Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2012

Full Length Research Paper

Inclusion of green economy and sustainability programs in higher education institutions: Examining the case of Kenyatta University, Kenya

Ngare Innocent Osoro
  • Ngare Innocent Osoro
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Otieno Dorcas Beryl
  • Otieno Dorcas Beryl
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Ogutu Emma Atieno
  • Ogutu Emma Atieno
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Omwami Duncan Ondieki
  • Omwami Duncan Ondieki
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Marang'a Amos Atima
  • Marang'a Amos Atima
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Otieno Edwin Odhiambo
  • Otieno Edwin Odhiambo
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gikonyo Salome Wairimu
  • Gikonyo Salome Wairimu
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Opiyo Lamech Owino
  • Opiyo Lamech Owino
  • UNESCO-Chair, Higher Education Development for Green Economy and Sustainability (HEDGEDS), Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 22 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 07 June 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

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