Pro-Environmental Awareness of University Students -- Assessment through Sustainability Literacy Test

Autor/inn/en	Aikowe, Loveth Daisy; Mazancova, Jana
Titel	Pro-Environmental Awareness of University Students -- Assessment through Sustainability Literacy Test
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24 (2023) 3, S.719-741 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-06-2021-0219
Schlagwörter	Tests; Conservation (Environment); Knowledge Level; Sustainability; Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Undergraduate Students; Engineering Education; Agricultural Education; Majors (Students); Program Development; Developing Nations; Environmental Education; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Nachhaltigkeit; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ingenieurausbildung; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Programmplanung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to assess the current knowledge and awareness of environmental and sustainable development of Nigerian students by investigating the influence of their sociodemographics. Design/methodology/approach: This study adapts the concept of using an assessment model in a bespoke application of SulitestVR and Assessment of Student Knowledge. A total of 650 undergraduate students (in the environment, engineering and agriculture programs) were administered a paper-based questionnaire from June to July 2019. Findings: This study determined that Nigerian students performed poorly on the sustainability literacy test (SLT). Furthermore, students majoring in agriculture exhibited higher knowledge in the social and overall topics, followed by students majoring in the environmental field. From the study findings, the authors recommend that periodic assessment using SLT measures will help higher education institutions (HEIs) identify targeted sustainability programs for the development of students and educators. Hence, HEIs in Nigeria and elsewhere should use sustainability assessment tools to promote pro-environmental awareness. Originality/value: The SLT is one of several options to assess sustainability knowledge in HEIs. Several HEIs across the USA and Europe have been known to adopt some SLT assessment techniques to improve environmental literacy among students. However, environmental literacy has global implications; hence, this study contributes to the limited body of literature investigating the level of environmental awareness or literacy among university students from a developing country, focusing on the three main study programs (agriculture, environment and engineering). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01