Education for Sustainable Development: Methodology and Application within a Construction Course

Abstract

This article presents a plan of action composed of various initiatives for including sustainable development education (SDE) transversally within university degree programs. The most important initiative is that of introducing sustainable development as a basic transversal skill for each thematic unit of the class, thereby completely modifying the content. To achieve this adaptation, a methodology is developed that can be systematically followed in any class. This article includes an example of how this methodology was implemented in an “Industrial Construction and Industrial Services” class, which is part of the industrial engineering major at a Spanish university. The objectives and results achieved in the class demonstrate the benefits of using the proposed method to incorporate an adequate amount of SDE into university degree programs.