Knowledge of global climate change: view of Iranian university students

This article assesses students' understanding of global climate change (GCC) and social factors affecting it. It was hypothesized that students who demonstrate pro-environmental attitudes are more likely to possess higher knowledge of GCC. It was further hypothesized that trust and personal eff...

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Published in:International research in geographical and environmental education 2016-07, Vol.25 (3), p.226-243
Main Authors: Salehi, Sadegh, Nejad, Zahra Pazuki, Mahmoudi, Hossein, Burkart, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate
Climate change
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Efficiency
Environment
environmental attitude
Environmental attitudes
Environmental awareness
Environmental education
environmental policy
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Global climate change
Higher education
Hypothesis Testing
Intellectual Disciplines
Interviews
Iran
Iranian students
Knowledge Level
Kruskal Wallis Test
Likert Scales
Pretests Posttests
Self efficacy
Social Influences
Statistical Analysis
Student attitudes
Student Surveys
Surveys
trust
Trust (Psychology)
University students
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Summary:This article assesses students' understanding of global climate change (GCC) and social factors affecting it. It was hypothesized that students who demonstrate pro-environmental attitudes are more likely to possess higher knowledge of GCC. It was further hypothesized that trust and personal efficiency would have a positive effect on the knowledge of GCC. To this end, 816 students of several universities in the Iranian Mazandaran province were randomly selected for a survey. Results show that the level of students' understanding of the GCC phenomenon is moderate and the social factors, environmental attitude, trust and personal efficiency have influence on their knowledge of GCC. Furthermore, the study shows that male students possess more knowledge of GCC than female ones.
ISSN:1038-2046
1747-7611
DOI:10.1080/10382046.2016.1155322