The Role of Catholic Life Formation in Fostering Sustainable Environmental Attitudes among Selected Filipino SHS Students

A relevant Religious Education needs to confront the life-threatening global issues humanity faces today. The present study investigates how Catholic Life Formation (CLF) through religious instruction may predict environmental attitudes among students in Cebu City, Philippines. This study analyzes h...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2024-02, Vol.15 (3), p.287
Main Authors: Baring, Rito, Villacrucis, Peb Hinojales, Barcenas, Jake T, Arsolon, Noel, Dandan, Maria Antonette, Foronda, Jojit, Legitimas, Milver, Pancho, Loreto, Ranara, Josefina Bernados, Ypanto, Dwight Jimenez, Magallon-Avenido, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Catholic formation
Catholicism
Christian life
Christianity
Environmental aspects
environmental attitudes
Environmental movement
Environmental protection
Environmental sustainability
environmentalism
High school students
Religion
Religious aspects
religious education
Set-top boxes
Students
Study and teaching
Surveys
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Summary:A relevant Religious Education needs to confront the life-threatening global issues humanity faces today. The present study investigates how Catholic Life Formation (CLF) through religious instruction may predict environmental attitudes among students in Cebu City, Philippines. This study analyzes how the following variables may influence Christian environmentalism: students’ reception of CLF inputs, Catholic Social Teachings (CST) perceptions, and students’ beliefs and environmental responses (STB) from a sample of 491 Grade 12 SH students of a private university in Cebu, Philippines. This descriptive quantitative survey used ordinal logistic regression to test our model. We adopted a two-step procedure to gather data: First, an open-ended interview was used to tease the themes and viewpoints of students. Second, incorporating the qualitative output from the interviews, a survey was conducted using a researcher-made self-report paired with the Christian Environmentalism Scale (CES) to describe student attitudes toward the environment. The findings are discussed with respect to Religious Education and CLF environmental advocacy.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel15030287