期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2018
卷号：7
期号：6
页码：1855-1874
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：Many methods are deployed to train and embed sustainability principles in the construction industry. Insignificant empirical evidence however exists about the effectiveness of these training methods and why they have seen such widespread application is not theorised. This study determined preferred methods for sustainable construction (SC) skills training and their impact on knowledge development and transfer. The causal relationship was hypothesised using training method’s ability to enhance individual learning (IL) as correlates of sustainability knowledge transfer performance (SKTP). A survey data obtained from 200 built environment professionals in South-South and South-East, Nigeria were analysed using Kruskal Wallis test and Canonical Correlation Analysis. The result of the study revealed that stakeholders’ preferred training method is project site-based; although, workshops, seminars, conferences and web-based approaches are more dispersed. Project site-based training method correlated theoretical individual learning in support of SKTP. Training method therefore moderates the effectiveness of sustainability knowledge transfer in the construction industry. The implication is that, training method maximises sustainable construction pedagogies by enhancing its content, stimulate motivation to learn, and promotes favourable organisation climate development to embed learned skills. Project site-based training method is therefore recommended to stakeholders for optimal sustainability knowledge development and transfer to practice.
关键词：Canonical Correlation; Knowledge Development; Knowledge Transfer; Sustainable Construction; Training Methods
