Does Green Space Signify on Students’ Academic Performance and Pro-environmental Behavior? An Empirical Study at a Pro-environmental University

Abstract

Green Space has become a central awareness of higher educational institutions as it is expected to create a better atmosphere to study. This study aimed to examine the effects of students' perception of Green Space on their Academic Performance and pro-environmental behavior. It was a quantitative study; there were 705 students in the population and 256 student participants. The data were collected by distributing the questionnaire. After the questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability, the data were analyzed with SPSS version 21. The results showed that students’ perception of Green Space (X) had a positive but insignificant effect on Academic Performance(Y1). Furthermore, the Perception of Green Space (X) positively and significantly affected pro-environmental behavior (Y2). Therefore, it is recommended that higher education institutions improve their pro-environmental behavior by committing to Green Space. Then, educational institutions are concerned with other factors, such as the lecturers' competencies, interests, and passions, and the infrastructure to improve students’ Academic Performance.