Kopnina, Helen and Cocis, Andreea (2017) Environmental Education: Reflecting on Application of Environmental Attitudes Measuring Scale in Higher Education Students. Education Sciences, 7 (3). p. 69. ISSN 2227-7102
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | anthropocentrism; ecocentrism; environmental attitudes; sustainable development |
| Subjects: | L900 Others in Social studies X300 Academic studies in Education |
| Department: | Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School |
| Depositing User: | Elena Carlaw |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2021 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2021 08:00 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47318 |
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