Young People and the Environment in Australia: Beliefs, Knowledge, Commitment and Educational Implications

Autor/inn/en	Connell, Sharon; Fien, John; Sykes, Helen; Yencken, David
Titel	Young People and the Environment in Australia: Beliefs, Knowledge, Commitment and Educational Implications
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 30 (2014) 1, S.78-87 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Beliefs; Adolescent Attitudes; High School Students; Knowledge Level; Familiarity; Environmental Education; Environmental Standards; Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Characteristics; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Student Reaction; Conservation (Environment); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Belief; Glaube; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Umweltauflage; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Nachhaltigkeit; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Schülerkritik; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Australien
Abstract	There is a paucity of research in Australia on the nature of young people's attitudes, knowledge and actions. This paper reports on the findings from one such study of Australian high school students. The research was based on a survey of 5,688 students form Melbourne and Brisbane. These young people identified protection of the environment as the most important problem in Australia and strongly supported the belief systems characteristic of an "environmental paradigm". Despite this, the majority displayed relatively low levels of knowledge of key environmental concepts, and were involved in little environmental action-taking outside of household activities. Differences are reported between: students from Melbourne and Brisbane: girls and boys; high performing and general schools; and teacher and students. The paper concludes with a discussion of some implications for environmental education in Australia. (As Provided).
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