Measurement of College Students’ Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Regarding Sustainability

McNamara, Gloria; Rennis, Lesley; Wiseman, Cynthia S.

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“…The findings from this study, as highlighted above, relate similarly to the conclusions from some of the previous studies on campus environmental problems and waste management practices in Nigerian higher educational institutions (Orajekwe, 2011;Banga, 2013), and divergent issues in students' attitudes towards campus sustainability (Gakungu et al, 2012;McNamara et al, 2014;Njoroge et al, 2014), thus justifying the introduction of a campusbased sustainability education in universities (Grindsted, 2011;Khan, 2013;ISCN Secretariat, 2014). The students were conceived as an important stakeholder group through which knowledge of sustainability can be channeled to the wider university community and beyond.…”

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Students’ attitudes to solid waste management in a Nigerian university

Ifegbesan

Ogunyemi

Rampedi

2017

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Purpose Waste management is a critical element of the campus sustainability movement in which Nigerian universities are yet to actively participate. The purpose of this study was to investigate prevalent waste management practices and the disposition of undergraduate students in a Nigerian University. Design/methodology/approach Data collection involved the use of a questionnaire, focus group discussion and participative observation. Respondents consisted of 840 students drawn from four academic faculties of the university. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to address the research questions raised to guide the investigation. Findings Indiscriminate littering, open dumping of waste, weedy and overgrown lawns, proliferation of power generating sets, uncollected refuse sites and defaced walls with postings were the major observed environmental challenges. Open burning of refuse was found to be the single most prevalent way of managing large volumes of waste generated on the university campus. Although the problems were widespread, only 40.5 per cent of the students expressed serious concern for the solid waste practices. Also, while the students were positively disposed to innovative ways of addressing the challenge of waste management in the university, there were significant differences in students’ awareness and disposition according to sex, age, academic level and faculties. Research limitations/implications The implications of the findings for campus-based sustainability education are discussed. Originality/value This study is an original research article which interrogated the students’ attitudes to solid waste management in a Nigerian University. It used a combination of both qualitative and quantitative techniques, such as questionnaire, focus group discussion and participative observation.

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Section: Solid Waste Managementsupporting

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Students’ attitudes to solid waste management in a Nigerian university

Ifegbesan

Ogunyemi

Rampedi

2017

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“…For example,Nikolic et al (2020),Eagle et al (2015) andMcNamara et al (2014) examined the attitude of students toward sustainable development, sustainability issues and campus sustainability policies, respectively. Further,Migliorini et al (2020) investigated the level of knowledge of students regarding sustainable food systems,Alsaati et al (2020) andEdumadze et al (2014) explored awareness on sustainable development and environmental impacts of electronic wastes, respectively, in students Correia et al (2020) and.…”

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A literature review on the strategies implemented by higher education institutions from 2010 to 2020 to foster pro-environmental behavior of students

Bertossi

Marangon

2021

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Purpose Changing the present behavior of individuals toward a more sustainable lifestyle is a complex task requiring a well-established strategy and institutional commitment. The purpose of this paper is to understand the strategic steps, as proposed by Steg and Vlek (2009), that has been mostly focused on by higher education institutions (HEIs) in the past decade (2010–2020) to foster pro-environmental behavior (PEB) of students. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted following the approach given by Denyer and Tranfield (2009). Subsequently, the results of 147 articles from 22 journals were discussed using the seven-element system proposed by Lozano et al. (2013). Findings In the past decade, HEIs have increased their efforts to improve their understanding of the determinants of PEB of students and methods to foster PEB. However, the results indicated that the classification was similar to previous studies, with HEIs focused mainly on assessing students in terms of personal factors (assessment and reporting category), understanding the relationships among psychological determinants and their influence on student behavior (research category) and planning educational interventions (education category). Originality/value This is the first study that reviewed the role of HEIs in fostering PEBs of students using the approach proposed by Lozano et al. (2013) as a theoretical framework and the strategy proposed by Steg and Vlek (2009) as a guideline.

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Measurement of College Students’ Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Regarding Sustainability

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Students’ attitudes to solid waste management in a Nigerian university

Students’ attitudes to solid waste management in a Nigerian university

A literature review on the strategies implemented by higher education institutions from 2010 to 2020 to foster pro-environmental behavior of students

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