scholarly journals Study on the Environmental Education Demand and Environmental Literacy Assessment of Citizens in Sustainable Urban Construction in Beijing

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
En Wu ◽  
Jing-Qi Cheng ◽  
Jia-Bao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
New Media ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Education Demand ◽  
Urban Construction

In the process of sustainable urban construction, citizens’ environmental literacy is a decisive factor, and environmental education is an important factor affecting the former’s level. Therefore, by determining the environmental literacy and environmental education demand of 383 citizens, the conclusion of this study is instructive for sustainable urban construction in China and other developing countries. Further, in the study, data were collected through a paper questionnaire and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SSPS) software version 25 (IBM Corp, BJ, CHN) was used for data analysis. According to our survey, the average score of Beijing citizens’ environmental literacy is 3.77 out of 5, which reflects the necessity to carry out environmental education for the citizen. In order to effectively measure citizens’ environmental literacy, we divided the sample population into three groups according to their evaluation scores of environmental literacy. The social demographic characteristics of the high- and middle-scoring groups showed a higher proportion of women and well-educated people. A higher proportion of working or living stability was reflected in the majority of civil servants, staff of citizen institutions, retirees, and housewives. There were more people over the age of 30, most of whom have lived in Beijing for a long time. “Green lifestyle” and “knowledge and skills of environmental protection” were the aspects of environmental education that the sample group of Beijing citizens generally wants to learn. In addition, citizens in the high- and middle-scoring groups are also more interested in “ecological science knowledge”, while the low-scoring group is more interested in “the knowledge of environmental factors” and “environmental ethics”. The survey respondents showed the highest preference for environmental education (natural education) when participating in outdoor activities, followed by exhibition place and activity, with a relatively low preference for lecture and community activities. Mass media is also an important channel for environmental education, and the use preference and frequency of new media such as MicroBlog, WeChat, and short video applications are much higher than those of traditional media such as television and newspapers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Integrated Instructional Activities of Environmental Education by Using Community - Based Learning and Active Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Suparat Ongon ◽  
Prayoon Wongchantra ◽  
Wutthisak Bunnaen
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Community Based Learning

The purposes of this research were to study and compare environmental knowledge, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers before and after integrated instructional activities of environmental education by using community - based learning and active learning, to compare environmental knowledge, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers of students with different gender and Grade Point Average (GPA). The sample used in the study were 89 the first year undergraduate students in Environmental Education program, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, which was derived by purposive sampling in environmental studies course. The research tools were the integrated instructional activities of environmental education by using community - based learning and active learning, environmental knowledge test, environmental ethics test and environmental volunteers test. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and hypothesis testing using t-test, F-test (One–Way MANOVA, One–Way MANCOVA and Univariate Test). The results of the research showed that: 1) The students had average score of the environment knowledge, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers in the posttest higher than pretest statistical significance (p < .05). 2) There was no significant difference between average score of the environmental knowledge, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different gender (p > .05). 3) There was statistically significant difference between average score of the environmental knowledge, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different Grade Point Average (GPA) (p < .05).

Effects of environmental education on environmental ethics and literacy based on virtual reality technology

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 860-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Liu ◽  
Zhongming Cheng ◽  
Min Chen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Moral Awareness ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
Good Habit

Purpose This study aims to propose the corresponding ways and methods to strengthen the environmental moral education based on scientific research methods, rigorous scientific theory and the specific content of environmental moral education. Design/methodology/approach In this study, taking 360 volunteers of Yangtze University, Hubei, as the research samples, the 32-week (3 h per week) experimental research was preceded in this study. Among the 360 distributed copies of questionnaires, 289 copies are valid, with the retrieval rate 80 per cent. Findings The research results show significant correlations between environmental education and environmental ethics; environmental ethics and environmental literacy; and environmental education and environmental literacy. Research limitations/implications The research on the environmental moral education in China was still in the primary stage, and there were few results that can be used for reference. As a result, there was a lack of empirical research in this paper, which needed to be further expanded and improved. Practical implications This study put forward a series of new judgments and new views to solve the problems, which provided a good theoretical basis for the current education and teaching work of the majority of educators and valuable reference for future research on related topics. This study was helpful to further enhance the environmental moral awareness and environmental moral level. Aiming at the problems existing in environmental moral education, this study proposed a series of solutions to make the whole society, schools and families work together for the improvement and development of environmental moral education. Originality/value This study was helpful to promote environmental moral quality and level, promote the harmony between man and nature and form a good habit of environmental protection in the whole society.

scholarly journals The Effects of Environmental Education Learning Activities Using Area-Based Learning in Khok Hin Lad Community Forest in Maha Sarakham, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Likhit Junkaew ◽  
Prayoon Wongchantra ◽  
Wutthisak Bunnaen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Environmental Learning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Univariate Test

The purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers from learning activities of undergraduate students before and after activities, to study and compare knowledge about Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different gender and GPAs. The sample used in the research was 99 second-year undergraduate students in Environmental Education, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, which are derived from purposive sampling. The research instruments were a manual of environmental learning activities in Khok Hin Lad community forest by using area-based learning, knowledge test about Khok Hin Lad Community Forest, Environmental ethics test, and environmental volunteers test. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. And hypothesis testing using t-test, F-test (One – Way MANOVA, One – Way MANCOVA, and Univariate Test). The study found that: 1) The student's knowledge average score of Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers after learning activities were higher than before the learning activities' statistical significance (p< .05). 2) There was no different knowledge of Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students of different gender (p> .05). 3) There was no different knowledge of Khok Hin Lad community forest, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students with different GPAs (p>. 05).

scholarly journals ANALISIS TINGKAT LITERASI LINGKUNGAN SISWA PADA MUATAN LOKAL PENDIDIKAN LINKUNGAN HIDUP

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Nur Aini ◽  
Mimien Henie Irawati Al Muhdhar ◽  
Fatchur Rochman ◽  
I Wayan Sumberartha ◽  
Wenny Wardhani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
And Behavior

Abstrak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat literasi lingkungan siswa kelas X IPA 1 SMAN 3 Jombang pada muatan lokal pendidikan lingkungan hidup. Penelitian ini tergolong deskriptif kualitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas X IPA SMAN 3 Jombang. Sampel penelitian ditentukan dengan purposive sampling yaitu kelas X IPA 1. Hasil penelitian dijabarkan sebagai berikut, literasi lingkungan siswa termasuk dalam kategori cukup dengan rerata skor sebesar 75. Indikator pengetahuan termasuk dalam kategori baik dengan rerata skor 80. Indikator keterampilan kognitif, sikap, dan perilaku termasuk dalam kategori cukup dengan masing-masing rerata skor  yaitu 75, 74, dan 72. Pembelajaran pada muatan lokal pendidikan lingkungan hidup berdampak pada peningkatan literasi lingkungan siswa akan tetapi tidak memberikan perbedaan yang signifikan.Abstract. The aim of this study was to determine the level of environmental literacy of students class X Science 1 of SMAN 3 Jombang on the local content of environmental education. This research is classified as qualitative descriptive. The study population was all students of class X IPA SMAN 3 Jombang. The research sample was determined by purposive sampling, namely class X IPA 1. The results of the study are described as follows, environmental literacy of students is included in the category of sufficient with a mean score of 75. Indicators of ecological knowledge are categorized well with a mean score of 80. Indicators of cognitive skills, attitudes, and behavior included in the category enough with each average score of 75, 74, and 72. Learning on the local content of environmental education has an impact on increasing environmental literacy of students but does not make a significant difference.

scholarly journals The Effect of Environmental Education Training Course in Soil, Water and Forest Conservation on the Concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Kannika - Sookngam ◽  
Prayoon Wongchantra ◽  
Wutthisak Bunnaen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Academic Year

The purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about soil, water and forests conservation, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers using the environmental education training course on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand in soil, water and forest conservation before and after training of students having different genders and Grade Point Average (GPA). There were two sample used this research: one involved in the curriculum development consisting of 94 students in Environmental Education, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies Mahasarakham University enrolled in the course Environmental Education Training Curriculum in the first semester of the academic year 2018, and the other composed of 67 first-year students in Environmental Studies who were enrolled in the course Environmental Education in the second semester of the academic year 2018. Both groups were selected through the purposive sampling. The research instruments were Environmental Education Training Course in soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, knowledge test about soil, water and forest conservation, environmental ethics test and environmental volunteers test. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, including hypothesis testing using t-test, F-test One-Way MANOVA, One-Way MANCOVA, and Univariate Test. The results showed that: 1. The students’ average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers in the posttest was higher than the pretest statistical significance (p< .05). 2. There was significant different of average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ science of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students with different gender statistical (p< .05). 3. There was significant different of average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students with different Grade Point Average (GPA) statistical (p< .05).

Reducing Pessimism's Sway in The Environmental Ethics Classroom

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 213-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
William James ◽  
General State ◽  
Environmental Challenges ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Of The Environment

AbstractIncreased awareness of the breadth and depth of existing environmental challenges is part of an environmental education. One effect of this increased awareness that can manifest itself in the environmental ethics classroom is pessimism. I outline two varieties of pessimism that have a tendency to hold sway in the environmental ethics classroom: 1) pessimism about the general state of the environment; and, 2) pessimism about being able to do anything about the general state of the environment. After outlining a few of the potential educational and vocational consequences of allowing pessimism to take root, I offer a pedagogical method for reducing the sway of pessimism in the classroom. I argue that William James' and John Dewey's writings on the subject of meliorism offer a framework that, when combined with some of the insights of incrementalism theory in environmental policy, can not only help students to reduce the sway of pessimism in the classroom, but also in their chosen career paths by, among other things, highlighting the "possibility of possibility".

Getting the right message: a content analysis and application of the health literacy INDEX tool to online HIV resources in Australia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corie Gray ◽  
Gemma Crawford ◽  
Roanna Lobo ◽  
Bruce Maycock
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Average Score ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Missed Opportunities

Abstract Health literacy is considered by some as a determinant of health. Research suggests that different levels of health literacy may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) knowledge and behaviour, including willingness to test. This study assessed the health literacy demands of existing Australia HIV prevention resources available online using a health literacy assessment and content analysis. Two reviewers assessed 66 resources using the Health Literacy INDEX. Sixty-one (92%) scored below 50%, with an average score of 35.5%. A coding frame was developed to conduct a content analysis of the resources excluding videos, multiple webpages and booklets (n = 52). We coded for six categories of knowledge: HIV knowledge (100% of resources), transmission (96%), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) knowledge (88%), testing (87%), consequence of infection (85%) and prevention (77%). We found that resources required a reading grade above grade 8, and very few resources considered audience appropriateness. There were missed opportunities to encourage HIV prevention or testing. Some resources used incorrect language to refer towards people living with HIV, and transmission and prevention messages were often inconsistent. Guidelines for developing HIV prevention resources are warranted to improve health literacy, accessibility and appropriateness of resources and ensure consistent messages and framing of HIV risk.

Naturalists’ Hike As a New Form of Environmental Education for Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Golovina ◽  
I. Filatova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
New Form ◽  
Additional Education ◽  
Natural Communities

The article highlights the experience of conducting a naturalist hike - a new form of organizing environmental education for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren. The purpose of the trip, carried out in the form of a travel game, meets the requirements for the formation of environmental literacy in children of this age group, which are stated in the standards of preschool and primary school education. Game “What can you see in a pine forest?” is intended to enrich the sensory experience of children in the process of observing plants and animals of the forest, to acquaint them with observation as a method of studying natural communities, to develop a cognitive interest in the flora and fauna of their native land, to foster a desire to protect the forest and its inhabitants by participating in nature conservation activities. The article is intended for preschool teachers, primary school teachers, and additional education specialists.

scholarly journals From Environmental Awareness to Environmental Responsibility: Towards a Stewardship Curriculum

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Ajayi C. Omoogun ◽  
Etuki E. Egbonyi ◽  
Usang N. Onnoghen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Environmental Curricula

<p>The period of environmentalism heightened environmental concern and subsequently the emergence of Environmental Education that is anchored on awareness. It is thought that increase in environmental awareness will reverse the misuse of the environment and its resources. Four decades after the international call for Environmental Education, Earth’s degradation is far from abating as it’s pristinity is consistently and irreversibly being eroded by no less than from anthropocentric activities. Humans have seen themselves as the dominant species that is apart and not part of the organisms that constitute the environment. The philosophical value free nature concepts and the theological assumption that human are the ultimate species together with the rise of capitalism and its surrogates consumerism together conspire to diminuate environmental health. To protect the environment therefore, we must refocus EE to change human’s view of the environment and attitude towards the utilization of its resources. Environmental education can become more effective in creating respect for the environment. This paper examined the failure of efforts at addressing environmental issues via environmental education. The paper posits that environmental problems are on the increase due to lack of deliberate responsibility and stewardship, lack of a unique EE curricula and ineffective pedagogy. We suggest therefore that EE can target human perception and attitude and direct then towards biocentric stewardship for the environment. This can be achieved through a deliberate pedagogy of environmental values that promotes sustainable attitude and respect for the environment. Humans must bear the burden of responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of the environment. We must replace the philosophical value free nature concepts that nature is a common commodity and the theological assumption that humans are the ultimate species. We must also rethink our consumerism nature and the endless faith in the efficacy of technology to solve reoccurrence human induced ecological problems. These issues must be embedded in the school curriculum. Pedagogical approach to EE should essentially be the experiential model. The school curriculum must be the carrier and doer of these values that are crucial to the sustainability of the environment. Environmental ethics, environmental code of conduct, environmental nationalism, nature as manifestation of God, ascetic consumerism are recommended as key component of environmental curricula and pedagogy.<strong> </strong></p>

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