scholarly journals University as Change Manager of Attitudes towards Environment (The Importance of Environmental Education)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macarena Esteban Ibáñez ◽  
Daniel Musitu Ferrer ◽  
Luis Vicente Amador Muñoz ◽  
Francisco Mateos Claros ◽  
Francisco Javier Olmedo Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The University

The university is an essential participant in education, a key place where societal change processes are developed. So, it must be a place to bring up current challenges and social requirements. That is the reason why it holds the responsibility to assure the creation of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values in the students to achieve an effective solution to environmental issues. The objective of this research was the assessment of the attitudes, knowledge, and pro-environmental behavior in university students from different faculties, studies, and degrees, as well as their influence in this group. The results show that most of the students have previous concepts of environment, and they consider that a good environmental education is necessary to solve the environmental issues that they have around. This proves that key factors in attitudes become essential elements for changing them. The differences made by gender and studies in several fields in attitudes (cognitive and emotional levels) are also confirmed.

scholarly journals Teletandem language learning in a technological context of education: interactions between Brazilian and German students

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 729-762
Author(s):  
Suelene Vaz da SILVA ◽  
Francisco José Quaresma de FIGUEIREDO
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Technological Context ◽  
The University ◽  
Communication Study

ABSTRACT This paper presents data from a computer-mediated communication study conducted between a group of Brazilian university students - from Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Goiás, Campus Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil - who wanted to learn English, and a group of German university students - from the University of Worms, in Germany - who wanted to learn Portuguese. The cross-cultural bilingual communication was conducted in the second semester of 2010 and involved discussions on environmental issues. Adopting a qualitative perspective in the analysis, the data were derived from conversation sessions through a webconferencing software known as Openmeetings and through e-mails and some written activities developed by the students. All these were analyzed by means of sociocultural theory. Among the conclusions we reached, we observed that the participants used the software features to help them in their language learning process, discussed issues related to environmental science, as well as topics related to their personal and academic life. Regarding the languages used, the participants used English during the teletandem sessions as an anchoring language to assist their partners in learning English itself and Portuguese, as well as introduced the German language in the interaction sessions.

scholarly journals Una aproximación al saber de estudiantes universitarios sobre ambiente y conductas proambientales. Un estudio realizado con ingresantes a la carrera Ingeniería Agronómica en la UNLu

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-19
Author(s):  
Patricia Abasto ◽  
Matilde Galván ◽  
César Di Ciocco
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Career ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El presente trabajo se realizó con el objetivo de indagar acerca de los conocimientos sobre temas ambientales generales, los hábitos cotidianos, la predisposición hacia el cuidado del ambiente y el índice de cultura ambiental de un grupo de estudiantes ingresantes a la carrera ingeniería agronómica de la Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu) y consistió en una encuesta escrita, individual y anónima realizada a 81 alumnos. Los resultados obtenidos permiten afirmar que resulta necesario promover no solo la difusión de conocimientos vinculados al impacto de las actividades de producción agropecuaria sobre el ambiente natural, sino también la separación de residuos, la reutilización de materiales tales como papel, vidrios o metales, la compra de productos que sean amigables con el ambiente, la disminución del consumo de productos innecesarios, la utilización de bolsas reutilizables al hacer las compras y los desplazamientos a pie o en bicicleta y con el fin de lograr que estos hábitos puedan extenderse a un mayor número de personas. Estos resultados, sumados al interés expresado por los encuestados en participar en diferentes acciones vinculadas al cuidado del ambiente natural, invitan a pensar en la importancia de desarrollar acciones de educación ambiental desde las distintas instituciones educativas, incluida la universidad. Abstract The present work was carried out with the aim of inquiring about knowledge on general environmental issues, daily habits, predisposition towards caring for the environment and the index of environmental culture of a group of students entering the agronomic engineering career at the National University of Luján (UNLu) and consisted a written, individual and anonymous survey of 81 students. The results obtained confirm that it is necessary to promote not only the dissemination of knowledge related to the impact of agricultural production activities on the natural environment, but also the separation of waste, the reuse of materials such as paper, glass or metals, the purchase of products that are friendly to the environment, the decrease in the consumption of unnecessary products, the use of reusable bags when shopping and traveling on foot or by bicycle and in order to ensure that these habits can be extended to a greater number of people. These results, added to the interest expressed by the respondents in participating in different actions related to the care of the natural environment, invite us to think about the importance of developing environmental education actions from the different educational institutions, including the university.

scholarly journals Birzeit University Students’ Perception of Bottled Water Available in the West Bank Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Buthainah Abdah ◽  
Issam A. Al-Khatib ◽  
Abdelhaleem I. Khader
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
The West ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Bottled Drinking Water ◽  
The Family ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Water bottling industry has negative environmental impacts due to exploitation and possible pollution of water resources and due to solid waste problems related to the use of plastic bottles. To mitigate these impacts, it is important to study the link between consuming bottled drinking water and the perception of its quality. The objective of the study is to assess the perception of Birzeit University students’ of the bottled water marketed in the West Bank and its impact on the humans and the environment. Universities play an important role in providing awareness about environmental issues and sustainability, and university students are thought to be more environmentally conscious about these issues. A quantitative survey was used to analyze the behaviors and perceptions of Birzeit University students. The sample size was 375 students, distributed according to the college, gender, and the academic year at the university. The results show that the factors that affect the perception of the students are mainly the educational year at the university, the income, the family size, and the community type.

scholarly journals The Importance of Pro-Environmental Behavior in Adolescent

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 09031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyas Palupi ◽  
Dian R Sawitri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Young People ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
University Students ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Environmental Preservation

Studies regarding pro-environmental behavior in adolescents are lacking. This study aimed to examine the importance of pro-environmental behavior in adolescents (high school and university students) by conducting literature review from previous studies on pro environmental behavior. Pro-environmental behavior is the behavior of individuals that contributes towards environmental preservation. Based on previous studies, measurement of pro-environmental behavior were investigated on several theories, namely theory of planned behavior (TPB) and value, belief, norms (VBN) by using aspects of pro environmental behavior. Young people with critical thinking, and good environmental education, are expected to behave more environmentally friendly for creating a sustainable future.

Environmental Education in the People's Republic of China: Features, Factors and Trends

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Zhu Huaixin ◽  
Justin Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Background Information ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Republic Of China

AbstractThe genesis and development of environmental education in the People's Republic of China is described. Background information about the education system and about environmental issues are summarised. Some key factors which have proven to be obstacles to progress, in terms of environmental education, are identified and some thoughts about future prospects are outlined.

scholarly journals Differentiated Impact of Politics- and Science-Oriented Education on Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Case Study of Chinese University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 616
Author(s):  
Ran Wang ◽  
Tiantian Jia ◽  
Rui Qi ◽  
Jinhua Cheng ◽  
Kang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Conduction Path ◽  
Politics And Science

The purpose of this study is to understand the differentiated impact of politics- and science-oriented education on pro-environmental behavior among university students. A questionnaire was designed and sent to more than 14,000 university students from 152 universities in China using the snowball sampling method. In the questionnaire, the environmental knowledge was divided innovatively into two parts: Science-oriented knowledge spread by traditional environmental education and politics-oriented knowledge spread through political education. The structural equation model was used to understand the conduction path of pro-environmental knowledge, attitude, and behavior. It shows that politics-oriented knowledge has a quicker and stronger effect on improving behavior than science-oriented knowledge. Moreover, there is a significant positive correlation between science- and politics-oriented knowledge. However, the attitude is positively influenced by science-oriented knowledge, instead of politics-oriented knowledge. It suggests that traditional environmental education and political education should be integrated to promote the pro-environmental behavior of university students indirectly and directly, which may provide an opportunity for pro-environmental political education in other countries. The study contributes important theoretical and practical implications for environmental education and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Diversity is not the Enemy: Promoting Encounters between University Students and Newcomers

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janieta Bartz ◽  
Wibke Kleina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Intercultural Exchange ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The University ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Selection Of

In today’s globalized world with dynamic processes of political, social, and societal change (Mergner et al., 2019) the university should be a place of encounter between people with different (cultural) backgrounds. The learning arrangement presented here therefore initiates intercultural exchange and aims to help students see diversity as an asset rather than a challenge (Roos, 2019). To this end, an intercultural project was initiated at TU Dortmund in Germany in 2017. In the context of different learning environments future teachers were invited to have encounters with young newcomers through a nearly completely self‐managed learning arrangement. The students were prepared for the encounters in focused courses dealing with theoretical backgrounds and didactic concepts. They would then prepare the lessons with the newcomers. In the context of this learning arrangement the following questions were important: What did the university students expect with regard to the encounter with newcomer students from schools? How did they prepare the lessons? What did students and newcomers think about the encounters later? What have they learned? And what do these reflections mean for inclusive and intercultural teacher education at universities? In the project we could observe that the didactic approach supports the students’ level of sensitivity towards differences and encourages future teachers to train the education of newcomers in a non‐judgmental framework (Bartz & Bartz, 2018). Based on a selection of qualitative empirical findings (ethnographic approach during six lessons in a period of two years and 147 interviews including the students’ and newcomers’ points of view about their learning encounters at TU Dortmund), this article discusses opportunities to create more innovative spaces for inclusive practices and cultures under the restricted terms of a mass university.

The Development of Responsible Environmental Citizenship: A Critical Challenge

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold R. Hungerford
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Instructional Practice ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Responsible Environmental Behavior ◽  
Critical Challenge

Although this article should not be considered a research article, its content is based almost entirely on research into responsible environmental behavior. It looks at instructional practice in environmental education and some of the flaws associated with it. The research that guides successful curriculum development and instruction is briefly discussed, and inferences flowing from that research are stated and described. The article then describes what the author believes to be the critical educational components that must be in place if receivers are to become lifelong responsible decision makers in society. Following this is a discussion of what an instructional program would look like that can be predicted to lead to responsible citizenship action regarding important environmental issues.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Students’ Pro-Environmental Behavior in Daily Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 09025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Widiaswati Dewi ◽  
Sawitri Dian R
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
State University ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Agent Of Change

Pro-environmental behavior is an individual action as a manifestation of one’s responsibility to create a sustainable environment. University students as one of the agent of change can adopt pro-environmental behaviors concept, even through simple things to do on daily activities such as ride a bicycle or walk for short distance, reuse the shopping bags, separate waste, learn about environmental issues etc. Many studies have examined pro-environmental behavior from various approaches. However, the study about university students’ pro-environmental behavior is lacking. The aim of this paper is to examine the undergraduate students’ pro-environmental behaviors level. We surveyed 364 first year undergraduate students from a state university in Semarang. The survey included six aspects of pro-environmental behavior in daily practice which include energy conservation, mobility and transportation, waste avoidance, recycling, consumerism, and vicarious behaviors toward conservation. Findings of this study showed the level of pro-environmental behavior of first year undergraduate students is medium. Recommendations for undergraduate students and future researchers are discussed.

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