Green Campus Initiatives as sustainable development dissemination at higher education institutions: Students’ perceptions

Ribeiro, João Marcelo Pereira; Hoeckesfeld, Lenoir; Magro, Cristian Baú Dal; Favretto, Jacir; Barichello, Rodrigo; Lenzi, Fernando César; Secchi, Leonardo; Lima, Carlos Rogério Montenegro de; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127671

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“…The results are thus opposite to those of research that confirmed the impact of subjects on students' environmental knowledge (Sharma and Kelly, 2014). This is also related to the conclusions of research Pereira Ribeiro et al (2021). The results of this Brazilian research showed that SD dissemination strategies in higher education institutions only explain around 27,7% of their knowledge and awareness regarding SD.…”

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“…Environmental knowledge is something that can be encountered among students even at the secondary school level, as stated by Srbinovski et al (2011), but also among primary school pupils, as stated by Tayci and Uysal (2012). Pereira Ribeiro et al (2021) in their research confirmed the widespread environmental knowledge even among university students. The outputs of this paper fit into the context of the findings of other research that deals with this issue.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…Empirically, it can also be confirmed that SD dissemination strategies in higher education institutions explain around 18% of the students’ level of proactivity and 27.7% of their knowledge and awareness regarding SD. These results were reached by Pereira Ribeiro et al (2021) based on a quantitative research in the case from the Brazilian higher education context.…”

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confidence: 91%

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The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context

Buchtele

Lapka

2021

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Purpose In recent decades, the concepts of sustainable development (SD) and sustainability have become a part of the everyday information flow. Is there real impact on students who have potential to become stakeholders and decision-makers? To be able to answer this question, the authors focussed on the following problems: whether the discourse of SD has any impact on students of economics concerning their knowledge of the environmental pillar of SD; and whether it has an impact on their individual value orientation towards the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP). Design/methodology/approach A group of 120 university students of economics programs from the Czech Republic was chosen for the quantitative research of this study. About a half of them have already encountered environmental education. The questionnaire included topics of environmental pillar of SD and revised NEP scale. Findings Using correlation analysis, the results show that the discourse of SD does have an impact on the students’ knowledge of the environmental pillar of sustainability and it also has an impact on their individual value orientation towards the NEP in general. The knowledge of the environmental pillar of SD is not significantly influenced by the study of a subject which included the topic of SD and its principles. Value orientation towards NEP is not significantly influenced by the study of a subject which, among other things, included the topic of SD and its principles. Research limitations/implications Findings should be accepted with the knowledge of the limited sample from one country, on the other hand, information flow – usual discourse of SD is global. Social implications There is positive NEP orientation among the students of economics – young women and men have pro-environmental attitudes. This can be considered as great unused social potential in higher education. Originality/value This study deals with knowledge of SD, environmental education and value orientation. It is broader concept taking into account the real social environment in terms of usual SD discourse and individual value orientation, not only direct influence of education on knowledge. The study rejected direct impact of the environmental education on knowledge and value orientation in terms of SD discourse among the students of economics. The findings bring several important questions regarding the effective forms of environmental education.

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“…Previous studies explored the principles and practices of sustainable development in university curricula [19][20][21], green campus initiatives [22], and university leadership and governance [23]. Moreover, the scientific output associated with the sustainable development goals and their integration with universities has also been mapped [24].…”

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The Role of Community-Engaged Learning in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

Goggins

Hajdukiewicz

2022

Sustainability

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This paper presents the positive experience of facilitating over 300 community-engaged engineering projects at an Irish higher-education institution. The projects are framed by a research orientation, a commitment to civic engagement, and building university–community partnerships, city–university partnerships, and partnerships with other official agencies, so that community users can provide real learning problems and contexts for students and researchers and benefit from the results. The paper highlights how well the outlined approach fits with the ideas of engaged scholarship and civic professionalism, and facilitates sustainable development. Students recognise the long-term value of engaging with community partners, understanding their future role in the community as engineers, reinforcing the idea that their work can respond directly to real needs in the community, while promoting the sustainability agenda at the same time. The approach presented in this study will not only enable the development of future models for embedding sustainability in engineering programs, but will also equip future engineers with transferable skills to ensure that sustainable development goes beyond university courses and is practiced every day.

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“…As a planned program that includes the whole campus environment, Green Campus is necessary supported by the academic community, mainly by the students. Furthermore, students' environmental caring attitude also faced obstacles, such as difficulties understanding the theory and the balance of field practice and theory not yet optimal [4]. In order to increase participation, it required promotion through specific approaches to increase bottom-up students' involvement.…”

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Analysis of Students’ Participation in Practicing the Concept of Green Campus

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Ma’ruf

Pradana

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IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Campus’s future contribution to sustainable development will continue, driven by the global community. Green Campus becomes a promoted program to answer that challenges. This study aims to know how students participate in the concept of Green Campus. This study was conducted with an online survey method using Google Forms by 205 respondents who are students of the State University of Surabaya. The survey was conducted in the period time June - August 2022. Data analysis techniques are carried out with approach qualitative general by inductive. This study shows students’ participation in practicing the concept of Green Campus through eight indicators measurement. Obtained average participation of 80%. The highest percentage was found in the maintenance of eco-friendly infrastructures, and the lowest was found in research or innovation in the environment and renewable energy field. It shows that students participate well in realizing the Green Campus at the State University of Surabaya.

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Green Campus Initiatives as sustainable development dissemination at higher education institutions: Students’ perceptions

Cited by 51 publications

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The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context

The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context

The Role of Community-Engaged Learning in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

Analysis of Students’ Participation in Practicing the Concept of Green Campus

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