ERIC Number: EJ923833
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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A Comparative Study of Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors among University Students in China
He, Xueqin; Hong, Ting; Liu, Lan; Tiefenbacher, John
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, v20 n2 p91-104 2011
Environmental problems in China are intensifying and it is vital to evaluate the environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the generation poised to inherit their management. This study examines a survey of environmental awareness among Chinese students (aged between 16 and 20 years). Considering the contrasting levels of regional economic development and environmental problems in the eastern/coastal and western/inland regions of China, we examine how environmental differences affect university students' environmental awareness. Data were analyzed statistically using nonparametric tests to compare a population of urban residents from a developed region against a similar population of urbanites from a less-developed region. Students in the samples possessed rather low levels of environmental knowledge, but had positive environmental attitudes and were willing to commit to environment-friendly behaviors. Students growing up in developed versus less-developed settings had significantly different levels of general environmental awareness despite their shared exposure to institutionalized environmental education. (Contains 2 notes, 6 tables, and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Asians, Urban Areas, College Students, Geographic Regions, Student Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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