Understanding the drivers of a pro-environmental attitude in higher education institutions: the interplay between knowledge, consciousness, and social influence
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F25%3A50022336" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/25:50022336 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1458698/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1458698/full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1458698" target="_blank" >10.3389/fenvs.2024.1458698</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Understanding the drivers of a pro-environmental attitude in higher education institutions: the interplay between knowledge, consciousness, and social influence
Original language description
Academicians with a pro-environmental attitude can play a pivotal role in developing curricula and new programs aimed at education for sustainable development. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to identify the factors that influence academicians' positive attitude toward the environment. This study attempts to investigate the effects of environmental consciousness, environmental knowledge, and biospheric values, as well as the moderating effects of social influence, on the attitude toward the environment among the faculty members of higher education institutions (HIEs) in Southern Pakistan. The data were collected from six universities in the district of Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan. After checking for reliability and validity, the study used the structural equation modeling technique to examine the aforementioned association. The results reveal that environmental consciousness and biospheric values significantly influence the attitude of faculty members toward the environment. Furthermore, social influence positively moderates the relationship only between biospheric values and attitudes toward the environment. Overall, this study contributes original insights into the factors influencing pro-environmental attitudes among faculty in a specific cultural and educational context. Its findings can inform targeted strategies to enhance environmental education and engagement in higher education, making it a valuable addition to the literature on education for sustainable development. The findings could guide policymakers of higher education institutions in promoting a pro-environmental attitude among faculty members by implementing awareness programs that increase environmental consciousness and integrate biospheric values into their core mission. Furthermore, HEIs should also establish "green teams" to induce a positive environmental attitude through social influence.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ISSN
2296-665X
e-ISSN
2296-665X
Volume of the periodical
12
Issue of the periodical within the volume
January
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
"Article Number: 1458698"
UT code for WoS article
001416229000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85217400340