Practice of Sustainability in Higher Education

  • Authors

    • Alia Ariesanti
    • Eko Ganis Sukoharsono
    • Gugus Irianto
    • Erwin Erwin Saraswati
    2018-08-14
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.25.17473
  • Sustainable University, Learning and Curricula, Rresearch, Community Service

  • Abstract

    Higher education have a significant role in supporting the realization of sustainable development, thus forming the concept of the sustainable university. The concept of the sustainable university emphasizes the importance of economic, environmental and social activities conducted by the college. The college is expected to formulate the curriculum, perform research and community service activities with the topic of sustainability. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of higher education considering the environmental, social and economical in their activities. The respondents of this study are the head of a department in Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia. This study uses a mixed method approach. Quantitative data obtained using a questionnaire, then processed by using the compared group statistical test. Qualitative data obtained using interview, then processed by using data reduction, data display and conclusion and verification. The results of this survey suggest that the head of the departments had considered the aspect of sustainability in formulating the curriculum, implementation of research and community service activities. From the three points of the Tridharma, which is learning and curricula, research and community service, the departments give more attention to community service activities.

     

     

  • References

    1. [1] M. I. Qureshi, A. Md. Rasli, A. Jusoh, and T. O. Kowang, “Sustainability: A new manufacturing paradigm,†J. Teknol., 2015.

      [2] M. I. Qureshi et al., “Environment and air pollution: health services bequeath to grotesque menace,†Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2015.

      [3] M. I. Qureshi, N. U. Khan, A. M. Rasli, and K. Zaman, “The battle of health with environmental evils of Asian countries: promises to keep,†Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2015.

      [4] M. I. Qureshi, U. Awan, Z. Arshad, A. M. Rasli, K. Zaman, and F. Khan, “Dynamic linkages among energy consumption, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and agricultural production in Pakistan: sustainable agriculture key to policy success,†Nat. Hazards, vol. 84, no. 1, 2016.

      [5] M. I. Qureshi, R. M. Yusoff, A. R. Ahmed, K. Isa, and A. Imran, “Linking quality of work life with sustainable manufacturing performance,†Adv. Sci. Lett., vol. 23, no. 9, 2017.

      [6] N. U. Khan, A. M. Rasli, and M. I. Qureshi, “Greening human resource management: A review policies and practices,†Advanced Science Letters. 2017.

      [7] R. B. M. Yusoff, A. Imran, M. I. Qureshi, and A. G. Kazi, “Investigating the relationship of employee empowerment and sustainable manufacturing performance,†Int. Rev. Manag. Mark., vol. 6, no. 4, 2016.

      [8] I. Ministry of Environment, Buku Panduan Adiwiyata 2012 (Guidebook of Adiwiyata). Jakarta: Ministry of Environment, Indoensia, 2012.

      [9] K. D. Arbuthnott, “Education for Sustainable Development Beyond Attitude Change,†Int. J. Sustain. High. Educ., vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 152–163, 2009.

      [10] M. A. Al-khateeb, N. Al-ansari, and S. Knutsson, “Sustainable University Model for Higher Education Iraq,†Creat. Educ., vol. 5, pp. 318–328, 2014.

      [11] R. Idris, “Pendidikan Sebagai Agen Perubahan Menuju Masyarakat Indonesia Seutuhnya (Education as an Agent of Change Towards a Complete Indonesian Society),†Lentera Pendidik., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 62–72, 2013.

      [12] Unesco, “UN Decade of Education for The DESD at a glance,†2005. .

      [13] L. Velazquez, N. Munguia, A. Platt, and J. Taddei, “Sustainable University: What Can Be the Matter?,†J. Clean. Prod., pp. 1–10, 2006.

      [14] J. Mcmillin and R. Dyball, “Developing a Whole-of-University Approach to Educating for Sustainability: Linking Curriculum, Research and Sustainable Campus Operations,†J. Educ. Sustain. Dev., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 55–64, 2009.

      [15] A. D. Cortese, “The Critical Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable Future,†Plan. High. Educ., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 15–22, 2003.

      [16] L. Too, B. Bajracharya, and I. Khanjanasthiti, “Developing a Sustainable Campus through Community Engagement : An Empirical Study,†Archit. Res., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 42–50, 2013.

      [17] P. Viebahn, “An Environmental Management Model for Universities: From Environmental Guidelines to Staff Involvement,†J. Clean. Prod., vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 3–12, 2002.

      [18] M. Shriberg, “Institutional Assessment Tools For Sustainability In Higher Education: Strengths, Weakness, and Implications for Practice and Theory,†Int. J. Sustain. High. Educ., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 243–270, 2002.

      [19] M. Y. Choi and R. J. Didham, Country Reports On Education For Sustainable Development: Centred on the Five Cluster Countries of UNESCO Office, Jakarta. Jakarta: UNESCO, 2011.

      [20] UI GreenMetric, “UI Greenmetric World University Ranking: Guideline,†2015. .

      [21] UI GreenMetric, “List of Universities in Each Country,†2017. .

      [22] J. W. Creswell, Research Design : Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Ed Ketiga. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2009.

      [23] U. Sekaran, Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach, Fourth. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003.

      [24] G. of Indonesia, Acts no. 12 of 2012 on Higher Education. Indonesia, 2012.

  • Downloads

  • How to Cite

    Ariesanti, A., Ganis Sukoharsono, E., Irianto, G., & Erwin Saraswati, E. (2018). Practice of Sustainability in Higher Education. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.25), 84-89. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.25.17473

    Received date: 2018-08-14

    Accepted date: 2018-08-14

    Published date: 2018-08-14