Educating for the future: How higher education in environmental management affects pro-environmental behaviour

Suárez‐Perales, Inés; Valero-Gil, Jesús; Hiz, Dante I. Leyva‐de la; Torres, Pilar Rivera; Garcés-Ayerbe, Conchita

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128972

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“…However, Truelove and Joireman (2009) found a significant mediating role of perceived consequences of environmental problems on the nexus between the Christian orthodoxy beliefs and environmental belief. In addition, Suárez‐Perales et al (2021) also found that environmental consciousness significantly mediates the relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental willingness in adopting pro‐environmental behaviour of HEIs. Based on this postulation, it is hypothesised thatHypothesis Environmental concern amplifies the relationship between ATT and EGB such that the relationship is stronger when environmental concern is high.…”

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confidence: 98%

Academic employees' green behaviour as praxis for bolstering environmental sustainable development: A linear moderated mediation evaluation

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There have been calls for organisational employees across developed and emerging economies to be more responsible towards the environment because of the heightened level of devastation in the ecosystem due to human actions. This study examines the influence of environmental concern on employee green behaviour (EGB) through the mediation of attitude, perceived behavioural control (PBC), and environmental knowledge. SmartPLS 3 software was used to analyse the relationships from 425 valid responses. The findings of our study show that environmental concern, attitude, and PBC positively predict the EGB of academics. Attitude and PBC act as complimentary mediators of the relationship between environmental concern and EGB. Equally, a linear moderated mediation analysis shows that environmental concern amplifies the link between PBC and EGB. Furthermore, an importance‐performance map analysis (IPMA) provides evidence that suggests that though employees' attitude is a less important predictor of EGB when compared with environmental concern, their respective degree of performance is equal to each other. Furthermore, this study offers substantive insights into the multiple roles of environmental concern in influencing employee green behaviour among academics in higher education institutions (HEIs). Policy implications and future research directions for environmental sustainability are discussed.

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Academic employees' green behaviour as praxis for bolstering environmental sustainable development: A linear moderated mediation evaluation

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“…Parents teach young people about pro-environmental behaviour at home, such as turning off the air conditioner or the water tap when they are not using it (Jia and Yu, 2021). Teachers organise environmental activities at school to motivate their students to adopt PEB (De Leeuw et al , 2015; Suárez-Perales et al , 2021). Young people’s willingness to comply with pro-environmental actions can contribute to emotional value (Mantovani et al , 2017; Saito et al , 2021).…”

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Why do young people do things for the environment? The effect of perceived values on pro-environmental behaviour

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2022

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Purpose This study aimed to develop an integrative model that comprehensively explores the antecedents of pro-environmental intentions in young people. The study follows customer value theory (CVT) and the theoretical framework of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Design/methodology/approach Data was obtained from a field survey of two secondary schools in Hong Kong. A total of 279 young people (age range: 10–12 years old; 53.8% males) were recruited to complete the survey. Smart-PLS 3 was used to test the research model with partial least squares structural equation modelling. Findings The findings provided empirical evidence that the perceived values of children regarding environmentalism play an essential role in developing pro-environmental attitudes and behavioural intentions, such as recycling intention and conservation intention. The results support the utility of TPB for its adoption of attitude and behavioural intention as key components of the model. The use of CVT showed that three dimensions of young people’s perceived values, namely, emotional value, functional value and relational value, predict a pro-environmental attitude, while attitude predicts recycling intention and conservation intention. Practical implications This study offers crucial insight for schools and the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region government, who are focussed on spurring the perceived values, attitudes and behavioural intentions of young people towards environmentalism. This study shows that young people’s emotional values, functional values and relational values are important for transforming pro-environmental attitudes into behavioural intentions in young people. Originality/value This study measured the impact of young people’s perceived values on pro-environmental intentions. Few studies address how perceived values affect young people’s pro-environmental behaviour. This study integrates CVT and TPB to explore the source of young people’s pro-environmental intentions.

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“…Some studies have shown that environmental policies have played a significant role in promoting environmental protection and governance [20][21][22]. Environmental management at the corporate level can effectively control enterprise environmental pollution [23][24][25] on the effect of personal characteristics and environmental attitudes on personal pro-environmental behavior [26][27][28][29].…”

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Does Internet Access Contribute to Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence from China

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Sun²,

Wang³

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Residents' pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is vital for solving environmental pollution. This paper uses a micro sample of 10993 respondents from the Chinese General Social Survey. Propensity score matching was used to assess the effect of Internet access on residents' PEB, and the study finds a significant positive impact on private-sphere PEB and public-sphere PEB. This fundamental conclusion still holds after utilizing the instrumental variable method, changing the dependent variable, core explanatory variable, and the econometric model. Heterogeneous analysis finds that Internet access has a more significant positive impact on private-sphere PEB for elderly, women, low educated and rural residents. Internet access has a more significant positive impact on public-sphere PEB for the middle-aged, women, higher educated, and urban residents. The mediating test suggests that Internet access promotes residents' PEB and raises the overall level of residents' environmental awareness through the mediating factor of residents' PEB. This paper provides the theoretical and empirical basis that Internet technology can promote PEB at the microlevel, which emphasizes the positive impact of information and communications technology on eco-environmental improvement.

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Educating for the future: How higher education in environmental management affects pro-environmental behaviour

Cited by 58 publications

References 76 publications

Academic employees' green behaviour as praxis for bolstering environmental sustainable development: A linear moderated mediation evaluation

Academic employees' green behaviour as praxis for bolstering environmental sustainable development: A linear moderated mediation evaluation

Why do young people do things for the environment? The effect of perceived values on pro-environmental behaviour

Does Internet Access Contribute to Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence from China

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