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The Road Less (Sustainably) Traveled: A Case Study of Academic Travel at Franklin University Switzerland

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Educational travel programs (e.g. study abroad) have long been an integral part of the higher education curriculum. As interest in internationalization and the development of students into global citizens has grown in recent years, so has the popularity of education travel. However, institutions of higher education often find themselves at odds between the desire to internationalize campuses and curricula and the growing movement to make them more sustainable. This paper provides a case study of the practices at one institution where educational travel is an integral and required part of the curriculum, known as Academic Travel. First, it briefly reviews some of the current thinking about educational travel and sustainable development. It then examines the experiences of several professors who integrate themes of sustainability into the curriculum and design of their Academic Travel programs.

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  1. Department of Math and Natural Science, Franklin University Switzerland, Via Ponte Tresa 29, 6924, Sorengo, Switzerland

    Brack W. Hale

  2. Department of Communication and Media Studies, Franklin University Switzerland, Via Ponte Tresa 29, 6924, Sorengo, Switzerland

    Alison Vogelaar

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  1. Faculty of Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Sciences and Technology, Universidade Aberta and CFE University of Coimbra, Porto, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

  3. FCT/UNL, Universidade Aberta and CENSE, Lisbon, Portugal

    Sandra Caeiro

  4. Department of Social Sciences and Management, Universidade Aberta, Porto, Portugal

    Fátima Alves

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Hale, B.W., Vogelaar, A. (2015). The Road Less (Sustainably) Traveled: A Case Study of Academic Travel at Franklin University Switzerland. In: Leal Filho, W., Azeiteiro, U., Caeiro, S., Alves, F. (eds) Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09474-8_14

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