An Empirical Assessment of Administration and Planning Activity and Their Impact on the Realization of Sustainability-Related Initiatives and Programs in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Semeraro, Elizabeth; Boyd, Neil M.
Titel	An Empirical Assessment of Administration and Planning Activity and Their Impact on the Realization of Sustainability-Related Initiatives and Programs in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18 (2017) 7, S.1311-1330 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-03-2016-0047
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; College Administration; Planning; Climate; Strategic Planning; Program Effectiveness; College Programs; Innovation; School Community Relationship; Human Resources; Investment; Diversity (Institutional); Student Costs; College Curriculum; Research; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Klima; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Studienprogramm; Humankapital; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Studienkosten; Forschung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Purpose: Administrators in higher-education settings routinely create planning documents that help steer the organization in mission-centric ways. In the area of sustainability planning, strategic plans, sustainability plans and climate action plans are the most common methods used. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if specific forms of planning predict sustainability outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: This question was evaluated via an empirical archival study of the AASHE STARS database in relation to planning, administration and governance credits and criteria to determine if specific forms of planning were predictive of sustainability implementation outcomes in the categories of Education and Research, Operations, Diversity and Affordability, Human Resources, Investment, Public Engagement and Innovation. Findings: Findings support the notion that climate action plans were most predictive of achieving sustainability outcomes, and strategic plans were best able to predict educational outcomes. Practical implications: These findings have important implications for the design and execution of sustainability planning processes in higher-education institutions. Originality/value: The academic literature contains relatively few empirical studies that demonstrate the capacity of planning on the realization of sustainability outcomes. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01