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Autor/inn/en | He, Xueqin; Hong, Ting; Liu, Lan; Tiefenbacher, John |
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Titel | A Comparative Study of Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors among University Students in China |
Quelle | In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 20 (2011) 2, S.91-104 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1038-2046 |
Schlagwörter | Economic Development; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Nonparametric Statistics; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Asians; Urban Areas; College Students; Geographic Regions; Student Behavior; China |
Abstract | Environmental problems in China are intensifying and it is vital to evaluate the environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the generation poised to inherit their management. This study examines a survey of environmental awareness among Chinese students (aged between 16 and 20 years). Considering the contrasting levels of regional economic development and environmental problems in the eastern/coastal and western/inland regions of China, we examine how environmental differences affect university students' environmental awareness. Data were analyzed statistically using nonparametric tests to compare a population of urban residents from a developed region against a similar population of urbanites from a less-developed region. Students in the samples possessed rather low levels of environmental knowledge, but had positive environmental attitudes and were willing to commit to environment-friendly behaviors. Students growing up in developed versus less-developed settings had significantly different levels of general environmental awareness despite their shared exposure to institutionalized environmental education. (Contains 2 notes, 6 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |