Entrepreneurial Elements and Environmental Sustainability Orientation: A Relationship Exploration

Nur Eryanti Nordin,Sayyidah Nusaibah Mohd Salehudin,Zanaton H Iksan

doi:10.4236/ce.2018.96063

Abstract

This study looks at the sustainable orientation and entrepreneurial elements among secondary school students in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, from the perspective of subject stream specialization. The sample consists of 384 Form Four students from six secondary government schools. The samples are chosen randomly and by cluster. The questionnaire instrument is used to look at three main aspects: sustainable orientation, life values and entrepreneurial elements, in addition to demographic factors. The research data are analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Science stream students display a better environmental attitude than non-science stream students, but their environmental behavior is not as good. Science stream students also show better life values and entrepreneurial elements than the non-science students. There is a positive correlation between entrepreneurship, life values elements and sustainable orientation. On the whole, the findings indicate that students have a moderate level of sustainable orientation while entrepreneurship is at a high level. The results of this study are expected to assist teachers, Ministry of Education Malaysia and other related parties to develop strategies towards improvement of sustainable entrepreneurship.

Highlights

This study looks at the sustainable orientation and entrepreneurial elements among secondary school students in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, from the perspective of subject stream specialization
Instruments are divided into four parts: Part A covers demographic aspects; Part B revolves around the sustainable orientation construct; Part C focuses on life value constructs; and Part D relates to entrepreneurial constructs
There is a significant difference in attitudes towards the environment between science students and non-science students. These results indicate that science stream students have better environmental attitudes than non-science stream students

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Introduction

The earth temperature increment, due to the rapid growth of the industry and the occurrence of natural disasters, threatens humans (Bakar, 2009). Focused on this global climate change, several conferences on environmental crisis solutions have been conducted internationally, including the Stockholm Conference (1972), The Belgrade Charter (1975), Tbilisi (1977), Malta (1991) and Agenda 21 (1992), which resulted in the Cabinet Report (1979) in Malaysia. These conferences have succeeded in formulating guidelines, principles and goals, and subsequently transforming the objectives of the Environmental Education Program in Malaysia (Ministry of Education Malaysia, 2010)

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