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Azba Zafar; Tahira Mannan; Sabir Hussain – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2024
Environmental or ecological knowledge means understanding the relationship between living organisms and their environment. The study aimed to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and behavioral components of environmental literacy of prospective teachers for quality education in District Lahore. The objective of this study was to assess the ecological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality
Adair, Athena – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Largely due to human contributions, global climate degradation continues to rise. To delve into possible solutions for this issue, the relationship between wildlife conservation behaviors of high school graduates and high school environmental studies is examined. Participants engaged in an online survey, in which they indicate wildlife…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, High School Students, Wildlife, Student Attitudes
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Hendra Michael Aquan; Luisa Diana Handoyo; Antonius Tri Priantoro – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2025
This study examines environmental awareness at a university in Indonesia, focusing on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in seven environmental areas: climate, water, food, energy, natural resources, biodiversity, and waste. A total of 442 respondents (380 students, 42 lecturers, 20 educational staff) were surveyed using a Likert scale…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Water, Food
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Trenova, Arailym; Seitzhanov, Azimkhan; Kosobaeva, Bakdolot; Imangaliyeva, Bazarkhan – Higher Education for the Future, 2023
The relevance of the research in this article is conditioned upon the problems of introducing environment-oriented education in the field of chemical discipline for the development of an important component of the information part of this science among students, based on its application in the framework of restoration and conservation of ecology.…
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Science Instruction, Decision Making
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Schafer, David; Bobilya, Andrew J.; Lawhon, Ben; Faircloth, W. Brad; Schultz, Jeremy – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2022
Resource degradation is a chief concern related to increased recreational of U.S. public lands. The Seven Leave No Trace (LNT) Principles are used to educate visitors how to reduce recreational impacts. This study sought to understand Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) hikers' behavioral intent toward LNT practices. A quantitative…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Conservation (Environment), Parks, Recreational Activities
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Fang, Shyang-Chyuan – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
As the impact of climate change is increasingly intense, environmental educators of higher education would like to know the influencing factors for college students to proceed financial strategies, such as flood insurance or energy taxes, to adapt climate change; however, the sustainable environmental education provided by most colleagues still…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education
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Moyer, Joanne M.; Sinclair, A. John – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2020
Social-ecological systems face increasing disruptions and challenges, many deriving from human actions, and learning is frequently touted as "the way out" for addressing them. Using a systematic review of 26 studies that span about 20 years and cover four continents, this article interrogates the link between learning, action, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Sustainability, Learning Processes, Social Change
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Breunig, Mary; Russell, Constance – Environmental Education Research, 2020
A survey of alumni of two longstanding interdisciplinary secondary school environmental studies programs revealed that the vast majority of alumni reported being engaged in pro-environmental behaviours, which they attributed to participation in the programs five to twenty-three years prior. That finding in itself is worth sharing. Digging deeper,…
Descriptors: Feminism, Environmental Education, Rural Schools, Neoliberalism
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Šoryte, Dovile; Pakalniškiene, Vilmante – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2019
Though the significance of involving children in environmental sustainability efforts is widely acknowledged, we still lack evidence on what they think of environmental issues and about the protection of nature. The aim of the paper is to systematically describe the reasons that children give for protecting the environment. Thirty-three children…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Sustainability, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Bellou, Chrysanthi; Petreniti, Vassiliki; Skanavis, Constantina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: This study aims to focus on the University of Aegean's non-academic staff's environmental sustainability attitudes and behavior both at work and at home, their perceptions for sustainability enforcement and their active participation skills. Design/methodology/approach: The research participants were the 101 non-academic staff working at…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), College Faculty
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Dlimbetova, Gaini; Zhylbaev, Zhanbol; Syrymbetova, Lyailya; ?liyeva, Aiman – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The research on situation with developing "green skills" in conditions of transition to "green economy" is analysed in this article. Kazakhstan like many other states has been going through transition to "green economy" since 2013. Economic reforms have made an impact on the system of environmental education. The…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Role of Education, Conservation (Environment), Economic Change
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Sakellari, Maria; Skanavis, Constantina – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
Ecofeminism suggests that women are more active than men regarding environmental issues for a variety of social, cultural, and biological reasons. In support to these arguments, women predominate within the overall grassroots of the Environmental Justice movement. However, claims have been made that environmental education theory and research are…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Gender Differences, Behavior Patterns, Feminism
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Borden, Richard J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Compared attitudes of individuals who engage in such environmentally responsible activities as recycling, energy conservation, or consumer boycotting. Results show that personal commitment to environmentally corrective behaviors is importantly determined by the person's evaluative response to widely publicized environmental topics. Theoretical and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
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Sivek, Daniel J.; Hungerford, Harold – Journal of Environmental Education, 1990
Three different organizations were surveyed and the results compared to the responses of a sample of Sierra Clubs to investigate predictors of responsible environmental behavior. Perceived skill in using environmental action strategies, level of environmental sensitivity, and locus of control were identified as the most important predictors. (CW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Natural Resources
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Thomas, Ian – Environmental Education and Information, 1987
Discusses the various ways that environmental education is defined. Emphasizes the influence that environmental education can have on values and behaviors. Describes formal and informal approaches to environmental education, along with some of the problems of programs that exist in both of these realms. (TW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
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