Frameworks for Actioning Positive and Sustainable Change in Higher Education

Abstract

This final chapter draws conclusions from an analysis of knowledge contributions gleaned from previous chapters to develop a consolidated framework for actioning positive and sustainable change in higher education (HE). Reiterating the argument of the book introduced in Chapter 1 that individuals and groups of people working in HE are best placed to initiate and bring about positive and sustainable change in their own practices, it begins with a recap of our thesis about why change is necessary, what needs to change, and how this change might best be brought about. The questions raised in the first chapter are then revisited, drawing insights from the ideas put forward by the various authors who contributed to this book. We then present a potential framework for actioning these ideas to bring about positive and sustainable change and close the chapter with some critical questions for readers to consider into the future.