Sustainability in Higher Education: What Do Administrators Have To Do With It? Open Access
Subramanyam, Shruthi (2011)
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Abstract
Sustainability in Higher Education: What Do Administrators
Have To Do With it?
By Shruthi Subramanyam
Environmentally responsible behaviors are becoming an integral
component of the
average American's daily lifestyle. College campuses are also part
of the movement as they
go "green," increasing students' awareness about sustainability and
shaping related
behaviors. This study focuses on the impact of how students
perceive university efforts to
promote sustainability. I argue that to the extent that students
perceive university efforts to
be legitimate, they are more likely to engage in environmentally
responsible behaviors.
Responses from 300 students, half of whom lived in campus "green"
housing and half in
conventional residence halls at a southeastern university, confirm
that student perceptions
of what administrators do affect their environmentally responsible
behaviors. Interestingly,
whether students' peers legitimate sustainability efforts has
little effect. I discuss results in
terms of enhancing sustainability on college campuses.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction...1
University Greening Efforts...4
Green Efforts at Emory University...8
Background Literature and Hypotheses...12
Methods...21
Results...28
Discussion...35
References...43
Appendix A: LEED-Certified Buildings at Emory...50
Appendix B: Variable Coding and Scales...51
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