational change with the potential to effect changes in our rela tionships with out environments. Internationally it has been increasingly used in relation to the term "sustainable development"--a term popularised by the Brundland Commis of definitions sion's report in 1987 entitled "Our Common Future. " Despite this diversity and polarised perception on its utility, unlike many other popular terms, it has not had its time and subsided quietly from our language. It is therefore timely for the systems com munity to explore the relationship between systems and sustainability in a range of con texts. Participants in this, the 5th International Conference of the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS), have been invited to reflect critically on the contribution of sys tems thinking and action to sustainability-to the sustainability of personal relationships, the organizations in which live and work, and our "natural" environment.