Supervisory Stakeholders as Architects of Responsible Learning: Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility into Pedagogical Paradigm shifts in Higher Education.
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This research explores how responsible institutional practices lead to changes in pedagogical paradigms within higher education. Utilizing Pedagogical Paradigm Shift Theory, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Theory, and Institutional Theory, it examines the ways supervisory stakeholders promote responsible and transformative educational settings. Ethical practices, governance, sustainability, and social impact efforts are examined as catalysts for teaching innovation. A quantitative method was employed to gather data through an online survey involving 371 students and supervisory stakeholders, with the sample size established using G*Power analysis. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to examine the connections between variables. Results indicate that ethical practices and governance serve as key drivers of pedagogical transformation, whereas sustainability and social impact strengthen institutional dedication. The research suggests that universities enhance ethical governance, integrate sustainability into strategic planning, and increase community involvement. It enhances literature by connecting CSR initiatives to educational innovation, proposing future studies on lasting and worldwide viewpoints.
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