Students’ Perception of Campus Sustainability …
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Table 5 (continued)
Item
Mean SD a
Load Reliability validity
UFPB performs proper wildlife management on its
campuses
3.14 1.143 0.799 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.51
α d 0.757
UFPB takes care of its forest areas
3.44 1.073 0.729
UFPB performs the correct management of
domestic fauna on its campuses
2.43 1.205 0.681
The institution complies with environmental
legislation
3.12 0.842 0.627
Component 6: institutional framework
2.82 0.767
UFPB’s portal and social media detail the
institution’s sustainability initiatives
2.77 0.983 0.755 CR b 0.78
AVE c 0.47
α d 0.778
UFPB has a specific sector to address the
environmental issues of its campuses
3.21 1.067 0.739
Overall, sustainability issues are adequately
addressed at UFPB
2.65 0.948 0.636
Important decisions related to campus
sustainability are made in a participatory manner
on university councils
2.65 0.958 0.613
Component 7: education/research
3.30 0.855
The course offers institutional research and
extension programmes with themes related to
sustainability
3.51 0.994 0.795 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.57
α d 0.687
The institution’s postgraduate programmes related
to students’ field of study offer
sustainability-themed lines of research
3.19 1.107 0.780
The course offers enough sustainability subjects
for students’ education
3.19 1.161 0.686
Component 8: water
2.27 0.950
The drinking water distributed by UFPB is of high
quality
2.04 1.001 0.850 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.68
α d 0.804
UFPB has a good drinking water supply
2.50 1.074 0.797
Overall score for Student Perception of HEI’s
Sustainability (SPHEIS) e
2.67 0.560
a SD: standard deviation
b CR: composite reliability
c AVE: average variance extracted
d α: Cronbach’s alpha
e Average value obtained from scores of the items included in each category
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Table 5 (continued)
Item
Mean SD a
Load Reliability validity
UFPB performs proper wildlife management on its
campuses
3.14 1.143 0.799 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.51
α d 0.757
UFPB takes care of its forest areas
3.44 1.073 0.729
UFPB performs the correct management of
domestic fauna on its campuses
2.43 1.205 0.681
The institution complies with environmental
legislation
3.12 0.842 0.627
Component 6: institutional framework
2.82 0.767
UFPB’s portal and social media detail the
institution’s sustainability initiatives
2.77 0.983 0.755 CR b 0.78
AVE c 0.47
α d 0.778
UFPB has a specific sector to address the
environmental issues of its campuses
3.21 1.067 0.739
Overall, sustainability issues are adequately
addressed at UFPB
2.65 0.948 0.636
Important decisions related to campus
sustainability are made in a participatory manner
on university councils
2.65 0.958 0.613
Component 7: education/research
3.30 0.855
The course offers institutional research and
extension programmes with themes related to
sustainability
3.51 0.994 0.795 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.57
α d 0.687
The institution’s postgraduate programmes related
to students’ field of study offer
sustainability-themed lines of research
3.19 1.107 0.780
The course offers enough sustainability subjects
for students’ education
3.19 1.161 0.686
Component 8: water
2.27 0.950
The drinking water distributed by UFPB is of high
quality
2.04 1.001 0.850 CR b 0.80
AVE c 0.68
α d 0.804
UFPB has a good drinking water supply
2.50 1.074 0.797
Overall score for Student Perception of HEI’s
Sustainability (SPHEIS) e
2.67 0.560
a SD: standard deviation
b CR: composite reliability
c AVE: average variance extracted
d α: Cronbach’s alpha
e Average value obtained from scores of the items included in each category