Sustainability Indicators in a Bachelor’s Educational Program in the Health Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Sustainability in Superior Education
1.2. Nursing as a Profession
1.3. Sustainability Indicators in the Universities
2. Methods
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Sample
2.3. Instrument Design
- Environmental Indicator (Weight 50%).
- Social Indicator (Weight 30%).
- Economic Indicator (Weight 20%).
2.4. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Test F for Variations
3.2. Sustainability Indicators
Directors
Teachers
Students
3.3. Sustainability Indexes by Actor (Directors, Teachers, and Students)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator | Items | Directors, Teachers, and Students | ||
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D | T | S | ||
Environmental | Level of classroom greening. | √ | √ | √ |
Courses, scientific publications, and projects on environmental education and/or sustainability. | √ | √ | ||
Waste management plan. | √ | √ | ||
Social | Satisfaction level on furniture. | √ | √ | |
Satisfaction level on audiovisual equipment and didactic resources. | √ | √ | ||
Teaching skills, subject matter, and punctuality. | √ | √ | ||
Teacher and students’ stays. | √ | √ | √ | |
Teacher satisfaction level on cubicle equipment. | √ | |||
Student satisfaction level on cubicles for research. | √ | |||
Satisfaction level on laboratory, library, and computer center. | √ | |||
Projects with social impact. | √ | √ | ||
Level of response on auditorium and multi-purpose room maintenance. | √ | √ | √ | |
Economic | Financial support for teaching materials. | √ | √ | |
Economic stimulus that benefits teachers and students. | √ | √ | √ | |
Cost for mobility and stays. | √ | √ | ||
Financial support to organize workshops in communities and institutions. | √ | √ |
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Brito, R.M.; Aparicio, J.L.; Rodríguez, C.; Beltrán, J. Sustainability Indicators in a Bachelor’s Educational Program in the Health Area. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116011
Brito RM, Aparicio JL, Rodríguez C, Beltrán J. Sustainability Indicators in a Bachelor’s Educational Program in the Health Area. Sustainability. 2021; 13(11):6011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116011
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrito, Rosa María, José Luis Aparicio, Columba Rodríguez, and Juana Beltrán. 2021. "Sustainability Indicators in a Bachelor’s Educational Program in the Health Area" Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6011. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116011