Environmental Citizenship Questionnaire (ECQ): The Development and Validation of an Evaluation Instrument for Secondary School Students

Abstract

Environmental citizenship is very important in sustainability research. The criticality of the observed environmental crisis requires capable and competent environmental citizens who can act as agents of change to achieve sustainability. This research presents the validation of the Environmental Citizenship Questionnaire (ECQ) for assessing the environmental citizenship of secondary school students. To this end, Principal Component Analysis has been performed through the use of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. In addition, there has been a verification of sphericity and a measure of sampling adequacy using the Bartlett’s and Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) tests, respectively. Cronbach’s Alpha, eigenvalues and percentage of variance as well as Pearson’s correlation were also estimated. Using the data of 520 students in 10th grade, the ECQ showed very good results in all measurements performed, demonstrating high internal consistency, reliability and discriminant validity. From the factor analysis were derived nine factors with 76 items in total. Cronbach’s Alpha was greater than 0.702, indicating high reliability in all factors. The possible contribution of the ECQ in different contexts and educational frames and in sustainability education is discussed.

Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students

“…The study employed a survey methodology implementing the recently validated EC questionnaire [9]. A randomized quasi-experimental pre-group-post-group design explored the target group students' EC attributes before and after the educational intervention, in comparison to control group students.…”

“…This article pays attention to the ways that EEC could be effectively implemented. It explores the impact of a unique undergraduate sustainable development (SD) course on the students' EC attributes, implementing a recently developed instrument for measuring the dimensions of EC [9]. University students comprise a crucial target audience for EEC due to their anticipated future roles both within citizenry and within work environments [10].…”

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A Value-Based Framework Connecting Environmental Citizenship and Change Agents for Sustainability—Implications for Education for Environmental Citizenship

“…The development of validated instruments for measuring these constructs is in its infancy. The new EC questionnaire [85] provides a novel contribution. The proposed connection to Schwartz's model (and instruments) offers fruitful methodological grounds for future empirical investigations, particularly for gaining a better understanding of the relation between EC and change agency.…”

PCA Esaslı Hibrit ANFIS-Taguchi Yöntemi ile Kan Bankası için Talep Tahmini

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