Influence of diversity in lectures on the students’ learning process and on their perspectives about renewable energies in an international context - The students’ view

authored by

Mónica Gutiérrez, Rishabh Ghotge, Annika Siemens, Robyn Blake-Rath, Cordelia Pätz

Abstract

This paper focuses on student diversity as an enabling factor in renewable energy education and qualitatively examines its effects on the learning process and experience, both during the educational period as well as in career and personal growth. It draws on the experiences of students and alumni of the Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE) at the Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany. The programme, which has been instrumental in renewable energy education to a diverse student population since its beginnings in 1987, has recently (in 2016) won the Ars Legendi prize for its approach to diversity in learning. The paper discusses various differences in individual, academic and cultural backgrounds, to assess their contributions to the learning process and to the personal and professional development, based on the study participants’ opinions.

External Organisation(s)

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Jade University of Applied Sciences

Type

Article

Journal

Solar Energy

Volume

173

Pages

268-271

No. of pages

4

ISSN

0038-092X

Publication date

10.2018

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Materials Science

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.07.064 (Access: Closed)