Environmental education: Reflecting on application of environmental attitudes measuring scale in higher education students

Helen Kopnina; Andreea Cocis

doi:10.3390/educsci7030069

Environmental education: Reflecting on application of environmental attitudes measuring scale in higher education students

Helen Kopnina^*, Andreea Cocis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The Ecocentric and Anthropocentric Attitudes toward the Sustainable Development (EAATSD) scale measures environmental concern in relation to sustainable development. This article will discuss how this scale was tested with three groups of Dutch higher education students. Findings demonstrate that anthropocentric and ecocentric values are independent of the students’ chosen course of study, suggesting that students attracted by the ‘sustainable development’ course title do not necessarily associate ‘sustainability’ with ecocentric aims. This article discusses why ecocentric values are beneficial to the objective of a sustainable society and proposes ways forward in which these values can be enhanced in learners.

Original language	English
Article number	69
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Education Sciences
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci7030069
Publication status	Published - 14 Aug 2017
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Environmental attitudes
Sustainable development

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Environmental education: Reflecting on application of environmental attitudes measuring scale in higher education students

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