Indicators of Sustainability in Educational Practice: Perception of Teachers and Students of UAGro-Mexico
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Process
2.1.1. Phase One
2.1.2. Phase Two
2.1.3. Phase Three
2.1.4. Phase Four
3. Results
3.1. F-Test
3.1.1. Weighting of the Indicators
- Environmental Indicator (Weighting 50%). It was assigned a higher percentage because it visualizes the socio-environmental and economic problems. This is related to the methodological design and the incorporation of emerging social issues in the curricula, and represents the backbone of an educational institution.
- Social Indicator (Weighting 30%). It includes social responsibility in the fulfillment of teaching; the satisfaction of teachers and students; the work environment; and the conditions of infrastructure and equipment of laboratories, classrooms, and cubicles for the development of academic activities.
- Economic Indicator (Weighting 20%). It includes the costs for the permanence and formation of the students; administrative expenses and income from managed projects to obtain scholarships, stays, academic exchanges, and publication of research articles.
3.1.2. Analysis of Sustainability Indicators
3.1.3. Indicators of Sustainability by Academic Unit
3.1.4. Sustainability Indicators by Substantive Function
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Academic Unit | Educational Level/Program |
---|---|
High School 2 | Baccalaureate |
Tourism | Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism |
Tropical Disease Research Center | Master’s Degree in Epidemiology |
Master of Public Health | |
Center for Regional Development Sciences | Doctorate in Environmental Sciences |
Substantive Functions | Variables | Actors |
---|---|---|
Teaching |
| Teachers and Students Teachers |
Research |
| Teachers Teachers |
Extension |
| Teachers |
Management |
| Teachers and Students |
Substantive Functions | Variables | Actors |
---|---|---|
Teaching |
| Teachers and Students Teachers and Students Teachers and Students |
Research |
| Teachers Students Teachers Students Students |
Extension |
| Teachers Teachers |
Management |
| Teachers and Students |
Substantive Functions | Variables | Actors |
---|---|---|
Teaching |
| Teachers |
Research |
| Teachers Students |
Extension |
| Teachers and Students Students |
Management |
| Teachers |
Academic Unit | Population of Teachers | Participating Teachers | Percentage of Participants |
---|---|---|---|
High School 2 | 51 | 24 | 45.3% |
Tourism | 40 | 20 | 50.0% |
Tropical Disease Research Center | 12 | 7 | 58.3% |
Center for Regional Development Sciences | 12 | 12 | 100% |
Total | 115 | 63 |
Academic Unit | Population of Students | Participating Students | Percentage of Participants |
---|---|---|---|
High School 2 | 1348 | 264 | 19.6% |
Tourism | 936 | 187 | 20.0% |
Tropical Disease Research Center | 45 | 24 | 53.3% |
Center for Regional Development Sciences | 39 | 35 | 87.7% |
Total | 2368 | 511 |
Statistical Measures | Environmental Indicator | Social Indicator |
---|---|---|
Median | 1.39 | 1.86 |
Variance | 0.73 | 0.56 |
Observations | 4 | 4 |
Degrees of freedom | 3 | 3 |
F | 1.29 | |
P (F <= f) a tail | 0.42 | |
Critical value for F (one tail) | 9.28 |
Statistical Measures | Social Indicator | Economic Indicator |
---|---|---|
Median | 1.79 | 1.81 |
Variance | 0.33 | 0.010 |
Observations | 4 | 2 |
Degrees of freedom | 3 | 1 |
F | 34.01 | |
P (F <= f) a tail | 0.13 | |
Critical value for F (one tail) | 215.71 |
Indicators | Indicator Value | Weighting Factor (%) |
---|---|---|
Environmental | 30 | 50 |
Social | 49 | 30 |
Economic | 50 | 20 |
Total | 100 |
Indicators | Indicator Value | Weighting Factor (%) |
---|---|---|
Environmental | 54 | 50 |
Social | 51 | 30 |
Economic | 31 | 20 |
Total | 100 |
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Brito, R.M.; Rodríguez, C.; Aparicio, J.L.; Paolacci, J.; Sampedro, M.L.; Beltrán, J. Indicators of Sustainability in Educational Practice: Perception of Teachers and Students of UAGro-Mexico. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103733
Brito RM, Rodríguez C, Aparicio JL, Paolacci J, Sampedro ML, Beltrán J. Indicators of Sustainability in Educational Practice: Perception of Teachers and Students of UAGro-Mexico. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103733
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrito, Rosa María, Columba Rodríguez, José Luis Aparicio, Jerome Paolacci, María Laura Sampedro, and Juana Beltrán. 2018. "Indicators of Sustainability in Educational Practice: Perception of Teachers and Students of UAGro-Mexico" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103733