Cultural Differences in the Environmental Worldview of Children

Autor/inn/en	Boeve-De Pauw, Jelle; Van Petegem, Peter
Titel	Cultural Differences in the Environmental Worldview of Children
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2 (2012) 1, S.1-11 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0329
Schlagwörter	World Views; Environmental Education; Cultural Differences; Questionnaires; Scores; Factor Analysis; Cultural Influences; Cross Cultural Studies; Context Effect; Likert Scales; Correlation; Children; Attitude Measures; Item Analysis; Foreign Countries; Ecology; Student Surveys; Belgium; Vietnam; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? World view; Weltanschauung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Kultureller Unterschied; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Likert-Skala; Korrelation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Itemanalyse; Ausland; Ökologie; Schülerbefragung; Belgien; Simbabwe
Abstract	The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) is a popular measure of environmental concern and pro-environmental orientation of adults, which has recently been modified for use with children. For this paper, we have collected questionnaires from 1586 children from three different countries and continents (i.e. Zimbabwe, Belgium and Vietnam). In this paper we will present the NEP-scores and the search for dimensionality of the scales, across the different populations, by means of factor analyses. The results indicate that there is a clear and highly significant cultural influence on the environmental worldview of children, when developed and developing countries are compared. Such differences are important for those designing and evaluating environmental education initiatives because such initiatives need to be rooted in the local specific situation--both physically and attitudinally. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.iejeegreen.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01