Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge and Sustainability Behaviour: A Study of British and Malaysian Tertiary Students

Autor/inn/en	Zhou, Ronghui; Abedin, Nur Fadhlina Zainal; Paramasivam, Sheela
Titel	Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge and Sustainability Behaviour: A Study of British and Malaysian Tertiary Students
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of University Education, 18 (2022) 2, S.430-440 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1823-7797
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Sustainability; College Students; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; United Kingdom; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Nachhaltigkeit; Collegestudent; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper explores Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) knowledge and behavioural differences of university students in the United Kingdom and Malaysia. The researchers also explore gender as an indicator of students' SDG awareness and behaviours as few studies to date have explored this area. This study employed a sustainability consciousness questionnaire (SCQ) that was developed to measure SDG knowledge based on the UNESCO framework for sustainability behaviour. Questionnaires were distributed to 156 university students in the UK and Malaysia. Malaysian university students reported higher scores for understanding SDG content and scope and the specific SDGs of their country compared to British students, although British students have been receiving formal education on SDGs. University students in the UK were also unable to transform their SDG knowledge into sustainability behaviours, although they had a certain level of understanding of the topic covered by the SDGs. Malaysian university students exhibited a closer relationship between SDG knowledge and sustainable behaviours given the sufficient institutional and policy support and customised university programs. SDG knowledge and sustainability behaviours were the same for male and female students in both countries. In conclusion, integrating SDG knowledge into university education will inevitably lead students to work towards SDG goals in the future. This can be achieved with proper planning of the university curriculum and the enforcement of educational policies. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01