Presenting a Model for Evaluation of Environmental Beliefs and Attitudes of Students and the Factors Influencing Them
Authors
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PhD in Higher Education Development Planning, Iran
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Associate Professor in Curriculum Studies, Kurdistan University, Iran
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PhD Student in Higher Education Development Planning, Mazandaran University, Iran
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Students of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Yasouj Branch, Iran
Abstract
Environmental education is one of the most important factors in promotion of public awareness about the environment. In particular, educating children will have a deeper impact. This study aims to present a model for evaluating environmental beliefs and attitudes of students and the factors influencing them. The proposed model has three scales. We studied past research, organizational experiences and viewpoints of experts on environmental education. In addition to offering a scale to measure environmental attitudes of students and the factors influencing them, we introduce a comprehensive and important model for such task. This research falls in the descriptive-review category. The results indicate the usefulness of taking three dimensions of the Manly, Johnson and Donloob model (2007) comprising the rights of nature, human liberty, and economic and critical aspects. To measure any of these dimensions it is necessary to use the approved environmental approach for children of Manley, Johnson and Dunlop (2007) and those concerning the relationship between man and nature offered by Lee and Long (2012).
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