Attitudes of Macedonian High School Students towards the Environment

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the attitudes of Macedonian high school students towards the environment. Attitudes reflect feelings of concern for the environment. They are mental states based on personal beliefs towards pollution, technology, interdependence and equal importance of all life forms, dependence of human life on the resources of a finite planet, power of human beings to modify the environment, conservation, environmental action etc. The survey was carried out in 18 cities and towns. Nearly 500 respondents were included. A 13-item, 5-point Likert -type scale instrument was used. Results suggest that concern for environmental issues is nearly 70% of its maximum. We must look at student's attitudes towards environment in context of the overall social-economic conditions in which we carry out the education process. A model that tries to incorporate all these factors can help to illuminate this complex field.

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“…There are several studies that have investigated students' attitude and behavior towards environmental protection and EE (Uitto and Saloranta 2010;Ugulu et al 2013;Hassan et al 2010;Makki et al 2003;Dillon and Gayford 1997;Ozkan 2013;Asan et al 2014). Higher pro-environmental attitudes were found among biology/science students than among non-science students (Hassan et al 2010;Tikka et al 2000).…”

Attitude as a Mediator between Sustainable Behaviour and Sustainable Knowledge: An Approximation through a Case Study in the Dominican Republic

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“…This process produces effects on the environment, culture, political systems, development and economic prosperity, as well as on the well-being of people who make up societies around the world (Baylis et al 2017). It has led some authors (Aziz et al 2012;Asan et al 2014;De Leeuw et al 2014;Tucker and Izadpanahi 2017;Al-Naqbi and Alshannag 2018) to ponder over the importance of measuring variables such as the behaviour, attitude and knowledge of students toward sustainable development.…”

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