Attitudes and behaviors of undergraduate students toward environmental issues

The studies carried out throughout the world have indicated that there are differences between environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of undergraduate students. In what ways the environmental attitudes and behaviors of the students who will protect and manage the resources...

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Published in:International journal of environmental science and technology (Tehran) 2011, Vol.8 (1), p.159-168
Main Authors: Müderrisoglu, H, Altanlar, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
College students
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological Paradigm Scale
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental conditions
Environmental protection
Environmental Responsibility
Environmental Science and Engineering
Gender
Soil Science & Conservation
Student attitudes
University
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The studies carried out throughout the world have indicated that there are differences between environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of undergraduate students. In what ways the environmental attitudes and behaviors of the students who will protect and manage the resources of the country in the future have changed is an important issue? This study was aimed at determining the environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of the undergraduate students of Abant Ý zzet Baysal University toward environmental issues. In addition, the effects of the faculty in which the students are enrolled, locality and gender on the determined environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of the students were investigated. The data were gathered from 507 students in 2005. To explain the environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of undergraduate students toward environmental issues, factor analysis was used with Varimax Rotation method. To determine the changes of the environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors of the students with regard to the faculty, locality and gender, one-way analysis of variance was used. According to the results, students highly support the environmental attitudes and highly participate only in consumerism behaviors. Finally, it was determined if faculty and gender had an effect on the environmental attitudes and behaviors of the students.
ISSN:1735-1472
1735-2630
DOI:10.1007/BF03326205