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dc.contributor.authorCotton, Debby
dc.contributor.authorMiller, W
dc.contributor.authorWinter, J
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Ian
dc.contributor.authorSterling, S
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-07T14:29:55Z
dc.date.available2016-10-07T14:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1467-6370
dc.identifier.issn1758-6739
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/5713
dc.description.abstract

<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p> – This paper aims to investigate students’ energy literacy at a UK university, and recommends ways in which it can be enhanced using a behaviour change model. Developing students’ energy literacy is a key part of the “greening” agenda, yet little is known about how students develop their ideas about energy use and energy saving at a university. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p> – The research utilised a mixed-methods approach including an online survey (with 1,136 responses) and focus groups. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p> – The research identified strengths and weaknesses in students’ energy literacy, and noted the relative influence of formal and informal curricula. The potential for aligning these curricula is highlighted through the 4Es model of enable, engage, exemplify and encourage. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title> <jats:p> – The research involved a single instrumental case-study site. The wider applicability of the findings should therefore be tested further in other institutions. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Practical implications</jats:title> <jats:p> – The research suggests ways in which universities might better support their students in making more sustainable energy-related behaviour choices, and it indicates the importance of knowledge as well as attitudes. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Social implications</jats:title> <jats:p> – The research may have implications for the energy-saving behaviours of individuals in the wider society. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p> – Attempts to reduce energy use in higher education are widely seen in campus operations. This research provides an indication of the potential for enhancing energy-saving through different forms of curricula.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

dc.format.extent456-473
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectBehaviour
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectEnergy literacy
dc.titleDeveloping Students’ Energy Literacy in Higher Education
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
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plymouth.issue4
plymouth.volume16
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/ijshe-12-2013-0166
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/PS - Library and Educational Development
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA23 Education
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dc.identifier.eissn1758-6739
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