International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 25 Issue 4

The effect of social innovation education on sustainability learning outcomes: the roles of intrinsic learning motivation and prosocial motivation

Hongxin Wang, Xin Jiang, Wenqing Wu, Yuchen Tang

The purpose of this study is to reveal the influence mechanism of social innovation education (SIE) on sustainability learning outcomes and analyze the roles of intrinsic learning…

Empowering undergraduate students to take action: an empathetic mindset toward education for sustainable development

Chi-I Lin, Yuh-Yuh Li

This study aims to investigate the potential of an empathetic mindset aimed at empowering undergraduate students to work toward sustainable development (SD), addressing both…

Proposal for a model integrating sustainability and social innovation in higher education institutions

Mariana Alvarenga, Ana Regina Aguiar Dutra, Felipe Fernandez, Ricardo Lemos Thomé, Ivone Junges, Nei Nunes, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra

This study aims to propose an integrated model involving concepts of sustainability and social innovation (SI) in higher education institutions (HEIs).

Formation of sustainable development competencies in Ukrainian English for specific purposes students

Hanna Chaikovska, Iryna Levchyk, Zoriana Adamska, Oleksandra Yankovych

The purpose of this study is to examine the formation of sustainable development competencies (SDCs) in future primary school teachers during English for specific purposes…

Understanding and assessing sustainable behavior among the academics in higher education institutions of Bangladesh

Sameera Zaman, Serat Ahmed Sara, Taranna Tabassum, Tahsin Tabassum, Samiya A. Selim, Haseeb Md. Irfanullah

Considering that knowledge, skills and behavior can influence sustainability efforts, this study aims to assess which personality traits influence one’s sense of feeling connected…

Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective

Claudia W. Tridapalli, Oliver Elliott

Sustainability has emerged as a key concept in 21st-century education. The purpose of this paper is to identify faculty’s behavior and barriers to incorporating sustainability in…

Education in collaboration with cities: the intentions of transdisciplinary courses

Nina Lotte Bohm, Renate G. Klaassen, Ellen van Bueren, Perry den Brok

In collaboration with their home cities, universities increasingly develop courses in which students investigate urban sustainability challenges. This paper aims to understand how…

Evaluation of UN SDG-related formal learning activities in a university common core curriculum

Chi-Un Lei, Wincy Chan, Yuyue Wang

Higher education plays an essential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, there are only scattered studies on monitoring how…

What makes students of green universities act green: application of protection motivation theory

Ali Faghani, Masoud Bijani, Naser Valizadeh

Many environmental problems are due to the unfavorable environmental intentions and cultural–behavioral weaknesses in the relationship between man and nature. This study aims to…

The contribution of Enactus global sustainability initiative to youth empowerment and community development

Ademola Olumuyiwa Omotosho

This study aims to explore the contribution of Enactus sustainability initiatives to youth empowerment and community development, thus analysing how South African higher education…

Predicting food waste reduction behavior among students in higher education institutions

Alvin Patrick Valentin, Aivanne Miguel Dela Vega, Marc Ivenson Kho, Sean Russel Licayan, Elijah Liam Nierras, Jose Carlos Pabalate

This study aims to determine and analyze the predictors of food waste reduction intention and behavior among higher education institutions (HEIs) using an extended version of the…