Investigating the relationship between Higher education and sustainable development (A Case Study of Professors of Governmental Universities)

Abstract

This study aims to explore the relationship between the higher

education and sustainable development in governmental universities

of Afghanistan. This study intends to provide light on the

significance of higher education and the ways in which it can support

sustainable development. The research used quantitative research

methodology and the data came from 349 professors of the

governmental universities of Afghanistan through a five-point Likert

scale online questionnaire, and was analyzed by SPSS program.

Cronbach's alpha was found 0.881 which it shows a strong reliability

of the instrument. Also, the validity of the questionnaire has been

confirmed by a number of experts in the field of economics.

Hypotheses was developed and were tested through Spearman's rho

correlation to determine the relationship between the variables. The

finding exhibited that higher education has a positive and significant

impact on sustainable development as much as 0.543. The research

results show that research has the greatest effect of 0.482 and training

has the least effect of 0.423 on sustainable development.