A Model for Analyzing the Sustainability
Performance in Educational Institutions
Journal:
GRENZE International Journal of Engineering and Technology
Authors:
Deepak Eldho Babu, Vivek Joseph, Sarath Rajeev
Volume:
6
Issue:
2
Grenze ID:
01.GIJET.6.2.503
Pages:
227-235
Abstract
During the past two decades innumerable international initiatives have
emphasized that education is an imperative for societies to become more sustainable.
Sustainable development is the current context in which higher education must begin to
focus its action plans. But the present system heavily relies on archaic models which reduce
learning and action to reductionist thinking and mechanistic interpretation. Campus
sustainability is receiving growing attention and has become a well-established study field,
even though campus sustainability itself has not become a reality yet in most universities.
The paper then validates a pre-existing model using multiple regression models. The results
validated the proposed model. A sustainability index could be developed for the education
sector in future using this conceptual framework. The educational institutions can use the
sustainability index to analyze their sustainability performance and take the necessary steps
for achieving the same. This paper is an initial step in this direction which could be
researched further to measure the sustainability performance in the education system.