The Liberal Arts and Environmental Awareness: Exploring Endorsement of an Environmental Worldview in College Students

Autor/in	Rideout, Bruce E.
Titel	The Liberal Arts and Environmental Awareness: Exploring Endorsement of an Environmental Worldview in College Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 9 (2014) 1, S.59-76 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3065
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; College Seniors; World Views; Student Attitudes; Climate; Conservation (Environment); Student Surveys; Gender Differences; Liberal Arts; Private Colleges; Economic Climate; Majors (Students); Environmental Education; Comparative Analysis; Public Opinion; Pennsylvania; New Environmental Paradigm + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; World view; Weltanschauung; Schülerverhalten; Klima; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Schülerbefragung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Privathochschule; Wirtschaftslage; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Öffentliche Meinung
Abstract	The purpose of this research was to explore student endorsement of an environmental worldview during the college years through a sampling of freshmen and seniors. Nine independent samples of freshman and senior class undergraduates (N = 779) were surveyed over a five year period in a small, independent liberal arts college. The survey instrument included the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale, demographic items, and other measures, such as knowledge of, and worry over, climate change, and perceived priority for environmental issues. In general, NEP endorsement was weakly pro-environmental and was higher among women. Endorsement was stable during the years of the study, except for a temporary, significantly lower level during the recession. Class status had no effect on either NEP endorsement or responses to two questions assessing knowledge of global warming. Knowledge of climate change was comparable to that shown in samples of the public taken by other researchers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, 14280 Golkoy-Bolu, Turkey. e-mail: editorijese@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijese.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10