Students’ Perspectives on Social Sustainability
Developing an Integrated Higher Education Framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22045435 |
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| Authors | Iuliana-Raluca Gheorghe (0000-0003-1561-6855, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, corresponding author), Aikaterini Drakou (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Marinela Filofteia Ioachim (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Consuela-Mădălina Gheorghe (0000-0002-6062-6879, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1332 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci15101332 |
| OpenAlex | W4414967836 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 85 |
It has been widely acknowledged that HEIs have begun to play a critical role in effecting substantial societal change. This study aimed to investigate the association between perceived international medical students’ social sustainability and their satisfaction with academic life, within an integrated conceptual framework. A cross-sectional design was employed to collect data from 271 international undergraduate medical students from Romania. The data was analyzed with SEM in WarpPLS. The study’s findings indicated that social cohesion emerged as the strongest predictor and that inclusion contributed moderately to the students’ academic satisfaction, while HEI resilience had a small effect on the students’ academic satisfaction. Social cohesion enhanced HEI resilience and inclusion, and HEI resilience was associated with inclusion. Overall social sustainability was found to be a moderately significant predictor of students’ academic life satisfaction. The results of the study provide a valuable theoretical contribution by validating a second-order model of social sustainability in an HEI. The practical implications highlight the necessity of focusing on both the components and the overall social sustainability for the successful development of student-centered HEIs
Conceptual framework · Higher education · Psychological resilience · Social sustainability · Sustainability · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Sustainability in Higher Education
Social Sustainability
Effect of the Number of Response Categories on the Reliability and Validity of Rating Scales
Through the Eyes of Students
Universities as the engine of transformational sustainability toward delivering the sustainable development goals
Social Cohesion and Community Resilience During Covid-19 and Pandemics
Inclusion and Diversity in Work Groups
Organizational resilience
Higher Education For Sustainability
On the evaluation of structural equation models
G*Power 3
Common method biases in behavioral research
A new criterion for assessing discriminant validity in variance-based structural equation modeling
When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
Sources of Method Bias in Social Science Research and Recommendations on How to Control It
Common Method Bias in PLS-SEM
A holistic approach to sustainability in higher education institutes
A decade in review
Resilience in higher education
Redefining Higher Education Institutions ( HEIs ) in the Era of Globalisation and Global Crises
Unpacking resilience in higher education
White Privilege
The direct and indirect effects of social environmental factors on student mental wellbeing at different socio-ecological levels
Inclusive mental health support for international students
Comparing Rating Scales of Different Lengths
Validation of the Social Inclusion Scale with Students
Blood Donation during Times of Crises
International Student Experiences in Three Superdiverse Higher Education Institutions
Social cohesion revisited
Perceptions of the academic community on the performance of sustainable development initiatives in higher education
Organizational Resilience of Higher Education Institutions
Student voice in higher education
Happy Sustainability
Online University Teaching During and After the Covid-19 Crisis
Student Satisfaction
Framing student engagement in higher education
Student power in a global perspective and contemporary trends in student organising
Reconsidering Social Cohesion
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