Version 1
: Received: 3 July 2023 / Approved: 4 July 2023 / Online: 4 July 2023 (07:24:36 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 9 October 2023 / Approved: 10 October 2023 / Online: 11 October 2023 (02:49:21 CEST)
How to cite:
Sharabi, W.A.; Faraj, A.O.O.; Mazyu, M.A. A Proposal to Enhance Sustainability in Saudi Universities in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative. Preprints2023, 2023070157. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0157.v2
Sharabi, W.A.; Faraj, A.O.O.; Mazyu, M.A. A Proposal to Enhance Sustainability in Saudi Universities in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative. Preprints 2023, 2023070157. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0157.v2
Sharabi, W.A.; Faraj, A.O.O.; Mazyu, M.A. A Proposal to Enhance Sustainability in Saudi Universities in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative. Preprints2023, 2023070157. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0157.v2
APA Style
Sharabi, W.A., Faraj, A.O.O., & Mazyu, M.A. (2023). A Proposal to Enhance Sustainability in Saudi Universities in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0157.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sharabi, W.A., Alyaa omar omar Faraj and Manal ammar Mazyu. 2023 "A Proposal to Enhance Sustainability in Saudi Universities in Light of the Saudi Green Initiative" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0157.v2
Abstract
The development of sustainability, the improvement of the quality of life, and the protection of future generations have become of prime importance in light of climate changes and carbon emissions. Universities are at the top of institutions that should participate in creating an environmentally friendly infrastructure. This study thus aimed to explore the extent to which Saudi universities achieve sustainability in the light of the Saudi Green Initiative from the faculty members’ perspective. Surely, this investigation would produce a proposal to promote sustainability in Saudi universities. A questionnaire consisting of five dimensions, namely academic sustainability, community partnership, resource management, planning and administration, and innovation and leadership was developed and administered to 120 faculty members from five Saudi universities. The participants’ ratings of Saudi universities’ achievement of sustainability dimensions ranged from high to moderate. Based on the results, a proposal was offered to take sustainability in Saudi universities to a higher level.
Keywords
Sustainability; green universities; the Saudi Green Initiative
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
Copyright:
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