Sustainable Development: A Malaysian Perspective

Abdulrazak, Sham; Ahmad, Fauziah

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.072

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“…Previous studies of sustainability in Malaysian HEIs focused on separated dimensions of sustainability in HEI (e.g. Darus et al, 2009;Derahim, Hashim, Ali, & Derahim, 2011;Abdulrazak & Ahmad, 2014;Omar et al, 2009) rather than on multiple and integrated dimensions. To understand the EfS enactment in this study, it requires more than simply an examination of the EfS curriculum and pedagogy.…”

Section: Education For Sustainability In Malaysian Case Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Education for Sustainability Curriculum and Pedagogy in Higher Education Institution: Using Complex Adaptive System as a Framework

Mahmud¹,

Rahman²

2018

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Education for Sustainability Curriculum and Pedagogy in Higher Education Institution: Using Complex Adaptive System as a Framework

Mahmud¹,

Rahman²

2018

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“…Malaysian HEIs have been quick to jump on the "bandwagon" of global HEI sustainability initiatives (Abdulrazak & Ahmad, 2014). This is because in developing countries such as Malaysia, there is an obsession to remain competitive, and a fear of being left out of the economic development race (Gustavo; Esteva et al, 2013).…”

Section: Education For Sustainable Development In Malaysia Higher Edumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, sustainable development in developing countries has been increasingly interpreted in line with a strictly Western-centric value system (Abdulrazak & Ahmad, 2014;Banerjee, 2003), and has marginalised local cultural knowledge about what constitutes sustainable development (Blewitt, 2015).…”

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Systems Structure of Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institution

Mahmud¹

2017

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To understand the enactment of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in higher education institution (HEI) and why very unequal ESD activity that mostly focused on campus greening rather than on pedagogic reform in HEI requires more than simply an examination of the ESD curriculum and pedagogy. To grasp why and how ESD is implemented in a HEI, the contexts in which it was created and implemented should be considered. Systems structures that include the context of the phenomena can show how the interaction between various factors gives rise to the outcomes that can be observed at the event level which is the enactment of ESD at the HEI. This paper presents a finding of the case study concerning systems structure of ESD conducted at one Malaysia university. This study is explanatory and may give insight to understand ESD enactment in HEI especially in Asian and developing country context. The findings from this study demonstrate that the agents'/ lecturer's individual systems and the organisational/university system are co-evolving with their environment. The changes in the environment, such as the accelerating sustainability crisis and global influence, are perceived by the lecturers as stimulating ESD enactment in the university. The university's response to the sustainability agenda involves temporality and selection. This explained the university's delayed response to the sustainability agenda, until sustainability agenda gained attention globally after the Brundtland Report in 1987.Despite the forces to adapt to environmental changes, within a system there is resistance to change. In this study, it included: the lecturers' perceived lack of sustainability awareness; sustainability acceptance influenced by disciplines; limited financial support from the university; a compartmentalised education system; bureaucratic tensions; and lacking of teaching skills among ESD educators.

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“…Since its deception in 2015, PLCs are required to enhance corporate social responsibility (CSR) on sustainability reporting. The new implementation plays a major role towards more sustainable business practices and increasing competitiveness in the market [6][7].…”

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Development of Sustainability Assessment Tool for Malaysian hydropower industry: A case study

Turan

Johan

Sofian

2018

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Abstract. This research deals with the development of sustainability assessment tools as a medium to assess the performance of a hydropower project compliances towards sustainability practice. Since the increasing needs of implementing sustainability practice, developed countries are utilizing sustainability tools to achieve sustainable development goals. Its inception within ASEAN countries including Malaysia is still low. The problem with most tools developed from other countries is that it is not very comprehensive as well as its implementation factors are not suitable for the local environment that is not quantified. Hence, there is a need to develop a suitable sustainable assessment tool for the Malaysian hydropower industry to comply with the sustainable development goals as a bridging gap between the governor and the practitioner. The steps of achieving this goal is separated into several parts. The first part is to identify sustainable parameters from established tools as a model for comparison to enhance new parameters. The second stage is to convert equivalent quantification value from the model to the new developed tools. The last stage is to develop software program as a mean of gaining energy company feedback with systematic sustainable reporting from the surveyor so as to be able to integrate sustainability assessment, monitoring and reporting for self-improved reporting.

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Sustainable Development: A Malaysian Perspective

Cited by 22 publications

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Education for Sustainability Curriculum and Pedagogy in Higher Education Institution: Using Complex Adaptive System as a Framework

Education for Sustainability Curriculum and Pedagogy in Higher Education Institution: Using Complex Adaptive System as a Framework

Systems Structure of Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institution

Development of Sustainability Assessment Tool for Malaysian hydropower industry: A case study

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