Eco-Schools: what factors influence pupils' action competence for pro-environmental behaviour?

Činčera, Jan; Krajhanzl, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.030

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“…In fact, although many studies have documented significant sex differences, with women generally reporting greater eco-friendly intentions and behavior than men (e.g., Cincera & Krajhanzl, 2013;de Leeuw, Valois, Morin, & Schmidt, 2014;Fielding & Head, 2012;Zelezny, Chua, & Aldrich, 2000), other studies (e.g., Hadler & Haller, 2011;Hunter, Hatch, & Johnson, 2004;Tindall, Davies, & Mauboules, 2003;Xiao & Hong, 2010) have found no sex differences. According to the TPB, differences in intentions and behavior between men and women may be the result of divergent behavioral, normative, and/or control beliefs which affect the proximal antecedents of intentions, that is, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceptions of behavioral control (Ajzen, 2005).…”

Section: Background Factors: Sex and Empathic Concernmentioning

confidence: 98%

Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying pro-environmental behavior in high-school students: Implications for educational interventions

Leeuw

Valois

Ajzen

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Keywords:Theory of planned behavior Environmental behavior Sustainability Empathic concern High school students Beliefs a b s t r a c t This study relied on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to identify the beliefs that influence young people's pro-environmental behavior. High-school students completed a questionnaire regarding the performance of pro-environmental behaviors early in the school year and reported on their behavior toward the end of the year. In addition to the standard TPB constructs, the initial questionnaire assessed descriptive norms, moral norms, sex, and empathic concern. Results revealed an excellent fit for the standard TPB model; attitudes, descriptive subjective norms, and perceptions of control made independent contributions to the prediction of intentions, and intentions together with perceived control predicted behavior. Behavioral, normative, and control beliefs predicted, respectively, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Empathic concern influenced intentions and behavior indirectly by its effects on behavioral, normative, and control beliefs. Examination of the effects of specific beliefs revealed important implications for designing effective behavior-change interventions.

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Section: Background Factors: Sex and Empathic Concernmentioning

confidence: 98%

Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying pro-environmental behavior in high-school students: Implications for educational interventions

Leeuw

Valois

Ajzen

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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565

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“…Green HRM practices stimulate employees' responsible behaviors to preserve the environment (Cherian & Jacob, 2012). Green HRM promotes environment friendly activities by engaging employees in greener activities (Cincera & Krajhanzl, 2013). Green HRM promotes environment friendly activities by engaging employees in greener activities (Cincera & Krajhanzl, 2013).…”

Section: Green Hrm Practices and Proenvironmental Behaviormentioning

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Promoting employee's proenvironmental behavior through green human resource management practices

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Afsar

Hafeez

et al. 2018

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Success of organizational initiatives for environmental sustainability hinges upon employees' proenvironmental behaviors. One of the contemporary important challenges faced by HR professionals is to ensure proper integration of environmental sustainability into human resource policies. The green human resource management (green HRM) has emerged from organizations engaging in practices related to protection of environment and maintaining ecological balance. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of green HRM practices (green recruitment and selection, green training and development, green performance management and appraisal, green reward and compensation, and green empowerment) on employee's proenvironmental behavior. Moreover, this study is going to test the mediating effect of proenvironmental psychological capital and the moderating effect of environmental knowledge on green HRM practices-proenvironmental behavior. Data from 347 employees working in coal generating, power industry, food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries were collected. Results revealed that green HRM practices positively affected employee's proenvironmental behavior, and proenvironmental psychological capital mediated this link. Employee's environmental knowledge moderated the effect of green HRM practices on proenvironmental behavior. KEYWORDS green empowerment, green HRM, green performance management and appraisal, green recruitment and selection, green reward and compensation, green training and development, proenvironmental behavior, psychological capital

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“…We can also move forward by focusing on outcomes simultaneously as we focus on the educational process. Cincera and Krajhanzl [56] showed that it is not the schools' participation in a certification program that will have an impact, but rather the students' participation in the decision-making processes at school. Their results show that students who perceive higher participation in such processes also have higher levels of action competence.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development

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Abstract:Perhaps the most important issue in our time is how to sustain our planet's resources, while developing wealth and well-being for a growing population. This monumental task has been defined in the concept of sustainable development (SD). During the last few decades the world communities have agreed upon addressing SD through international treaties. As a response Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been launched as an answer to cope with sustainability. However, empirical studies are a missing link in the discourse around ESD, where decisions and implementation strategies are heavily based on policy recommendations and gut feelings by practitioners. We used data from 2413 students in grades 6, 9, and 12 from 51 schools across Sweden to study the effectiveness of ESD. In line with the current debate on the definition of ESD, we quantified the extent to which teaching can be labeled as holistic and/or pluralistic. Through a series of descriptive analyses and the estimation of structural equation models, our results indicate that ESD can indeed impact on student outcomes in terms of their sustainability consciousness. The results of this study reveal the key role ESD plays in addressing SD, paving the way for a more sustainable future.

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Eco-Schools: what factors influence pupils' action competence for pro-environmental behaviour?

Cited by 115 publications

References 20 publications

Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying pro-environmental behavior in high-school students: Implications for educational interventions

Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying pro-environmental behavior in high-school students: Implications for educational interventions

Promoting employee's proenvironmental behavior through green human resource management practices

The Effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development

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