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A sustainable higher institution is an institution “that apart from seeking academic excellence, tries to embed human values into the fabric of people’s lives” (Nejati and Nejati 2013, p. 105). Nejati and Nejati (2013, p. 105) further defined a sustainable higher institution as an institution “that promotes and implements sustainability practices in teaching, research, community outreach, waste and energy management, and land use and planning through a continuous sustainability commitment and monitoring.” Such sustainability approach would increase the rate of infusion of required attitudes and adoption of sustainability principles by the different stakeholders in the society (Nejati and Nejati 2013).
Students’ perception on sustainability means the awareness, understanding, view, attitude, and conceptualization of sustainability by students. It is pertinent to note that raising awareness across higher education institutions and encouraging interactions between various...
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Aina, Y.A., Amosa, M.K., Orewole, M.O. (2019). Students’ Perception on Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_229
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