Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
ISSN: 1467-6370
Article publication date: 8 November 2023
Issue publication date: 25 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Sustainability has emerged as a key concept in 21st-century education. The purpose of this paper is to identify faculty’s behavior and barriers to incorporating sustainability in business school classrooms and suggest potential ways to tackle them.
Design/methodology/approach
This study uses focus groups and interviews with faculty at a European business school using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explore their beliefs and practices in incorporating sustainability in the classroom.
Findings
The results show that business school faculty have a strong awareness of sustainability and a desire to incorporate it into the classrooms. Recommendations for deans and curriculum creators are proposed to reduce obstacles to successful implementation.
Originality/value
The perceptions of faculty, a key agent of change in the incorporation of sustainability in the classroom, are analyzed, and practical steps to support them are suggested through the use of a TPB framework.
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Citation
Tridapalli, C.W. and Elliott, O. (2024), "Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 784-800. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-05-2023-0210
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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