International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 24 Issue 5

Understanding the factors influencing recycling behavior in college students: the role of interpersonal altruism and environmental concern

Cheng-Min Chao, Tai-Kuei Yu, Tai-Yi Yu

The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a model that can predict factors affecting student recycling behavior. The theoretical model was based on motivation…

Structural drivers and barriers to the strategic integration of sustainability in US B-schools

Rikki Abzug

The purpose of this paper is to explore structural drivers and barriers that distinguish US business school Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) signatories from…

Towards achieving SDGs through integrated reporting in Malaysian public universities

Nor Farizal Mohammed, Radziah Mahmud, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Norhayati Mohamed

The recent development in integrated reporting (<IR>) demonstrated a potential government tool for decision-making in allocating resources and developing sustainable policies for…

At the moment of disposal: how messaging techniques at university public outdoor waste receptacles can improve the solid waste stream

Amanda Brinton, Laura A. Warner, Timothy G. Townsend

This study aims to test how waste disposal behaviors can be changed such as higher recycling diversion and lower contamination rates using signage and messaging techniques at…

Systems thinking for systems leadership: promoting competency development for graduate students in sustainability studies

Emily K. Talley, R. Bruce Hull

This paper aims to offer a case study for teaching specific systems thinking competencies that promote leadership for systems change. It uses leadership as a novel way to identify…

Climate change education in China: a pioneering case of its implementation in tertiary education and its effects on students’ beliefs and attitudes

Kuok Ho Daniel Tang

In view of a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of climate change education (CCE) in China, this study aims to evaluate if a CCE course newly designed based on research…

From recycling to sustainability principles: the perceptions of undergraduate students studying early childhood education of an education for sustainability course

Adiv Gal

This study aims to examine the perceptions of undergraduate students studying early childhood education who took an academic course in which transformative pedagogy is adopted as…

The determinants of environmental knowledge sharing behaviour among accounting educators: a modified theory of planned behaviour

Hafizah Abd-Mutalib, Che Zuriana Muhammad Jamil, Rapiah Mohamed, Siti Norfatin Afiqah Ismail

This study aims to explore the determinants of environmental knowledge sharing behaviour among accounting educators through the lens of an extended theory of planned behaviour…

Sustainability in higher education in Ecuador- Universidad Técnica del Norte case study

Patricia Aguirre, Freddy Hernán Villota, Silvia Mera

According to the importance of higher education institutions (HEIs) in meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs), the purpose of this study is to analyze how sustainability was…

An overview of research trends on sustainability in higher education – an exploratory study

Walter Leal Filho, Fernanda Frankenberger Silva, Amanda Salvia, Chris Shiel, Arminda Paço, Elizabeth Price, Luciana Londero Brandli, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley Anholon, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas, Rudi Wessel Pretorius

This study aims to investigate the main areas in which researchers are focusing their efforts in terms of sustainability in higher education (curriculum, campus greening…