From teachers to students: a correlational analysis of the pro-environmental behavior in a private university in the Philippines
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
ISSN: 1467-6370
Article publication date: 21 August 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to address the following objectives: determine the pro-environmental behavior of students and professors engaged in the course Sustainable Tourism; determine the pro-environmental behavior component of the professor that has the highest influence on the pro-environmental behavior of students; and formulate a model describing the components of the pro-environmental behavior of the professor with significant influence on the pro-environmental behavior of students. It also evaluates the norm-activation-theory-aligned pro-environmental behavior of the course's instructor and the students taking the course after they participated in the course Sustainable Tourism.
Design/methodology/approach
A correlational analysis using the partial least squares structural equation modeling approach was conducted in the survey results to determine the specific components of the professor's pro-environmental behavior that influenced the students' pro-environmental behavior.
Findings
Situational responsibility, efficacy and denial of responsibility were proven more influential in shaping students' pro-environmental behavior. This implies that students learn and adopt a pro-environmental orientation through role modeling and practical application, not by knowledge acquisition.
Originality/value
This could improve the body of knowledge on pro-environmental behavior by analyzing the reciprocal relationships between the person who delivers the course that instills pro-environmental behavior and students who learn from their professors using the norm activation theory.
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Acknowledgements
This research is made possible by the Internally Funded Research Proposal Program of National University, Philippines. This will contribute to the integration of sustainable development in the curriculum of National University Baliwag and National University Manila, Philippines.
Citation
Lapuz, M.C.M. and Manlapaz, C.R. (2024), "From teachers to students: a correlational analysis of the pro-environmental behavior in a private university in the Philippines", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-07-2023-0294
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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