Analysis of Ecological Values in Future Education Professionals in Andalusia (Spain)

This study shows the hierarchy of values presented by first-year teacher training students studying at public universities in Andalusia (Spain), emphasising the analysis of ecological values in relation to the gender variable. For this purpose, we used a survey-type methodology with a quantitative a...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-07, Vol.13 (14), p.7934
Main Authors: González-Gijón, Gracia, Martínez-Heredia, Nazaret, Jiménez Ríos, Francisco Javier, Soriano Díaz, Andrés
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Colleges & universities
Ecological effects
Ecology
Education
Environmental impact
Gender
Knowledge
Labor unions
Learning
Morality
Nature
Students
Sustainability
Sustainable development
University students
Values
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Summary:This study shows the hierarchy of values presented by first-year teacher training students studying at public universities in Andalusia (Spain), emphasising the analysis of ecological values in relation to the gender variable. For this purpose, we used a survey-type methodology with a quantitative approach. Participants were selected by means of probability sampling by clusters. The sample was finally composed of 651 students, of whom 226 were men (34.7%) and 425 women (65.3%) aged between 18 and 49 (M = 20.20 and T.D. = 3.736). The results show a high valuation of non-material aspects related to affectivity, morality, the individual and ecology, followed by values related to the body and its care, the social, the material and the aesthetic, and finally, values related to the intellectual, the political and the religious. The results show the influence of gender in the identification of ecological values and the variables that make them up, where women have higher averages in most of the items. We can therefore conclude that the gender variable influences the choice of ecological values presented by university students.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13147934