Measuring Happiness in Academic Environment: A Case Study of the School of Engineering at Taylor's University (Malaysia)

Applasamy, Vigneswaran; Gamboa, Reynato Andal; Al-Atabi, Mushtak; Namasivayam, Satesh

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1403

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“…Interior Environment Applasamy et al (2014) An ideal learning environment considers the emotional and psychological wellbeing of students and instructors.…”

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Campus Planning and Design across Southeast Asia: A Scoping Literature Review from 2002-2022

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Ahmad

Abdullah

et al. 2023

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As Southeast Asia continues to experience rapid urbanization, ensuring sustainable development in higher education campuses is becoming increasingly crucial. This paper presents a systematic literature review of 52 relevant research articles from 2002-2022. By analyzing the existing literature, this study aims to explore key themes in campus and planning design across Southeast Asia while incorporating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as contextualizing background. Findings suggest sustainable and inclusive campus as dominant themes which significant to promote student well-being and academic success while enhancing environmental responsibility in Southeast Asia’s campus. Keywords: higher education institutions; campus planning and design; Southeast Asia ; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER & cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4661

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“…Interior Environment Applasamy et al (2014) An ideal learning environment considers the emotional and psychological wellbeing of students and instructors.…”

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confidence: 99%

Campus Planning and Design across Southeast Asia: A Scoping Literature Review from 2002-2022

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Ahmad

Abdullah

et al. 2023

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“…Happy people can be healthier and more productive (Oswald et al , 2015; Ma et al , 2022). In this context, research on happiness and general well-being in educational institutions are essential for school management (Applasamy et al , 2014).…”

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A quantitative assessment model for students’ sustainability: evidence from a Peruvian university

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Agostinho

Almeida

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Purpose The study of sustainability within universities is recognized as essential for debates and research; in the long term, the “sustainable university” concepts can contribute to sustainability from a larger perspective. This study aims to propose a conceptual model for evaluating the students’ sustainability considering their interactions with the university and the environment. The proposed model is titled Sunshine model. It is applied to students of the La Salle University, Peru. Design/methodology/approach The model combines academic performance, happiness and the ecological footprint to quantify university students’ sustainability. A structured questionnaire survey was elaborated and applied to get the raw data that feeds the three methods. The students’ average grades evaluate academic performance. Happiness is quantified by the happiness index method, and the ecological footprint is measured by the demand for food, paper, electricity, transport and built-up areas. Results are evaluated under both approaches, overall group performance and clusters. Findings The proposed model avoids misleading interpretations of a single indicator or discussions on sustainability that lack a conceptual model, bringing robustness in assessing students’ sustainability in universities. To have a low ecological footprint, the student needs to need up to 1 planet for their lifestyle, be considered happy with at least 0.8 (of 1) for happiness index, and have good academic performance with at least a grade of 7 (of 10) in their course. Regarding the case study, La Salle students show a high academic grade degree of 7, a high level for happiness index of 0.8 and low performance for ecological footprint by demanding 1.8 Earth planets, resulting in an “environmentally distracted” overall classification for students with 2019 data. From a cluster approach, 81% of evaluated students (n = 603) have low performance for ecological footprint, whereas 31% have low performance for indicators of recreational activities of happiness. Changing lifestyles and making more recreational activities available play crucial roles in achieving higher sustainability for the La Salle students. Research limitations/implications The happiness assessment questionnaire can be subject to criticism, as it was created as a specific method for this type of audience based on existing questionnaires in the literature. Although it can be seen as an important approach for diagnoses, the proposed model does not consider the cause–effect aspect. The decision-maker must consider the sociocultural aspects before implementing plan actions. Practical implications University managers can better understand why university students have high or low sustainability performance and provide more effective actions toward higher levels of students’ sustainability. Originality/value The proposed model, Sunshine model, overcomes the single-criteria existing tools that access the sustainability of universities. Rather than focusing on university infrastructure, the proposed model focuses on the students and their relationship with the university.

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“…Additionally, Arora (2020) also suggested that fringe benefits, personal growth, job security, salary, and social endeavors are factors impacting a lecturer's happiness (Arora, 2020). In sum, happiness can cultivate a positive teaching and learning environment for both students and lecturers (Applasamy et al, 2014), which will bring an increased performance for lecturers.…”

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Role of Happiness: Mediating Digital Technology and Job Performance Among Lecturers

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PurposeHappiness has been the most important goal for humans throughout history and is a significant issue among university lecturers facing a rapid digital technology change. It is usually described as a well-being state, feeling satisfied and contented, consisting of positive happenings in an individual’s life concerning the social, spiritual, economic, psychological, and physiological spheres. This research examines the relationship between happiness, attitudes toward technology, and lecturers’ job performance in higher education.Design and MethodologyThis research design was a cross-sectional design that asked the respondents from lecturers of Institut Teknologi Bandung, one of the best universities with technology-based education in Indonesia, to complete a group of well-validated questionnaires. The questionnaires mentioned earlier include the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and three other newly constructed questionnaires, made to measure attitude toward digital technology, job satisfaction, and job performance.FindingsThis research confirmed that happiness fully mediated the relationship between attitude toward digital technology and job performance. Additionally, this research also confirmed that happiness partially mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance. These results implied that a positive attitude toward digital technology and higher job satisfaction would lead to happier lecturers who increase their job performance.OriginalityThis study suggests that a positive attitude toward technology has a higher impact than job satisfaction as determinant factors of happiness and its association with lecturers’ job performance such as universities, especially Institut Teknologi Bandung as a technologically advanced workplace environment. Additionally, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire framework, frequently used in studies of other countries, is now being used in the context of an Indonesian case study, precisely to measure happiness among lecturers in Indonesian higher education.

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Measuring Happiness in Academic Environment: A Case Study of the School of Engineering at Taylor's University (Malaysia)

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

Campus Planning and Design across Southeast Asia: A Scoping Literature Review from 2002-2022

Campus Planning and Design across Southeast Asia: A Scoping Literature Review from 2002-2022

A quantitative assessment model for students’ sustainability: evidence from a Peruvian university

Role of Happiness: Mediating Digital Technology and Job Performance Among Lecturers

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