scholarly journals Consciência e Atitude Ambiental em Estudantes de Instituições de Ensino Técnico e Tecnológico

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 334
Author(s):  
Linnik Israel Lima Teixeira ◽  
José Carlos Lázaro Silva Filho ◽  
Fernanda Rosalina da Silva Meireles
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Technological Educational ◽  
Final Data ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental education is a powerful tool for forming collective environmental awareness from primary school to higher education level. Based on this, this study aims to investigate environmental awareness and environmental behavior among students of a technological educational institution. Using the NEP Scale (Dunlap et al., 2010) through a questionnaire with students it sought to examine the relationship between consciousness and environmental behavior through variables like course, semester, gender and environmental education. The final data generated can be divided into two outcomes: a) environmental awareness, was not observed significant differences between the courses and also for the semesters of respondents. On the other hand, significantly higher levels of environmental awareness were found in women and students who studied environmental education before they enter higher education; b) the environmental behaviour, the highest levels of pro-environmental behavior were found in students of Environmental Engineering, the graduates, on women and college students who studied environmental education before starting higher education. The study results show compliance with other research and suggest area researchers a deepening of the factors that influence these results.

scholarly journals Creating Environmental Awareness using an Eco-Feedback Application at a Higher Education Institution

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Calitz ◽  
Margaret Cullen ◽  
Francois Odendaal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Nelson Mandela

Providing environmental education and creating environmental awareness assists future generations to conserve, preserve and sustain the environment. Organisations are supporting environmental awareness education efforts and universities are increasingly being required to exercise sound environmental behaviour and educate all stakeholders on their responsibility of being aware of their environmental impact. Gamification and eco-feedback applications in previous studies have been used to provide feedback on an individual’sbehaviour with the goal of creating environmental awareness. Students are generally not provided with environmental information regarding their use of electricity, water and waste management whilst on campus. In this exploratory study, an eco-feedback application was developed and used to create environmental awareness amongst postgraduate students at the Nelson Mandela University and the functionality of the eco-feedback application was evaluated. The results indicated that participants became more aware of their environmental impact after being exposed to an eco-feedback application. The functionality provided by the eco-feedback application, to assist in creating environmental awareness within an academic institution, proved to be useful.

scholarly journals The Effects of Sleep Quality and Resilience on Perceived Stress, Dietary Behaviors, and Alcohol Misuse: A Mediation-Moderation Analysis of Higher Education Students from Asia, Europe, and North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Chen Du ◽  
Megan Chong Hueh Zan ◽  
Min Jung Cho ◽  
Jenifer I. Fenton ◽  
Pao Ying Hsiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the already high levels of stress that higher education students experience. Stress influences health behaviors, including those related to dietary behaviors, alcohol, and sleep; yet the effects of stress can be mitigated by resilience. To date, past research studying the connections between dietary behaviors, alcohol misuse, sleep, and resilience commonly investigated singular relationships between two of the constructs. The aim of the current study was to explore the relationships between these constructs in a more holistic manner using mediation and moderation analyses. Methods: Higher education students from China, Ireland, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the United States were enrolled in a cross-sectional study from April to May 2020, which was during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for most participants. An online survey, using validated tools, was distributed to assess perceived stress, dietary behaviors, alcohol misuse, sleep quality and duration, and resilience. Results: 2254 students completed the study. Results indicated that sleep quality mediated the relationship between perceived stress and dietary behaviors as well as the relationship between perceived stress and alcohol misuse. Further, increased resilience reduced the strength of the relationship between perceived stress and dietary behaviors but not alcohol misuse. Conclusion: Based on these results, higher education students are likely to benefit from sleep education and resilience training, especially during stressful events.

scholarly journals Disciplinary system of higher education of the capital in the early 20th century: the establishment and activities of the professorial court

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-145
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Disciplinary System ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The article considers government measures to establish professorial disciplinary court at higher education institutions of the capital (the court conducted its work from August 27, 1902 to February 22, 1917), the work of the commission on the development of regulations for this body, and the main normative legal acts to implement it. The article examines the issues of the activity of the professorial disciplinary court and the relationship between the participants of this disciplinary system: students, professors, and the authorities. The students who appeared before the professorial disciplinary court were accused of violation of the norms of administrative law of their educational institution, and in accordance with the university charter and the rules of the university, they had to abide by the decision of the court. Professors were in the same position of dependence: membership in the Council of the educational institution obliged them to assume the role of judges. The article explains why the professorial courts did not have the opportunity to become an autonomous body, why the professors themselves did not want to take on the responsibility of judges, and whether all students were hostile to their work. Analyzing the cases of violations which were considered at that time and concerned the rules and order at a university, the author comes to the conclusion that it was not possible to ensure order and create conditions for the restoration of the proper course of academic life by introducing the system of university disciplinary proceedings. The compromise between the authorities and the students, which should have been facilitated by the existence of the professorial court, was not reached. Resistance from students and professors forced the Ministry of Public Education to reconsider the need for the existence of professorial courts and exclude them from the draft of the new university charter.

An evaluation of the ‘Red Andalucia Ecocampus University of Malaga’ environmental education programme

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 378-385
Author(s):  
Juan-Jesus Martin-Jaime ◽  
Leticia-Concepcion Velasco-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Community

Training university students so that they become professionals who will promote an improvement in the relationship between socio-economic activity and the environment is one of the main challenges in higher education. Thus, it is important to evaluate the Environmental Education Programmes offered by public institutions to the university community. The objective of this research is to assess the impact of the ‘Red Andalucia Ecocampus University of Malaga’ Programme in relation to the involvement of the university community in the environmental sustainability of its setting. A mixed methods design was used. Research participants included teachers, students and administrative and service staff at different research and training centres of the University of Malaga (n = 387). The results in this research work reveal that this Programme has an effective methodological design when it comes to acquiring concepts and strengthening environmental values in the university community. Keywords: Environmental education, programme evaluation, sustainability, higher education.

Corelational Personality: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) and Intention to Act With Responsibility Environmental Behaviour

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Zairin Zairin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Responsible Environmental Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the research is to study the relationship personality (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) and Intention to act with responsibility environment behaviour. It was a quantitative research with an study  corelational methode conducted in Thariq bin Ziyad high school in Bekasi in 2015. The data were collected through questioner. The data analysis and interpretation indicate that  1. There is a positive relationship between personality  with responsible environmental behavior. 2. There is a positive relationship between personality with the intention to act. 3. There is a positive relationship between personality, openness with the intention to act. 4. There is a positive relationship between personality, conscientiousness with intention to act. 5. There is a positive relationship between personality, extraversion with the intention to act. 6. There is a positive relationship between personality, agreeableness with the intention to act. 7. There is a positive relationship between personality, neuroticism with the Intention to act. 8. There is a positive relationship between the intention to act with responsible environmental behavior.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA PRESTASI MAHASISWA DAN KEMAMPUAN BERBAHASA INGGRIS DENGAN LAMA STUDI (Studi Kasus pada Wisudawan Universitas Merdeka Pasuruan Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017)

Jurnal Varian ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Dwita Laksmita Rachmawati ◽  
Vita Fibriyani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Study Duration ◽  
The Relationship

Education is the most important thing in a person’s life. Formal education is the learning process held by a particular educational institution, starting from the elementary, secondary, and higher education. To produce well-qualified college graduates, good teaching and learning process is needed. Determination of learning achievement in Higher Education is in the form of score of test results and observation conducted by the lecturer. The competence of college graduates cannot be seen only from the GPA and study duration, but also the ability of foreign language such as English. This study aims to determine the relationship between student achievement and English proficiency with study duration. Sampling techniques is done randomly. Statistical analysis used for this study was Pearson correlation analysis and testing the hypothesis by using Z-test. The result of the analysis indicates that there is a significant relationship statistically between student achievement and graduates’ study duration of Merdeka University Pasuruan that is the correlation coefficient obtained was –0.515. It means that the better (higher) of students’ achievement the faster the length of study will be, and the lower the students’ achievement then the longer the duration of the study period will be. For the relationship between the students’ abilities of foreign language with the duration of study, obtained correlation coefficient of 0.102, but the relationship formed insignificant statistically.

scholarly journals Does Environmental Education Matter? Evidence from Provincial Higher Education Institutions in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6338
Author(s):  
Yuan Ma ◽  
Jingzhi Men ◽  
Wei Cui
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Further Development

Environmental education pedagogy is divided into two categories: teacher-driven pedagogy and student-driven pedagogy. Their impacts on the environmental awareness of college students are analyzed using the propensity score matching method. The analysis results for 485 survey data points from college students show that both of these two pedagogies influence college students’ environmental awareness positively, and the effect of student-driven pedagogy is higher. The conclusion provides insight for the further development of college students’ environmental education.

scholarly journals Service Effectiveness of the Nature Centers for Sustainability of Environmental Education and Forest Policy Implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Lee ◽  
Ching Li ◽  
Sung-Ta Liu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Service Effectiveness ◽  
Correlation Analyses ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between service effectiveness of the Nature Centers of Forest Bauru of Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Nature Centers) and sustainability of environmental education and forest policy implications. The (n = 1520) participants were selected through purposive and quota sampling, and the questionnaires were divided into four categories: Potential target customer groups, potential operators, the public, and website users from 1 July to 31 August 2017. Canonical correlation analyses were used to explore the relationship between two variables. The study results revealed the significant relationships between service effectiveness and forest policy implications, and two canonical factors were extracted. The first pair of canonical correlation analyses reveals that higher overall service effectiveness is more likely to catch the attentions of participants with the overall forest policy implications. The second canonical correlation analysis suggests that forest policy implications factors of protected coast forest, exotic species, green economy, forest resource management, and wood self-sufficiency ratio were positively associated with service effectiveness for natural resources and negatively associated with those of teaching quality. The implication for further research and practical applications in terms of cultural and creative research is suggested.

scholarly journals Enhancing Educational and Environmental Awareness Outcomes Through Photovoice

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110167
Author(s):  
Nadav L. Sprague ◽  
Uzoma C. Okere ◽  
Zoe B. Kaufman ◽  
Christine C. Ekenga
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Improved Learning

In the United States, there are substantial barriers to youth nature access and environmental education (EE). These barriers may lead to racial, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities in both nature contact and environmental awareness. This study investigated the impacts of a Photovoice EE intervention on the environmental perceptions, STEM-capacity, and environmental awareness of 335 low-income, urban youth (ages 9–15). Youth were assigned to one of two intervention groups, a Photovoice EE intervention group or an EE intervention group without a Photovoice activity, or a control group. The Photovoice activity revealed that participants perceived the environment in three major subthemes: social, natural, and built. Photovoice participants expressed both positive and negative sentiments toward their environment. After the EE intervention, Photovoice participants experienced greater improvements in STEM-capacity scores than those who participated in the EE intervention without the Photovoice activity ( p = .04). Further, EE participants experienced improved STEM-capacity and environmental awareness scores ( p < .001), while a control group of youth who did not participate in the EE intervention did not experience any significant improvements in STEM-capacity or environmental awareness. Study results suggest that the Photovoice activities may be associated with improved learning outcomes. Larger intervention studies are necessary to confirm the benefits of Photovoice in Environmental Education.

scholarly journals Students’ Knowledge, Awareness, and Pro-Environmental Behavior in Urban to Design Climate Change Book Serials

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-517
Author(s):  
Diana Vivanti Sigit ◽  
Eka Putri Azrai ◽  
Ade Suryanda ◽  
Melisa Epriani ◽  
Ilmi Zajuli Ichsan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
State University ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Contextualized Learning

Background and objective: Problems currently occurred in the environment are caused by a lack of environmental awareness of the community. Biology students learn the environment in ecological learning. Students must explore environmental knowledge (EK) and are expected to have high environmental awareness (EA) and then apply their knowledge in daily life with pro-environmental behavior (PEB). There is a need for designing climate-change book serials for university students (CCBS-US) towards contextualized learning. This study aimed to determine the relationship between EK and EA and the PEB of biology students as a baseline for designing CCBS-US. Methods: The study used a quantitative descriptive method with a correlational design. Total 136 biology students from a state university in Jakarta, Indonesia served as samples of the study. Results: Research results revealed a positive relationship between EK and PEB of biology students. There was a positive relationship between EA and PEB of biology students and between EK and EA and PEB of Biology students. Moreover, 77% of students reported their EK is very high, 55% of students reported their EA is medium, and 46% of students reported their PEB is medium. Ecological learning has a vital role in shaping the EK, EA, and PEB, thus CCBS-US needs to be developed. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a relationship between EK, EA, and PEB. The study recommends the development of CCBS-US based on the survey results.

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