Sustainability Behavior at the University of Sharjah: A Gender Comparison

Hamdan, Anwar; Murad, Nada; Abdelrazeq, Marah; Hamdan, Sadeque; Alsyouf, Imad; Bettayeb, Maamar

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32902-0_30

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“…According to Figure 8, males have a higher overall sustainability level than females, with a 10% marginal error. This is in line with the results of the work by Hamdan et al ( 2020 ), which showed that males have higher sustainability behaviour level compared with females. In addition, faculty members showed a higher sustainability level than other campus populations, with a 15% marginal error.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Hence, we expand their study to include other sustainability aspects (knowledge, concern, awareness and attitude). We follow the results of Hamdan et al (2020) and hypothesize that males have a higher sustainability level compared with females in the other aspects (Hypothesis 2). Alsyouf (2020) introduced and implemented a new concept that he named the 'Sustainability Circles' as a tool to enhance sustainability performance by engaging all the university stakeholders.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The existing curriculum should be up to date to incorporate sustainability. Furthermore, Hamdan et al ( 2020 ) reported higher behaviour towards sustainability in male students than in female students. However, the work of Hamdan et al ( 2020 ) considered only the behaviour aspect and not the other aspects.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, Hamdan et al ( 2020 ) reported higher behaviour towards sustainability in male students than in female students. However, the work of Hamdan et al ( 2020 ) considered only the behaviour aspect and not the other aspects. Hence, we expand their study to include other sustainability aspects (knowledge, concern, awareness and attitude).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Enhancing sustainability performance of universities: A DMAIC approach

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This paper aims to assess and improve the sustainability performance at a higher educational institute (HEI) in UAE using DMAIC methodology, considering five sustainability aspects (knowledge, behaviour, concern, awareness and attitude). One primary and six secondary research questions were defined in the define phase. In the measure phase, a questionnaire was designed to measure the current sustainability level based on the five sustainability aspects. A questionnaire was distributed among campus populations and statistically analysed in the analysis phase. Participation in UI GreenMetric was used in the control phase to monitor the performance from 2018 to 2020. It was found that the communication college has the lowest sustainability level at 25% marginal error compared with other colleges. Also, students have the lowest sustainability level compared with faculty and staff at a 15% marginal error. The proposed framework can help HEI decision-makers assess their sustainability levels and suggest plans to enhance sustainability performance.

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Section: Results and Discussion (Dmaic's Phase 3: Analyse)supporting

confidence: 93%

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confidence: 88%