Sustainability as a Purpose in Life among Dutch Higher Education Students

Autor/inn/en	Kuusisto, Elina; Schutte, Ingrid
Titel	Sustainability as a Purpose in Life among Dutch Higher Education Students
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 29 (2023) 5, S.733-746 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kuusisto, Elina) ORCID (Schutte, Ingrid)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2022.2107617
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainability; College Students; Student Characteristics; Psychological Patterns; Role; Goal Orientation; Student Attitudes; Citizen Participation; Citizenship Responsibility; Self Actualization; Conservation (Environment); Social Justice; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltigkeit; Collegestudent; Rollen; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Schülerverhalten; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Niederlande
Abstract	Given the prominence of sustainability in current global crises and the commitment of societies to the Sustainable Development Goals, this mixed methods study ascertains how Dutch higher education students (N = 549) integrate sustainability into their life purposes. From quantitative data, we identified four purpose profiles: purposeful (33%), dreamer (32%), self-oriented (18%), and disengaged (17%), signifying a potential commitment to sustainability among over half of the participating students. However, technology students differed from other respondents in that fewer of them were identified as having a purposeful profile and more of them were disengaged. The data reveal happiness (61%), work (22%), and sustainability (22%) as the most frequently mentioned contents of purposes, implying a more self-oriented picture than indicated in the profiles. The two case studies illustrate concrete ways of manifesting sustainability as a purpose in life. We discuss the educational implications of this, especially the need to enhance sustainability education in the domain of technology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01