Table 1 Methods used in the analysis
From: Handling climate change education at universities: an overview
Method | Purpose | Details |
|---|---|---|
Bibliometric analysis | Identifying trends in the study of CCE and its main focus in the literature | Database: Web of Science Software: VOSviewer Search string: ((“climat* change”) and (“education” or “training” or “curricula” or “curriculum”) AND (“universit*” OR “higher education institut*”)) Number of articles analyzed: 414 |
Survey | Providing a worldwide overview of the training needs on CCE at universities | Survey tool: SurveyMonkey Number of questions: 22 Number of respondents: 129 Number of countries: 45 |
Case studies | Illustrating current trends on how universities handle climate change in their activities | Number of cases: 12 Criteria: university ranking and geographic location Climate-related actions: i) accredited teaching programs of all levels of studies and research activities; ii) Various training events focused on staff and/or students; iii) public initiatives; and iv) other climate change-related activities |