Attitudes of undergraduate business students toward sustainability issues
Attitudes of undergraduate business students toward sustainability issues
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DOI：
10.1108/ijshe-04-2014-0054
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Vandommele, Lisa
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作者：
Eagle, Lynne;Low, David;Vandommele, Lisa
目的 - 本文旨在报告本科商科学生对可持续发展问题的态度、信念和看法的纵向研究第一阶段的结果。 设计/方法/途径 - 为了加深对课程变化的潜在影响的理解，对重新设计、可持续发展课程之前的学年注册的商科学生进行了调查。使用在澳大利亚詹姆斯库克大学两个校区应用的半结构化问卷来测试对关键可持续发展术语的熟悉程度。定量数据通过开放式问题得到补充，这些问题对学生与可持续发展和气候变化相关的一系列知识、态度、行为和规范影响产生了定性洞察。调查结果——调查结果反映了对个人对可持续发展和环境挑战的贡献的潜在影响的天真认识。他们倾向于认为重大问题超出个人控制范围，并将解决方案视为他人的责任。再加上不愿考虑生活方式的重大改变。社会影响——大学越来越关注与可持续发展相关的问题以及通过课程有效传达这些问题的方式。本文对这一社会议程具有重要意义，特别是需要解决问题意识、个人相关性和解决可持续发展问题的有效策略之间的脱节问题。原创性/价值——研究结果为本科生商科学生的态度和行为倾向提供了新的启示，并有助于指导课程内容的开发和交付。
Purpose - This paper aims to report on findings from the first phase of a longitudinal study of undergraduate business students' attitudes, beliefs and perceptions concerning sustainability issues.Design/methodology/approach - To improve understanding of the potential effects of changes in the curriculum, business students enrolled during the academic year prior to a redesigned, sustainability-informed, curriculum were surveyed. Familiarity with key sustainability terms was tested using a semi-structured questionnaire applied across two campuses of James Cook University, Australia. Quantitative data were complemented by use of open-ended questions that yielded qualitative insight into a range of student knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and normative influences relating to sustainability and climate change.Findings - Findings reflect naive awareness of the potential impact of individual contributions to sustainability and environmental challenges. They reveal a tendency to regard major issues as beyond personal control and to view solutions as being the responsibility of others. This is coupled with reluctance to consider major lifestyle changes.Social implications - Universities are increasing their focus on sustainability-related issues and the ways in which these can be effectively communicated via curricula. This paper carries implications for this societal agenda, particularly in relation to the need to address disconnections between awareness of issues, personal relevance and effective strategies for addressing sustainability issues.Originality/value - The findings shed fresh light on the attitudes and behavioural dispositions of undergraduate business students and could help guide the development and delivery of curriculum content.