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Education for environmental sustainability nowadays is part of the education curricula. The importance of educating the young generation to be more sensitive and preserve the natural environment is critical to ensure environment sustainability. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the independent variables (knowledge, skill, crop management, motivation on environmental sustainability) and dependent variable (attitude on environmental sustainability) and to identify the significant factors (knowledge, skill, crop management, and motivation on environmental sustainability) effecting attitude on environmental sustainability. This study applied a cross sectional study on 29 students in one public university in Kelantan and the data was gathered by using self-administered questionnaire. The statistical analysis that have been applied were Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression and were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. In conclusion, only one factor which is knowledge has a significant effect on attitude toward environmental sustainability. This study suggested that conducting the study on large population and include new variables that may have effect the attitude toward environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability is very important in the future. Therefore, the younger generation needs to be educated to love the environment and have the right attitude towards the environment.
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To Cite this Article: Ismail, H. F., Zaila Idris, S. S., Mohamed, Z., Fauzi, N. Z. M., & Amran, A. (2022). Determinants of Environmental Sustainability among Students in Higher Institution. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(12), 2566 – 2579.
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