Fostering the resilience of HEIs by the introduction principles of education for sustainable development: a pilot study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate validity of the survey, used to research how introduction of education for sustainable development (ESD) principles into the process of higher education may foster the resilience of higher education institutions (HEIs). The scope of investigation lies within priorities of sustainable development goals (SDG), SDG 4 – quality education in particular and within the impact of ESD to overall sustainable transformation of the modern world in the challenging conditions. The tasks of the study are to identify, after a thorough analysis of the factors that determine the implementation of the principles of the ESD in higher education, how its introduction may foster the resilience of higher education institutions. Methods employed in this research includes literature review, survey and it’s statistical interpretation. The final results show the importance of the survey questions given to the academic staff of HEIs in an order to determine the priority of study process administrative change in consonance with the ESD principles.