A Comparative Study on the Education for Sustainability (EfS) Skills and In-Role Performance Effectiveness in the Context of the Malaysian and the Japanese Academic Ecosystems

Autor/inn/en	Ghasemy, Majid; Elwood, James A.
Titel	A Comparative Study on the Education for Sustainability (EfS) Skills and In-Role Performance Effectiveness in the Context of the Malaysian and the Japanese Academic Ecosystems
Quelle	In: Higher Education Forum, 20 (2023), S.79-103 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2432-9614
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainability; Skill Development; College Faculty; Leadership; Expertise; Self Management; Teacher Attitudes; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Cross Cultural Studies; Malaysia; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Fakultät; Führung; Führungsposition; Expert appraisal; Selbstmanagement; Lehrerverhalten; Privathochschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich
Abstract	This international comparative study focuses on examining the impacts of Education for Sustainability (EfS) expertise and self-organization, as two aspects of EfS skills and knowledge, on personal and interpersonal outcomes, which is one of the EfS effective in-role performance dimensions. We collected data from 664 academics in Malaysia and Japan, screened the data, and utilized partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test our model. Our findings indicated that both predictors were statistically significant and practically relevant in predicting the outcome variable. In addition, our permutation-based multigroup analysis revealed no significant differences between academics from the two countries in terms of the paths within the model. Notably, the model, based on estimation using the aggregate data, showed a medium level of out-of-sample prediction power. We also examined and interpreted country-specific results and suggested avenues for future research in EfS leadership. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University. 1-2-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima City, Japan 739-8512. Tel: +81-82-424-6240; Fax: +81-82-422-7104; e-mail: k-kokyo@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp; Web site: https://rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/publications/en/hef_en/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01