Knowledge of Sustainability Communication in Higher Education among Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Arts Teaching

Abstract

The objective of this study was to reveal the extent to which undergraduate and postgraduate students of art teaching are aware of campus activities conducted in the context of sustainable development. The study employed a correlational model, which is a quantitative research method. The population of the study consisted of undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Department of Visual Arts Education at a public university in Türkiye, while its sample comprised 128 students. The “Sustainability Communication Scale for Higher Education Institutions” was used to collect data in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Statistical analyses were conducted using the SPSS package program. It was determined that the participants had very low levels of awareness regarding the sustainability communication activities at their university, and they did not know about the activities of the university regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability communication. These results were not significantly associated with the gender or education stage of the participants. However, the class years of the participants were found to be significantly related to their scores in the economic sustainability communication subscale. This relationship was present between the participants who were 1st-year students and others and between those who were 4th-year students and others. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.